Laos to Raise Transboundary Haze Issue at ASEAN Meeting
Laos plans to raise the transboundary haze issue at an upcoming ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting, as existing disaster mechanisms do not cover it. Severe air pollution, stemming from forest fires in Indonesia, is causing health impacts and affecting social infrastructure in neighboring countries.
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