The Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Emergency Management signed an agreement to establish an emergency linkage working mechanism for ecological and environmental emergencies

On November 4, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Emergency Management signed the Agreement on the Establishment of an Emergency Linkage Working Mechanism for Ecological and Environmental Emergencies
in Beijing.
Minister of Ecology and Environment Huang Runqiu, and Minister of Emergency Management Wang Xiangxi attended the signing ceremony and delivered speeches
.

Huang Runqiu pointed out that at a time when the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China has just concluded victoriously and the whole country has set off an upsurge of comprehensive study, publicity, and implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, the signing of the agreement between the two sides to establish an emergency linkage working mechanism for ecological and environmental emergencies is of great significance, which is a concrete measure for the in-depth implementation of the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, an inevitable requirement for in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and the overall concept of national security, and an urgent need
for coordinating ecological environmental protection and emergency management in the new era and new journey 。 For a long time, the two departments have conscientiously implemented the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, and carried out a series of in-depth cooperation in promoting the defense of blue sky, clear water and pure land, special rectification of hazardous waste, safe production, disaster prevention, mitigation and relief, etc.
, and built a solid ecological environment safety barrier
.
In the next step, we will implement the content of the agreement, do a good job in system connection, strengthen learning and exchanges, promote complementary advantages and resource sharing, further form a joint force to protect the ecological environment and emergency management, and make new and greater contributions
to building a beautiful China where man and nature live in harmony, comprehensively building a socialist modern country, and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Wang Xiangxi pointed out that the Ministry of Emergency Management and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment signed the establishment of an emergency linkage work mechanism, which is a practical action to seriously implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a concrete measure to deeply implement Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization and the overall concept of national security, and is of great significance
for establishing a framework for general security and emergency response, improving the public safety system and modern environmental governance system, strictly preventing and controlling safety risks and environmental risks, and ensuring the safety of people's lives and property and the safety of the ecological environment 。 In recent years, the two departments have worked together to deal with a number of environmental emergencies in the fields of hazardous chemicals and tailings ponds in a timely and effective manner, minimizing losses and hazards
.
It is hoped that the signing of the agreement will be taken as an opportunity to promote emergency management departments at all levels and ecological and environmental departments to further strengthen linkage and deepen cooperation
.
Strengthen joint handling, strengthen consultation, judgment and information sharing of environmental emergencies, coordinate the deployment of forces and materials, and ensure joint response and disposal in the first time; Strengthen risk prevention, give full play to the professional advantages of both sides, strengthen coordination and cooperation in laws and regulations, standards, supervision and law enforcement, and resolutely curb all kinds of safety accidents and environmental incidents; Strengthen pragmatic cooperation, further expand the breadth and depth of cooperation, establish and improve long-term mechanisms, and achieve greater results
of win-win cooperation.

Witnessed by Huang Runqiu and Wang Xiangxi, Zhai Qing, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Song Yuanming, Vice Minister of Emergency Management, signed the agreement
on behalf of both parties.
According to the agreement, the two sides will strengthen cooperation
in emergency response to ecological and environmental emergencies in eight aspects, including joint supervision and law enforcement, information notification, information sharing, handling linkage, consultation and exchange, capacity building, publicity and promotion, and joint research.

Zhang Bo, Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, and Tian Weiyong, Chief Engineer of Nuclear Safety, attended the signing ceremony
.
Responsible comrades of relevant departments and bureaus of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Emergency Management attended the signing ceremony
of the agreement.

Original: The Ministry of Ecology and Environment signed an agreement with the Ministry of Emergency Management