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Haze Technical Task Force
The Sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Offi cials on the Environment
(ASOEN) held in Bali, Indonesia on 20-22 September 1995 agreed to
establish a Haze Technical Task Force to operationalize and implement
the measures recommended in the ASEAN Cooperation Plan on
Transboundary Pollution relating to atmospheric pollution, including the
following tasks :
• Demarcate critical areas of land and forest fi res;
• Identify the critical periods for occurrence of smoke haze;
• Develop a system for National Focal Points to alert ASOEN on
impending haze;
• Facilitate proper collection and effective dissemination of
meteorological data, including satellite photographs on “hotspots”
by the ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center (ASMC) and the
countries concerned;
• Develop proper monitoring system on actions taken on the ground
to fi ght and contain land and forest fi res; and
• Monitor and report on status of projects relating to the management
and control of transboundary haze pollution involving international
organizations and developed countries.
The Haze Technical Task Force consists of senior offi cials from the 10
ASEAN Member Countries. It meets regularly to review the progress
of the Regional Haze Action Plan. The Regional Haze Action plan
(RHAP) outlines an overall framework for guiding the process of
strengthening the region’s capacity to address its transboundary haze
pollution problem. The RHAP has three major components: prevention,
mitigation and monitoring. Its primary objectives are to:
• Prevent forest and land fi res through better management policies
and enforcement
• Establish operational mechanisms to monitor forest and land fi res
• Strengthen regional land and forest fi refi ghting capability with other
mitigation measures
Haze Technical Task Force
Ministry of Environment
Jalan D.I. Panjaitan Kav.24, Kebon Nanas,
Jakarta Timur, 13410, Indonesia
Tel: (+6221) 8580112 Fax: (+6221) 8580112