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86665
Thu, 10/29/2009 - 10:52
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CSF TO HOLD CLIMATE GATHERING
Jakarta, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - The Civil Society for Climate Justice (CSF) plans to organize a climate gathering for farmers and fishermen in Jakarta on November 2-11.
The climate gathering will serve as a venue of interactive dialog between policy makers and farmers and fishermen affected by the climate change, CSF member Siti Maemunah said in a press conference here on Wednesday.
In the gathering to be attended by climate change stakeholders in Indonesia, the farmers and fishermen will show evidence of how daily life is getting difficult because of climate change, said Maemunah, who is also the national coordinator of the Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM).
The stakeholders will among others come from the National Council for Climate Change (DNPI), the Agriculture Ministry, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas).
Meanwhile, Raja Siregar, policy, advocacy and campaign manager of Oxfam GB Indonesia, said fishermen and farmers are among those who are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
Raja said many farmers have found it hard to determine planting seasons because the rainy season is difficult to predict.
Because of the climate change the rainy season becomes short with high rainfalls, he said.
The condition makes it difficult for farmers to choose the types of rice seeds and determine the start of planting season, thereby raising the risks of harvest failure, he said.
CSF expressed hope the gathering will be able to address a gap between policy makers` response and the problems faced by farmers and fishermen affected by climate change.
CSF is a forum of 30 non-governmental organizations, including JATAM, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), and the Alliance of National Customary People (AMAN). ***3***
The climate gathering will serve as a venue of interactive dialog between policy makers and farmers and fishermen affected by the climate change, CSF member Siti Maemunah said in a press conference here on Wednesday.
In the gathering to be attended by climate change stakeholders in Indonesia, the farmers and fishermen will show evidence of how daily life is getting difficult because of climate change, said Maemunah, who is also the national coordinator of the Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM).
The stakeholders will among others come from the National Council for Climate Change (DNPI), the Agriculture Ministry, the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas).
Meanwhile, Raja Siregar, policy, advocacy and campaign manager of Oxfam GB Indonesia, said fishermen and farmers are among those who are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change.
Raja said many farmers have found it hard to determine planting seasons because the rainy season is difficult to predict.
Because of the climate change the rainy season becomes short with high rainfalls, he said.
The condition makes it difficult for farmers to choose the types of rice seeds and determine the start of planting season, thereby raising the risks of harvest failure, he said.
CSF expressed hope the gathering will be able to address a gap between policy makers` response and the problems faced by farmers and fishermen affected by climate change.
CSF is a forum of 30 non-governmental organizations, including JATAM, the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), and the Alliance of National Customary People (AMAN). ***3***
