NEA MAYORS

The annual Forum of Northeast Asian Mayors commenced yesterday (August 4) in the Soyombo Hall of Tuushin Hotel, Ulaanbaatar. The Forum convenes over 90 delegates from 20 cities of six NEA countries, some 120 Mongolian participants and the Mayor of Budapest as an honored guest.

This year’s forum considers green growth issues under the theme “Green Growth of Cities – Green Solutions for Energy”. The first forum was themed “Sustainable and Accessible Urban Development”.

The keynote speeches will be given by the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Mongolia and the Country Manager of the UNDP, Ms Beate Trankmann on “Role of Cities in Ensuring Sustainable Development”, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Mongolia, Ms Elizabeth Barsak – on “COP21 against Climate Change”, the director of Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Mr Lu Yan on “Consistent fight against climate change, creation of first class cities with the power of regional cooperation”, and by the Director General of the Climate and Environment Bureau of Busan, Mr Lee Geun-hee on “Green Energy Policy”.

Source:http://en.montsame.mn/politics/nea-mayors’-forum-begins