KNPI to hold int’l climate change conference

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 01/10/2011

The National Committee of Indonesian Youth (KNPI) will hold an international youth conference on climate change to involve participants from 120 countries in February.

The event will take place between Feb. 19 and 27 at several venues at Senayan Sports Complex in Central Jakarta. Beside seminars, the event will also take participants on field trips to three national parks: Tanjung Puting in Central Kalimantan, Takabonerate in South Sulawesi and Komodo in East Nusa Tenggara.

Chairman Ahmad Doli Kurnia said that his organization wanted to communicate the issue of climate change to young Indonesians. He said that Indonesians should be the leaders of climate change, because the country had one of the largest forests in the world.

“We are targeting to have 200 to 250 participants. We will involve related stakeholders such as NGOs and youth organizations. We will also involve foreign students or expatriates living in Jakarta to support the event,” he said.

For registration or further information about the event, the public can log on to the official website at iyfcc.org.