17th ASEAN ministerial meeting on environment held in Laos

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17th ASEAN ministerial meeting on environment held in Laos

STORY: 17th ASEAN ministerial meeting on environment held in Laos DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. various of Lao Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bounkham Vorachit delivering the speech STORYLINE: The 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment kicked off on Wednesday in Lao capital Vientiane, with an aim to discuss advanced regional environmental cooperation and integration to achieve the 2030 Agenda's goals for sustainable development. The ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will examine how the framework for environmental cooperation has been implemented, with a focus on climate change, chemicals and waste, biological diversity, and fostering collaboration for environmentally friendly and sustainable development, Lao Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Bounkham Vorachit, said at the opening ceremony. The meeting will review the progress and achievement

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