BANGKOK, Oct 30 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand, Myanmar and Laos, yesterday here, officially launched a joint plan of action on tackling transboundary haze, in strengthening cooperation to reduce regional air pollution.
Under the CLEAR Sky Strategy 2024-2030, the three countries have agreed to take concrete action, including collaboration on fire control, hotspot reduction, forecasting and monitoring systems, sustainable agricultural management, law enforcement and inter-agency coordination.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Thai Foreign Minister, Maris Sangiampongsa, said, the joint efforts were born out of necessity and urgency in addressing the rising PM2.5 levels in the region’s air, which stem from several sources, including industry, transport and in particular forest fires and agricultural burning.
Maris said, the three nations have worked together in developing a fire risk map and capacity building, at the bilateral level, while undertaking cooperation programmes through frameworks such as, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation and the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy, at the sub-regional level.– NNN-TNA