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 The governments of Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to strengthen cooperation in efforts to overcome the impacts of climate change and achieve sustainable development at the recently concluded 2nd Working Level Meeting.

The meeting, which was held from February 21–22, 2022, was a follow-up to a meeting held on January 24, in Bintan.

Deputy for Coordination of Environmental and Forestry Management at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment Nani Hendiarti, and Deputy Secretary of the Singapore Prime Minister's Office Strategy Group Cindy Khoo led the meeting, which covered four main topics.

The topics were carbon pricing and markets, nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approach, clean technology and solutions, and green and blended finance, Hendiarti informed in a statement received in Jakarta on Wednesday.

"We are committed to working together with Singapore to tackle climate change and achieve sustainable development and believe that this cooperation will provide many benefits for both countries," she remarked.

The meeting is expected to produce a concrete agreement, she added.

"I hope our discussion this time can be more in-depth regarding the forms of cooperation that can be implemented in the near future through pilot project activities on the four topics," she said.

Khoo also agreed that Indonesia and Singapore should quickly develop concrete projects revolving around the four issues.

"We already know the issues that we want to discuss. Now what is more important is how we do it. Starting from the agenda or timeline of each project," she said.

Singapore is committed to controlling climate change by transforming industry, economy, and society, adopting low-carbon technologies, and promoting effective international collaboration between countries, she added.

At the end of the session, the two countries agreed on 11 activities and timelines for cooperation on the four topics discussed, which will be included in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries, Hendiarti said.

The MoU is expected to be signed in March 2022, she added. (antaranews)