Leaders of eight South Asian country, counting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday to seek a joint proposal to combat climate change threats and also increase trade and regional collaboration among SAARC nations, more often than not do not see eye to eye with each other on most issues.
As the 16th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation meeting starts in this quiet and contamination capital of Bhutan's summit theme "Towards a green and happy South Asia" seems only appropriate.
Looking for a fresh move toward to global type of weather change negotiations SAARC leaders Space observer status to the block-Mexico discussion on global warming later this year. This will give eight South Asian countries - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Maldives and Bhutan besides India - to express their concerns collectively and effectively, an Indian official told IANS.
The next global climate negotiations by Copenhagen in September last year is likely to be held in Cancun in Mexico in December.
Thimphu The summit also marks the silver anniversary celebrations of SAARC, shaped in Bangladesh in December 1985 to eliminate poverty and improve living conditions of 1.5 billion people in the region through mutual collaboration.
Indian unfamiliar Minister S.M. Krishna hoped that the conversation on climate change will be implemented in a "meaningful manner" at the top.
A agreement on climate change will contribute to exchange practices and information, capacity building and transfer of environmentally sound technologies in areas such as coastal zone organization, wildlife protection and environmental impact assessments.
The eight nations are also predictable to sign an agreement to promote trade collaboration between member countries. The agreement will enhance cooperation in services such as health, hospitality, infrastructure, information technology and air traffic and make it possible to realize in the region? S enormous potential in these services.
Another emphasize of the summit is the investiture of the Permanent Secretariat of SAARC expansion Fund (SDF) with an initial capital of $ 300 million in support of socio-economic projects in the district.
Before leaving for Thimphu, Dr. Singh asked SAARC to see how it can play its equitable role in the world of change.
"The winds of change blowing throughout the world. South Asia can not be resistant to development of greater addition, both regionally and globally," he said.
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