Mongolia to set up council on green building standards
Mongolia approved ‘Green development concept’ in 2014 and ‘Sustainable development vision’ in 2016.
Mongolia to set up a council on green building standards. Mongolia approved ‘Green development concept’ in 2014 and ‘Sustainable development vision’ in 2016. However, the construction sector lags behind in terms of green building standards. Therefore, it necessitates establishing ‘Green building standards council’ to formulate required standards and regulations in the construction sector. It considers effective to set up the council in collaboration with the UNDP and Uniterra program of ‘World University Service of Canada’. The UN Development Program gives much focus to introduce and implement green development ideology within the framework of ‘Sustainable development vision 2030’. The Uniterra Program has been operating in Mongolia since 2015 and demonstrates its activity on training Mongolian engineers and technical workers by inviting green construction specialists from Canada. David Sproule, Canadian Ambassador to Mongolia, said: “During past period, more than 40 Canadian specialists arrived and shared their experiences. Mongolia set a goal to diversify its economy that is currently too dependent on mining. Therefore, Canada prioritizes to cooperate with Mongolia in construction, education and agricultural development with a purpose to render supports in the conservancy. We hope this relation will expand further”. Daniela Gasparikova, UNDP’s Deputy Resident Representative, stressed that Mongolia has much influence on global greenhouse gas emission due to its mining development and air pollution. “UNDP closely cooperates with Mongolia to reduce global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emission. Mongolia makes much effort on this matter as well,” she added.
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