Asean committed to tackle marine pollution

Asean committed to tackle marine pollution – official

By Bernadette E. Tamayo

Aug 31, 2022 12:21 am

(UPDATE) THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is committed to address marine pollution, among the fastest-growing threat to human health and economic development not just in the region but globally.

'Marine debris is in fact among the fastest-growing threats to human health and economic development. This growing threat is recognized globally,' Asean Deputy Secretary General Ekkaphab Phanthavong said on Tuesday in a video address to the 2022 East Asia summit on marine cooperation.

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