The Provincial Government of West Kalimantan, working in collaboration with the School of Strategic and Global Studies at the University of Indonesia and supported by various stakeholders, including FORCLIME, recently held an International Seminar on Climate Change and Sustainable Development. This activity was held on 23 March 2022 in Pontianak with the purpose of building a common understanding of the provincial government’s vision and mission in relation to the implementation of climate-change control policies aimed at meeting emissions reduction commitments at the national and international levels.

This hybrid activity was attended by representatives from the government, private sector and development partners working at the provincial, national and international levels. The seminar got underway with a report-related speech that was delivered by the Director of the School of Strategic and Global Studies, Dr. Hanif Saha Ghafur. This was then followed by a number of opening remarks made by the Director-General of Climate Change Control at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Mrs. Ir Laksmi Dewanthi, MA. Following this, the Governor of West Kalimantan, Mr. H. Sutarmidji, SH, M.Hum. delivered a short address in which he stated said activities aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change should not be carried out at certain times only while the environmental damage that is having an impact upon our climate change.

The event continued with presentations from a number of international speakers that included Prof. Miroslav Matyja from the University of Bologna, William Boyd from GCF-TF, Georg Buchholz from FORCLIME and Alexis Athur from UNDP, all of whom delivered their presentations online. These sessions were then followed by addresses given by a number of Indonesian speakers, including Prof. Jatna Supriatna from the University of Indonesia and Mr. Indroyono Soesilo from the Indonesian Forest Entrepreneurs Association.

Through this activity, the Provincial Government of West Kalimantan demonstrated its commitment to climate change, particularly its contributions to Indonesia’s emissions reduction targets, as outlined under the Nationally Determined Contribution and the FoLU Net Sink 2030 Commitment.

For more information, please contact:
Yenny, S. Hut, MT, Environment and Forestry Service of West Kalimantan Province
Jumtani, Advisor for Sustainable Forest Management and GCF Focal Point
Wandojo Siswanto, Strategic Area Manager for Forest Policy and Climate Change