Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia and Germany Discuss Cooperation in Environment and Tourism
Environment
Ulaanbaatar, November 15, 2023 /MONTSAME. Bat-Erdene Bat-Ulzii, Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia met Helmut Rudolf Kulitz, the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Mongolia, and Ido Weber, Head of the Development Cooperation Department.
Minister B. Bat-Erdene expressed gratitude for jointly
implementing projects and programs through the Green Climate Fund, Global
Environmental Facility, and Adaptation Fund and for concerning the issue of permafrost
in Mongolia, and supporting research in this matter and protection. The
Minister also emphasized that the two countries have been developing cooperation
in forests, biological diversity, nature protection, and climate change for a long
time.
Ambassador Helmut Kulitz emphasized the call by
international financial institutions not to finance activities that harm the
environment. Noting that investment in environmental protection can be increased
Ambassador Helmut Kulitz asked to bring together similar ideas and views of the
two countries at the upcoming 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which
convenes from 30 November to 12 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism is working with
professional organizations to finalize action plans on climate change
adaptation within 2023. Climate change mitigation involves many issues
including agriculture, pastures, land use, water, forests, desertification, and
soil and vegetation protection. The two sides agreed to convene with the participation
of experts of the two sides before the COP28 Conference to coordinate their
actions.
Minister Bat-Erdene noted that a majority of tourists who
visited Mongolia in 2023 were from France, and he stressed that Mongolia is
interested in increasing the flow of tourists from Germany. As the Government
announced 2023-2025 as the Years to Visit Mongolia and referring to the
experience as a co-organizer in the international exhibitions ITB Berlin and
CMT, the Minister requested support for the Years to Visit Mongolia to promote
the tourism industry.
