The Arab League and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have signed a pact to safeguard environment and put in place many new eco-friendly measures in the region.

 

The pact was signed at the 26th session of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

 

Based on the agreement, UNEP and the league will improve cooperation and coordination in implementation of eco-friendly programmes in the region.

 

The pact covers a wide range of programmes and projects in the areas of green economy, post-conflict assessments and recovery, climate change, water resources, biodiversity, sustainable consumption and production, and environmental governance, UNEP said on its website.

 

The meeting, which was attended by members from the Arab League States and international bodies also called for appropriate actions and legislations to achieve environmental goals.

 

The meeting also called for the need to spread awareness about environment education as it has become more relevant and necessary in today's industrialized and technologically advanced world.

 

A high-level ministerial meeting, which was part of the session, also discussed various tasks undertaken by the joint working groups at national, regional and international levels. Strategies, initiated by governments to curb pollution or to monitor radiation level were also taken up for discussion at the meeting.