Brunei champions green agenda at Islamic environment meet

Minister of Improvement Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid has highlighted Brunei’s dedication to environmental preservation and the enforcement of the Environmental Impression Evaluation for designated growth initiatives, citing the Environmental Safety and Administration Act Chapter 240.

He mentioned this on the ninth Islamic Convention of Atmosphere Ministers (ICEM9) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which centered on fostering collaboration among the many Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member nations to advertise environmental sustainability consistent with the 2030 international agenda.

Chaired by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Atmosphere, Water, and Agriculture Dr Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadley, the convention centred discussions on very important matters comparable to inexperienced innovation, local weather change adaptation and the implementation of sensible and sustainable cities. Dato Seri Setia Awang additionally highlighted Brunei’s profitable coastal cleanup initiative, which has collected over 12,352.84 kilogrammes of marine particles thus far.

Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda additionally underlined Brunei’s efforts in lowering carbon emissions and selling inexperienced development.

Notably, the nation goals to extend its forest reserves from 45 to 55 per cent by 2025 and has already planted 48,871 timber underneath the Nationwide Local weather Change coverage, striving to plant 500,000 timber by 2035.

Addressing the problem of non-revenue water wastage, the minister mentioned Brunei’s implementation of the Web of Issues (IoT) to watch water stress and distribution, demonstrating the nation’s dedication to scale back non-revenue water waste from 45 per cent in 2021 to 30 per cent by 2025.

Previous to the convention, the minister and the Brunei delegation participated within the third award ceremony of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Award for Environmental Administration within the Islamic World (KSAAEM).

Brunei’s energetic involvement in regional environmental discussions underscores the nation’s dedication to sustainable growth and environmental conservation. – Azlan Othman