Joint Press Release on the 3rd Meeting of Indonesia-EU Working Group on Environment and Climate Change

09.07.2020

On 30 June-2 July 2020 via teleconference, Senior Officials from Indonesia and the European Union initiated the third meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC).

 

On 30 June-2 July 2020 via teleconference, Senior Officials from Indonesia and the European Union initiated the third meeting of the Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC). The Meeting was formally opened by the Director General for Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Mr Ruandha Agung Sugardiman, and Director for Global Sustainable Development, European Commission, Ms Astrid Schomaker.

They addressed the importance of continuity in the meetings of the Working Group under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA). Further both Director General Ruandha and Director Schomaker reaffirmed the shared commitment of Indonesia and the EU to enhance cooperation on protecting the environment and mitigating climate change, as well as to fulfill both sides’ commitments to the 2030 SDG agenda, the Paris Agreement, and other bilateral and multilateral environmental agreements and conventions.

 

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