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36588
Fri, 12/19/2008 - 23:13
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GOVT SETS UP NATIONAL COUNCIL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Jakarta, Dec 19 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has set up a National Council for Climate Change (DNPI) tasked with formulating government policies on climate change, a cabinet minister said.
"The council was established to follow up on the results of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)," Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said here on Friday.
The minister made the remark after attending a coordination meeting on the DNPI program on climate change at the office of the coordinating minister for people's welfare on Friday evening.
Witoelar said that the UNFCCC had just finished organizing the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Poznan, Poland, on December 1-12, 2008 as a follow up to the 13th COP held in Bali in December 2007.
He said that the DNPI was a newly established council formed through Presidential Decree 46/2008. It is chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with the chief economic minister and the coordinating minister for people's welfare as vice chairmen. The minister for environment serves as the executive chairman of the council.
Witoelar said that the tasks of the national council was to formulate national policies on climate change and coordinate activities related to climate change which include aspects of adaptation, mitigation, technological transfer and funding.
Besides, the council also has the task to formulate regulations and carbon trade mechanism and to carry out monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the climate change policies.
It also has the task to strengthen Indonesia's position in encouraging advanced countries to take more responsibilities with regard to the climate change.
According to Witoelar, without the DNPI, it was feared that Indonesia would lose many opportunities from climate change issues such as the opportunity to obtain funding for preserving its natural resources.
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, Acting Chief Economic Minister Sri Mulyani, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda and Forestry Minister MS Kaban attended the coordination meeting.***6***
"The council was established to follow up on the results of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)," Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said here on Friday.
The minister made the remark after attending a coordination meeting on the DNPI program on climate change at the office of the coordinating minister for people's welfare on Friday evening.
Witoelar said that the UNFCCC had just finished organizing the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Poznan, Poland, on December 1-12, 2008 as a follow up to the 13th COP held in Bali in December 2007.
He said that the DNPI was a newly established council formed through Presidential Decree 46/2008. It is chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono with the chief economic minister and the coordinating minister for people's welfare as vice chairmen. The minister for environment serves as the executive chairman of the council.
Witoelar said that the tasks of the national council was to formulate national policies on climate change and coordinate activities related to climate change which include aspects of adaptation, mitigation, technological transfer and funding.
Besides, the council also has the task to formulate regulations and carbon trade mechanism and to carry out monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the climate change policies.
It also has the task to strengthen Indonesia's position in encouraging advanced countries to take more responsibilities with regard to the climate change.
According to Witoelar, without the DNPI, it was feared that Indonesia would lose many opportunities from climate change issues such as the opportunity to obtain funding for preserving its natural resources.
Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, Acting Chief Economic Minister Sri Mulyani, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda and Forestry Minister MS Kaban attended the coordination meeting.***6***
