Ecobiz.asia — Indonesia and Singapore have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on environmental protection, establishing a framework to strengthen bilateral cooperation on climate change, pollution control, waste management, and the development of a circular economy.
The agreement was signed in Jakarta on Monday (June 29, 2026) by Indonesia’s Minister of Environment Moh Jumhur Hidayat and Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
Jumhur said the MoU provides an umbrella framework for more operational cooperation between the two countries across a wide range of environmental issues.
“Today’s MoU will be followed by more concrete and operational collaborations,” Jumhur said. “It provides the framework for joint initiatives on climate change, waste management, air pollution control, and addressing the increasingly prolonged impacts of El Niño.”
Grace Fu said the agreement opens new opportunities for collaboration in areas including the circular economy, waste management, transboundary pollution control, and climate change.
She added that the MoU is expected to strengthen policy dialogue between the two governments while encouraging greater participation from the private sector to translate the partnership into concrete projects.
Under the agreement, Indonesia and Singapore will cooperate on accelerating the transition to a circular economy, improving waste management, enhancing air and water quality, tackling transboundary pollution, and strengthening human resource capacity in environmental management.
The partnership also includes exchanges of experts, joint research, pilot projects, and technology transfer to support environmental innovation and sustainable resource management.
The two countries said the cooperation supports the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For Indonesia, the partnership also aligns with its 2025–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan, which identifies environmental resilience and sustainable natural resource management as key national development priorities.
As a follow-up, Indonesia and Singapore agreed to hold regular ministerial policy dialogues and establish a senior officials’ working group to oversee implementation, review progress, and identify new areas for environmental cooperation. ***
