Ministry of Ecology and Environment Weekly News (10.23-10.29)

1.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a cadre meeting to convey, study and implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party

On October 25, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a cadre meeting to convey the spirit
of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
Sun Jinlong, Secretary of the Party Group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, presided over the meeting and stressed that the Ministry of Ecology and Environment should deeply understand the decisive significance of the "two establishments", enhance the "four awareness", strengthen the "four self-confidence", achieve "two maintenance", improve political judgment, political understanding and political execution, rapidly rise an upsurge of studying, publicizing, and implementing the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, and make every effort to promote the systematic implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party in the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
We will make new and greater contributions
to comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu attended the meeting
.

2.
Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met by video with the UK Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

On 25 October, Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met by video link with Chad Bayon
, Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom.
The two sides conducted frank exchanges and in-depth exchanges of views
on key issues such as resource mobilization, protected area targets, and digital sequence information of genetic resources in the second phase of COP15 and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

3.
Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with the Minister of Climate and Environment of Norway by video

On October 25, Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Esben Bart Eide
.
The two sides conducted frank exchanges and in-depth exchanges of views
on the second phase of COP15, the post-2020 global biodiversity framework and other related topics.

4.
Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with members of the European Commission by video

On 27 October, Huang Runqiu, President of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) and Minister of Ecology and Environment, met with Sinkavičius, Commissioner for Environment, Ocean Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission
, via video.
The two sides further exchanged views
on the second phase of COP15 and related topics such as resource mobilization, site targets, and digital sequence information of genetic resources in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

5.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the 19th dispatching meeting for the key work of party building of the organ

On October 27, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the 19th scheduling meeting of the key work of party building in the ministry to listen to the party building discipline inspection work of
some party organizations in the ministry system.
Zhai Qing, member of the party leading group of the ministry, vice minister, and secretary of the party committee of the ministry, attended and spoke
at the meeting.

6.
The Party School of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the opening ceremony of the fall semester of 2022

On October 28, the Party School of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held the opening ceremony
of the department-level cadre refresher class in the fall semester of 2022 in Beijing.
Zhai Qing, member of the party leading group of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, vice minister, secretary of the party committee of the organ and president of the party school of the ministry, attended the opening ceremony, taught the first party class of the party school this year and mobilized
for the opening of the class.

7.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced the environmental quality of surface water in the third quarter and from January to September

On October 24, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced to the media the environmental quality of surface water in the third quarter of
2022 (July-September) and January-September.
In the third quarter, among the 3,641 national surface water assessment sections, the proportion of sections with excellent water quality (class I.
-III.
) was 79.
0%, an increase of 4.
1 percentage points
year-on-year.
From January to September, among the 3,641 national surface water assessment sections, the proportion of sections with excellent water quality (Class I.
-III.
) was 86.
3%, an increase of 4.
5 percentage points
year-on-year.

8.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference in October

On October 27, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment held a regular press conference
for October.
Li Gao, Director of the Department of Climate Change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended the press conference and released the 2022 Annual Report on China's Policies and Actions to Address Climate Change, introducing China's work on climate change
.
Liu Youbin, spokesperson of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, presided over the press conference to report on the recent progress of key work on ecological environmental protection and jointly answered reporters' questions
.

▶ Ministry of Ecology and Environment releases 2022 Annual Report on China's Policies and Actions to Address Climate Change

▶ InventoryThe Ministry of Ecology and Environment's regular press conference in October focused on the release of the "2022 Annual Report on China's Policies and Actions to Address Climate Change"

9.
Experts recommended by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment won the 2022 Chinese Government Friendship Award

Recently, the Chinese Government Friendship Award ceremony was held in Beijing, and Mr.
Ji Lé, the chief representative of the German Agency for International Cooperation in China recommended by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, won the 2022 Chinese Government Friendship Award
.
This year, 49 foreign experts from 21 countries were awarded the honor
.

10.
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment approved two postdoctoral research workstations

In order to implement the spirit of the Central Talent Work Conference, promote the deep integration of production, education and research, and effectively strengthen the construction of the postdoctoral work platform and talent team of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, two postdoctoral research workstations
were approved on September 20, 2022, recommended by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and reviewed by the Office of the National Postdoctoral Management Committee.