Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng yesterday announced that Achim Steiner, executive
director of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was now the
honorary¡°consultant to Shanghai's environment protection and construction.¡±
Han said the theme of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai¡°Better City, Better
Life¡±required a human-oriented principle of economic development that made
environmental protection a priority.
¡°Shanghai has enacted a series of rules to safeguard the environment,¡±Han
said.¡°We hope UNEP can strengthen the cooperation with Shanghai and Mr Steiner,
as our special consultant, can give the city more attention and offer more
advice.¡±
Steiner said he felt honored to have the title.
¡°Shanghai is a dynamic city full of opportunities and challenges. The
cooperation between UNEP and Shanghai will be a broad field for our
organization,¡±said Steiner, who showed a willingness to share his global
experience with Shanghai.
Steiner said he also expected Shanghai to achieve a win-win solution in
environmental protection and economic development.
Wan Gang, minister of China's Ministry of Science and Technology and
president of Tongji University, was present when the announcement was made.