EU raises public awareness on the complexities and impacts of forest fire in Indonesian landscapes
EU raises public awareness on the complexities and impacts of forest fire in Indonesian landscapes
Movie Screening opens EU Climate Diplomacy Week 2018 in Jakarta
As part of Climate Diplomacy Week 2018 programme, the Delegation of the European Union (EU) – jointly with the Embassy of Poland, Embassy of Italy, Istituto Italiano di Cultura and social platform LiveLife Indonesia – presented in Jakarta screenings of a trailer for an upcoming movie “Semesta”, Wally Tham’s documentary film “Sayang (Love) Kalimantan” and “Haze: It’s Complicated” produced by the Earth Observatory of Singapore and Isaac Kerlow. The screenings were followed by a public discussion themed “Forest Fires and their Impacts”.
“Sayang Kalimantan” presents the journey of Wally Tham. Award recipient at Sony Eco Pictures Movie Festival in California at 2018, the film documents the peatland fire of 2015 that has caused haze and impacted neighbouring regions in Southeast Asia – particularly the deployment of short-term solutions for people living in Kalimantan. Tham, who is also the Director of Big Red Button (an environment-focused organisation), visited Kalimantan for public education campaign and aid support for the creation of the first clean-air shelter facility in Indonesia.
“Haze: It’s Complicated” features the wide range of socio-economic issues at stake behind the degradation and restoration of peatlands, including views and opinions from various local and regional stakeholders. The burning of peatlands in different parts of Southeast Asia has sparked air pollution, and has become a major challenge towards public health and local economy for the past 40 years.
Messages conveyed through the movies are expected to raise public awareness about increasing risks of forest fire and erosion for the livelihood and health of the people and the global climate, ahead of the 24th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24) in Poland in December, which aims at ramping up ambition and clarifying the rulebook after the 2015 Paris Agreement.
From 23 to 30 September 2018, the EU and its Member States are addressing and engaging Indonesian citizens on a number of environmental sustainability issues through a number of events in Jakarta, namely:
Screening and Discussion "Forest Fire & Impact”
23 September 2018 at Istituto Italiano di Cultura
organised by the Embassy of Poland, Embassy of Italy, Istituto Italiano di Cultura and LiveLife Indonesia
http://bit.ly/ForestFiresImpact
Exhibition "Environment, Conflict and Cooperation”
24-30 September 2018 at Goethe Institut
organised by the German Embassy and Adelphi
“Talanoa Dialogue and COP24”
25 September 2018 at the Ministry of Forestry and Environment
organised by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment and the EU project SICCR-TAC
“Danish Climate Fair & Exhibition”
26 September 2018 at Greenhouse, Multivision Tower
organised by the Embassy of Denmark and DANIDA ESP3
Seminar “Working Together Towards Sustainable Palm Oil”
27 September 2018 at Crowne Plaza Hotel
organised by EuroCham Indonesia
Open Discussion “Climate Change, Modern Slavery and Health Decadence in Tobacco Industry: Overcoming Developmental Challenges through Tobacco Control”
28 September 2018 at the Embassy of Hungary
organised by the Embassy of Hungary, World Merit Indonesia, Gerakan Muda FCTC and Emancipate Indonesia
http://bit.ly/DiscussionAtHungarianEmbassy
During the Climate Diplomacy Week, the EU Delegations and Embassies of EU Member States around the world reach out to communities and partner organisations to stress the need and opportunities for global action and collaboration on climate change.
For more info on Climate Diplomacy Week 2018, access http://bit.ly/climadiplo2018