Third forum of ministers and environment authorities of Asia Pacific

The Forum will take place in Singapore and will be jointly organized by Singapore’s Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the UN Environment.

Member States will:

• Review progress on implementation of UN Environment Assembly resolutions in Asia and the Pacific;
• Review progress of regional forums where UN Environment is the secretariat, including Asia Pacific Clean Asia Partnership, Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, and Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia;
• Identify priorities and engagement with Major Groups and Stakeholders in Asia Pacific;
• Engage with private sector on environmental solutions;
• Identify priorities and emerging issues from the region to be reflected in preparations for the upcoming UN Environment Assembly;
• Provide regional inputs to the UN Environment Assembly theme and its draft outcome documents at its fourth session; and
• Discuss challenges and opportunities to strengthen the regional environmental agenda for delivering the sustainable development goals and regional commitments to international agreements.

Catalysing a global agenda on adaptation to climate change

SEI Asia Centre Director Niall O’Connor will moderate this side event on Thursday 24 January, 12:30–13:45, where the recent brief meeting the global challenge of adaptation by addressing transboundary climate risk will be presented. The brief is a joint collaboration between SEI, IDDRI (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations) and ODI (Overseas Development Institute) that concludes a transboundary view of climate risk creates opportunities for international cooperation on adaptation.