Lima, Ekuatorial – A few days left for UN Climate Change Conference, COP20, in Lima, Peru, most of participants have started to criticize that negotiation is moving too slow. Two days before the end of the conference, no deal has been reached for any proposals. At the press conference in Lima, Todd Stern, US Special […]
Lima, Ekuatorial – Internal Displacement Monitoring Center (IDMC) data, an institution under Norwegian Refugee Council, predicted 144 million of people globally have been forced to move out due to disasters related to climate change impacts between 2008-12. Most of those forced displacements were caused by typhoon, storm, flood, erosion, and drought. Lead scientist of United […]
Ekuatorial, Lima – Japan receives hard criticisms for including funding for coal-fueled power plant into Green Climate Fund (GCF) scheme. It had allegedly submit a proposal which include climate finance worth of one billion dollar (Rp 12 trillion) to GCF since 2009. The proposal had incorporated coal power plants projects. Coal is considered as biggest […]
Lima, Ekuatorial – Japan offered Joint Crediting Mechanism as clean development mechanism. More simple, faster, however its investment level is still insufficient for companies. At COP 20, Lima Climate Conference, Japanese International Cooperation Agency or JICA re-introduced Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)/Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism (BOCM), as alternative carbon market to current Clean Development Mechanims (CDM) […]
Lima, Ekuatorial – Indonesia is not considered as prone to climate change as it listed in 63th from 179 countries, based on Global Climate Risk Index (GCRI) 2014, by Germanwatch, which was launched in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday (2/12). However, GCRI index, compiled between 1994 to 2003, revealed that Indonesia need to be more aware […]
Ekuatorial, Lima — Executive Secretary of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC, Christiana Figueres, said that this was an ambitious year for climate change, at the opening of the Lima Climate Conference, on Monday (1/12). Around 195 nations attended the 20th Conference of Parties (COP 20) and the meeting of the Parties to the […]
Drought has hit parts of Indonesia. Climate change has exacerbated the sufferings of impoverished farmers, leaving only a handful who managed to stay in the rice fields. This is a story about farmers who try to survive amid the drought, and find a way out by harvesting fogs. Ekuatorial.com, Semarang. All afternoon Kasilah had been […]
Jangkung, Melengkung, juga Ramah dan Untung Jakarta, Ekuatorial—Gedung ramah lingkungan mampu menghemat listrik, air, bahan baku, dan mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca serta memajukan bisnis lokal, namun tetap nyaman dan menguntungkan. Dengan Peraturan Gubernur tahun 2012, Jakarta menjadi kota pertama di Asia Pasifik yang mewajibkan pembangunan gedung ramah lingkungan. Selain tingginya yang 230 meter […]
Providing open access to conservation areas for communities could reduce land conflicts, increase people’s welfare, and protect the environment. It has been proven by the ability of indigenous people to manage the sustainability of their forests and seas. Sorong, Ekuatorial – Enos Sakaipelly stared at the water rushing in and out beneath the pier of […]
The story of a village that was hit by drought, disease, and water difficulty, turned into a healthy village with abundant clean water. Water has made them achieve many things. Surprisingly, who became pioneer are children. The rainy season should have been passed in Lembata and the sun shining properly burns the skin. But Dikesare, […]
