(Bandar Seri Begawan, 19th) Brunei’s Minister of Development Dato Juanda, as the representative at the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME), has signed the instrument of approval to ratify the agreement for the establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center (ACCC).
The ASEAN Climate Change Center (ACCC) is a regional initiative of ASEAN, aiming to establish the center at the Brunei Climate Change Center to strengthen regional cooperation among ASEAN member states and international organizations, and to issue policy recommendations to better address climate change.
The center will work in partnership with international partners to foster more coordinated and effective responses to climate change in the ASEAN region, while supporting member states' climate policies and targets, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to the adverse impacts of future climate change.
Minister of Development Dato Juanda signed the “Establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center Agreement” during the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 23, 2023.
Subsequently, on February 10, 2025, in Vietnam, all 10 ASEAN member states signed the agreement.
As part of Brunei's ratification process, Minister of Development Dato Juanda signed the instrument of approval on April 20, 2026, and deposited it with the ASEAN Secretariat, marking the final step in Brunei’s ratification of the agreement.
Currently, the agreement is in the process of ratification by other ASEAN member states. The agreement will only enter into force and allow the center to be officially established 60 days after ASEAN member states deposit their respective instruments of approval with the ASEAN Secretariat.
The Minister’s signing of the instrument signifies Brunei’s commitment to establishing the ASEAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and the country’s readiness to develop an enabling legislative act to grant the ACCC privileges and immunities, as well as equivalent autonomy to that of foreign diplomatic missions in Brunei.
In support of the center, Brunei has donated US$1.5 million to fund its first three years of operation after establishment.
The Brunei National Climate Change Council and the Brunei Climate Change Office will continue to play a key role in supporting the establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center (ACCC) and will encourage other ASEAN member states to ratify the “Establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center Agreement.”
The ASEAN Climate Change Center (ACCC) is a regional initiative of ASEAN, aiming to establish the center at the Brunei Climate Change Center to strengthen regional cooperation among ASEAN member states and international organizations, and to issue policy recommendations to better address climate change.
The center will work in partnership with international partners to foster more coordinated and effective responses to climate change in the ASEAN region, while supporting member states' climate policies and targets, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to the adverse impacts of future climate change.
Minister of Development Dato Juanda signed the “Establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center Agreement” during the 17th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME) held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 23, 2023.
Subsequently, on February 10, 2025, in Vietnam, all 10 ASEAN member states signed the agreement.
As part of Brunei's ratification process, Minister of Development Dato Juanda signed the instrument of approval on April 20, 2026, and deposited it with the ASEAN Secretariat, marking the final step in Brunei’s ratification of the agreement.
Currently, the agreement is in the process of ratification by other ASEAN member states. The agreement will only enter into force and allow the center to be officially established 60 days after ASEAN member states deposit their respective instruments of approval with the ASEAN Secretariat.
The Minister’s signing of the instrument signifies Brunei’s commitment to establishing the ASEAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), and the country’s readiness to develop an enabling legislative act to grant the ACCC privileges and immunities, as well as equivalent autonomy to that of foreign diplomatic missions in Brunei.
In support of the center, Brunei has donated US$1.5 million to fund its first three years of operation after establishment.
The Brunei National Climate Change Council and the Brunei Climate Change Office will continue to play a key role in supporting the establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center (ACCC) and will encourage other ASEAN member states to ratify the “Establishment of the ASEAN Climate Change Center Agreement.”