Minister of Local Administration and Environment Mohammad Anjarani and Jordanian Environment Minister Ayman Sulayman signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of environmental protection at Tishrin Palace in Damascus today, Monday. The aim is to enhance joint efforts and exchange expertise between the two countries on environmental issues of mutual interest, within the framework of the third session of the Jordanian-Syrian Higher Coordination Council.
Areas of Environmental Cooperation
The Ministry of Local Administration and Environment clarified that the memorandum includes the exchange of expertise in environmental legislation and policies, protection of natural resources and biodiversity, management of reserves, combating desertification and land degradation, developing environmental monitoring systems, databases, and indicators, as well as waste management and recycling, environmental inspection and supervision, emergency response, and transboundary pollution. It also covers cooperation in climate change, capacity building, and preparing environmental status reports.
Technical and Executive Follow-up Committee
The memorandum stipulates the formation of a joint Syrian-Jordanian technical committee to follow up on implementation and prepare an executive program for agreed projects and activities, aiming to translate cooperation areas into executable and monitorable programs and projects. The memorandum enters into force from the date of its signing and remains valid for three years, automatically renewable for similar periods in accordance with its provisions.
Higher Coordination Council Meeting
From the Syrian side, Deputy Minister of Local Administration and Environment for Environmental Affairs Youssef Sharaf attended the signing, while from the Jordanian side, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Local Administration Walid Al-Masri was present. Earlier today, Monday, the expanded meeting of the third session of the Syrian-Jordanian Higher Coordination Council was held, chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Asaad Hassan Al-Shaybani and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Al-Safadi, with the participation of ministerial and technical delegations from both sides.
Alongside environmental cooperation, both sides discussed developing cooperation in the fields of local administration and municipalities, and exchanging expertise to support the development of institutional work and local services, contributing to translating the outcomes of the Higher Coordination Council into joint executive pathways.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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