2. Reconstruction and Rehabilitation
2.1 Develop cooperation in reconstruction and rehabilitation by undertaking human resources development and
capacity building, assisting in institutional building and promoting popular participation, educational exchanges
and curriculum reform, and promotion
a culture of peace;
3. Public Health
3.1 Strengthen cooperation in capacity building for government authorities and members of the private
sector, laboratories, and experts in the area
of public health; 3.2 Promote sharing and exchange of information, know-how,
and best practices in the area of public health as well as support for information sharing
infrastructure for early warning on outbreaks of infectious diseases of public health importance;
3.3 Promote networking among government authorities and members of the private sectors of ASEAN and the
including between laboratories, research institutions and experts;
3.4 Promote research and development and human resources development in the areas related to public
including joint research and development, workshops and training courses both in
scientific and management aspects of public health, exchange of visits and scholarships for officials and
experts;
3.5 Enhance cooperation and technical assistance at the global and regional levels to prevent, control and reduce
the impact of communicable and pandemic diseases, including HIVAIDS, SARS and influenza, particularly
avian influenza;
3.6 Promote research and development of anti-viral vaccines, and diagnostics for influenza viruses with
human pandemic potential, particularly avian influenza, and establish a network of anti-viral drug stockpiles;
3.7 Continue to support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and
including planning and implementing thereof; and
3.8 Increase accessibility to safe and effective medication;
4. Science and Technology
4.1 Hold consultations between authorities concerned in the area of science and technology with the goal of
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establishing an ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Agreement to broaden and expand relations between the
scientific and technological communities in ASEAN Member Countries and the U.S.;
4.2 Enhance cooperation in capacity-building for ASEANs science and technology
institutions and through, inter alia, exchange of information
and best practices, training courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, research attachment, and
exchange of visits by scientists and government officials; and
4.3 Strengthen joint scientific research and development activities, especially in the areas of agricultural
biotechnology, food science and technology, macroeconomics and information technology, energy
material science, seismology, geoscience, space technology and geoinformatics, and marine
science;
5. Environment
5.1 Hold consultations on environmental matters on a regular basis;
5.2 Forge closer cooperation in protecting the environment and promoting sustainable use of natural resources;
5.3 Forge closer cooperation in the following areas: a.
environmental pollution reduction, particularly transboundary haze pollution,
b. biological diversity and natural heritage conservation,
c. application of advanced and environment-friendly technologies and best practices,
d. sustainable water resource management, including groundwater,
e. coastal and marine f. sustainable forest management, including
combating activities associated with illegal encroachment and destruction of forest resources,
g. urban environmental management and governance, especially the ASEAN Initiative on
Environmentally Sustainable Cities, h. responsible mining and minerals
i. public awareness and environmental education, j. multilateral environmental agreements, in
particular climate change and chemical and chemical waste related conventions and
and
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k. air quality management; 5.4 Enhance cooperation in capacity building for ASEAN in
the area of environment through the following: a. exchanges of knowledge and experiences
between and among government authorities, institutions and experts,
b. provision of training courses and scholarships, c. undertaking joint research and development and
networking among researchacademic institutions; 5.5 Establish a framework for long-term cooperation in
maritime scientific research, between the U.S. and ASEAN Member Countries;
5.6 Strengthen cooperation with regional and international institutions on environment-related matters; and
5.7 Promote sustainable development as a means to reduce negative aspects of development on the environment;
6. Education and Human Resources Development
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