At ASEAN-US summit, PM urges cooperation on climate problems

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday called for stronger cooperation in implementing the ASEAN-US Joint Statement on Climate Change, noting that the phenomenon is “obviously happening”.

The statement, adopted last November, calls on ASEAN members to implement 33 points, such as ratifying Kyoto Protocol goals and enhancing forest protection.

“This year, a number of countries in Asia-Pacific have been affected by El Niño, which has caused a water scarcity and impacted on the agriculture sector,” the premier said, according to a transcript of his remarks posted on his Facebook page, adding that the issue “requires enhancing cooperation amongst all relevant stakeholders”. However, experts yesterday said that ASEAN countries’ differing levels of political will on climate change makes unified policies difficult.

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