Presidents Emphasize Commitment Towards Cancun Meeting

Berita Lampung Presidents Emphasize Commitment Towards Cancun Meeting : President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono stressed the importance of the commitment of world leaders to push a deal in Copenhagen to implementative a further meeting in Cancun, Mexico, the end of 2010.

"World leaders need to encourage the Copenhagen Accord. We have different views on what happens in Copenhagen. But above all, there is a clear message that we must maintain the momentum," the President said in his speech at the Conference on Climate and Forests in Oslo, Thursday (27 / 5).

The working group formed at a meeting in Copenhagen, is expected by the President can accomplish his work ahead of a meeting in Mexico later this year.

The President also stressed the importance of the meeting in Cancun produce clear decisions, accurate and capable of being implemented.

"In this case the decision on REDD mechanism must be able to push us + can melakukaan steps should begin immediately," the President said.

Head of State also emphasized the need to build mutual trust among nations through openness, transparency and a process that involves all parties. "The steps that we can create the conditions conducive to the meeting in Cancun," he asserted.

Conference on Climate and Forests in Oslo discuss measures to encourage cooperation between countries within the framework of REDD +.

Simply REDD + is a program, in which developing countries have taken the forest and forest conservation on the other hand developed countries provide incentives in the form of funds to help developing countries.

Meanwhile, President Yudhoyono wants Climate Change Conference to be held in Cancun Mexico late in 2010 could reach a positive outcome.

"As we saw in Copenhagen, the process for handling climate change facing a fierce battle. Between Copenhagen to Cancun, not yet a guarantee of success," said Head of State.

Still, the President invited all parties to keep it running in the same corridor and make sure what is mandated in the 2007 Bali action plan can be achieved.

"And we must make every effort to encourage development through a variety of viewpoints. This is what we are doing now, with no time in pushing the breakthrough for REDD + so that it can be useful for the forum UNFCCC process," said the President stressed.

Respect Commitment

On that occasion, President Yudhoyono also said, appreciate the commitment to raise funds in the course of REDD + in a meeting in Paris, March 2010. "I welcome the commitment made in Copehagen by several developed countries. Budget amounting to 3.5 billion dollars and then increased after a meeting in Paris last March to 4.5 billion dollars for REDD + action program in 2010 until 2012," said the President.

To realize this, said the President, need to be created in cooperation with the mechanism that created and can be synchronized with the UNFCCC process.

For Indonesia alone, said the President, to achieve emission reduction targets through REDD + program, conducted a number of measures including the management of peatlands and also environmentally sound development.