en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Indonesian Ministry of Environment/Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening climate resilience through regional cooperation at the opening of the sixth meeting of the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Environment Working Group. Held in Medan, North Sumatra, the meeting aims to promote collaboration among the three countries on cross-border environmental challenges such as waste management and green technology.
In her welcome remarks, KLH/BPLH Secretary Rosa Vivien Ratnawati emphasized that the current climate crisis cannot be resolved by any single country alone. She noted that IMT-GT has become an important platform for strengthening regional cooperation, not only in economic development but also in environmental sustainability and climate resilience, as environmental challenges transcend national borders and require stronger coordination and collective action.
Indonesia proposed three priority agendas at the meeting: regional synergy to align local cooperation with ASEAN and global environmental goals; concrete actions to implement tangible projects in waste management, nature conservation, and marine protection; and broader collaboration to engage regional governments, the private sector, academia, and youth.
Laksmi Widyajayanti, Ministerial Expert for Food Resources, Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Quality at KLH/BPLH, welcomed the adoption of the forum's agenda annotations, calling them an important foundation for ensuring that all discussions produce actionable tactical decisions.
As a demonstration of concrete actions, this year's meeting showcased green innovation projects from each country. Thailand plans to conduct maritime oil spill response training, Malaysia introduced a battery passport tracking system for electric vehicle recycling, and Indonesia presented an integrated waste management facility at PT Sumatera Deli Lestari Indah as a model for environmentally responsible industry.
P. Jeevananth A/L Paliah, Chair of the IMT-GT Environment Working Group from Malaysia's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, expressed appreciation for Indonesia's leadership and expressed hope that the meeting would yield concrete outcomes that member countries could follow up on.
Rosa invited all delegates to strengthen their shared commitment to protecting the subregion's environment, using this meeting as an opportunity to reaffirm collective pledges. Through cooperation with the Asian Development Bank and the ASEAN Secretariat, KLH/BPLH is committed to translating these agreements into concrete green projects that have a direct impact on regional communities.
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