Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Funding and emission commitments will be Indonesia’s two main agenda at the following UN climate conference, in Lima, Peru, this December, said officials recently.
Rachmat Witoelar, chair of National Council on Climate Change or DNPI, said that previous conferences had promised US$ 100 billion (Rp 1,226 trillion) per year by developed countries to tackle climate change impacts. “Indonesia and other developed countries are encouraging for clarity over promises made from previous conferences. Without this funding, poor countries will be more vulnerable towards climate change,” said Witoelar who is also leading the delegation.
The 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Frameworks Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or simply Lima Climate Change Conference, will be held starting on Monday (1/12) to 12 December, in LIma, Peru. Its main agenda will still be focusing on emission reduction target from each countries. In addition, several other main agenda, including reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation or REDD+.
Witoelar added that funding from developed countries will help low economy countries to realize mitigation and adaptation efforts. Up to date, the funding had only reached US$ 9.4 billion (Rp 115 trillion), far from its original target.
Furthermore, Witoelar said that the funding would also be allocated to countries with high emissions but hold strong commitment to reduce its emission. Indonesia, he said, was added into the category.
“We will bring all data and proves transparently on Indonesia’s action plan into the negotiation. We cannot ignore the fact that this climate funding will support adaptation and mitigation programs in Indonesia,” he said. He argued that Indonesia was already capable to minimize forest and land fires, prevent forest and land degradation which will become crucial at the negotiation table.
Meanwhile, Moekti H Soejachmoen of the international negotiation working group, DNPI, said that the other agenda for Lima was to push other countries to ratify international agreement on emission reduction, Kyoto Protocol. “Up to this date, there were only 19 countries ratified [Protocol Kyoto] from 144 countries. So we want more countries to ratify it at the conference,” said Soejachmoen adding that Indonesia is sending around 20 negotiators for the conference.
Januar Hakam
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