The International Symposium on Coastal Cities, Marine Resources, and Climate Change in the Coral Triangle, Jakarta and Depok, 3-5 July 2013
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A Report on The International Symposium on Coastal Cities, Marine Resources, and Climate Change in the Coral Triangle, Jakarta and Depok, 3-5 July 2013 Reported by Research Center for Climate Change Universitas Indonesia Depok 2013 P a g e | 1 Contents Acknowledgement ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Summary .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Background ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Objectives .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Activities ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 1. Venues and accommodation ......................................................................................................... 6 2. Call for symposium and information distribution .......................................................................... 7 3. Program Implementation............................................................................................................... 8 a. APRU Knowledge-Action workshop: Linking knowledge to action, through the strategic use of university alliances ......................................................................................................................... 8 b. Day 1, 4 July 2013....................................................................................................................... 8 c. Day 2, 5 July 2013..................................................................................................................... 10 4. Participants .................................................................................................................................. 11 5. Field Trip ...................................................................................................................................... 12 6. Media Coverage ........................................................................................................................... 13 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Appendix 1. The proposal from UI to APRU to host the symposium ............................................... 15 Appendix 2. Symposium Program Day 1, 4 July 2013 ...................................................................... 16 Appendix 3. Symposium Program Day 2, 5 Juli 2013 ....................................................................... 18 Appendix 4. Welcoming Speech by Chairman of RCCC-UI ............................................................... 21 Appendix 5. Opening Speech by Interim Rector of Universitas Indonesia ...................................... 23 Appendix 6. Key-note speech of the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries ............................... 25 Appendix 7. Key-note speech of the Minister of Environment ....................................................... 29 Appendix 8. Press Release ............................................................................................................... 33 Appendix 9. Symposium Statement ................................................................................................ 35 Appendix 10. Pictures from Day 1, 4 July 2013 ................................................................................ 38 P a g e | 2 Appendix 11. Pictures from Day 2, 5 July 2013 ............................................................................... 40 Appendix 12. Pictures from Post-symposia field trip ....................................................................... 41 Appendix 13. Online Media Coverage ............................................................................................ 42 P a g e | 3 Committee Patron Rector University of Indonesia Rachmat Witoelar, National Council for Climate Change Steering committee Christopher Tremewan, Secretary General APRU Richard Drobnick, SCC APRU Jim Falk, SCC APRU Bachtiar Alam, DRPM-UI Academic committee Abimanyu T. Alamsyah Mufti Petala Patria Asep Saefumilah Asri Dwiyahreni Organising committee Chair Jatna Supriatna Vice Chairs Abimanyu T. Alamsyah A.G. Harsono Jeremy Piggott (APRU) Executive Secretary Nurul Winarni Secretariat Junaidi, M.A. Alfrida Esther Aska Asbina Yugi Diny Hartiningtyas Treasurer Altaira Gitta Widhi Achadi Eky Pramitha Protocol Indah Kurniasari Syifa Fauziah Putri Humas UI Media Irma Susilawati Humas UI Fundraising Triarko Nurlambang Promotion Rondang Siregar Humas UI Venue and logistic Maya D. Prasetyaningrum Documentation Bambang Marhaendra Rizki Ramadhan Field trip Riani Widiarti Dimas Haryo Pradana Ahmad Nizhami Volunteers Prescillia Rindang Putri Dila Muliasari Labibah Qotrunnada Jaka Ramadhan Indartono Sosro Wijoyo Abdul Basir Pramitha Indrarini P a g e | 4 Acknowledgement The Organizing Commitee for the ‘International Symposium on Coastal Cities, Marine Resources, and Climate Change in the Coral Triangle’ would like to express our gratitute to the following organizations: SCC APRU for making this symposium possible. The Rector of University of Indonesia for the support to the Organizing Committee and The Research Center for Climate Change. The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment, the National Council for Climate Change, and the Coral Triangle Initiatives—Indonesia for their continuous support as partner in hosting this symposium. The International Office, Directorate of Research and Public Service (DRPM) and Human Relation Office of the University of Indonesia which assist the committee through the preparation of the symposium And for the following individuals: The secretary general of APRU, Dr. Chris Tremewan, as well Dr. Charles Kennel, Dr. Richard Drobnick, Dr. Jim Falk, who were always ready to discuss the program through teleconferences which sometimes were at incovenient times. To Dr. Jay Piggot for his endless support from the early beginning of preparing the symposium till the end. Ibu Sri Tantri, Ibu Tri Widayati from the Ministry of Environment, Bapak Syofyan Hasan, Bapak Arief Edy Handoyo from DitJen KP3K Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and their staff for the good and positive collaboration in organizing this symposium. Students of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Indonesia which help us as volunteers during the symposium particularly Diny Hartiningtias, Anargha Setiadi, Jaka Ramadhan, and Prescillia Rindang Putri. The organizing committee hopes that the symposium brings great opportunities for future collaboration among APRU members and among participants as well to work together on climate change issues. P a g e | 5 Summary The International Symposium on Coastal Cities, Marine Resources, and Climate Change in the Coral Triangle’ has been held in the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta on the 4 July 2013, and in the Central Library, the University of Indonesia campus on the 5 July 2013. Prior to the symposium, a workshop on APRU Knowledge-Action discussing research-policy partnerships in action was conducted on the 3 July 2013 at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta. The International Symposium on Coastal Cities, Marine Resources, and Climate Change in the Coral Triangle was opened by the Rector of the Universitas Indonesia. Key-note speeches were the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and Minister of Environment. Panel discussions and parallel sessions discussed variety of topics from challenges in adaptation, law and policy, partner’s perceptions in climate change funding, management of small islands and coastal cities, mitigation and adaptation strategy, population vulnerability, to the impacts of climate change to natural and man-made environment and education. There were more than 150 participants from Indonesia as well as other countries such as Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and United States, representing senior scientists and academicians from APRU member, governments, NGOs, graduate students, as well as practitioners. There were 51 oral presentations which include 26 submitted abstracts and 25 invited speakers, and 15 posters from graduate students. These participation indicates the importance of climate change issues to Indonesia and the entire Pacific Rim community in which A knowledge-action approach is needed to tackle the issues. P a g e | 6 Background Coastal communities around the Pacific Rim urgently require sustainable solutions to address the mounting challenges of urban development and population growth, the over exploitation of marine resources and loss of biodiversity, coupled with the growing necessity to adapt to, and build resilience for, more frequent and intense extreme weather events and climate change induced sea-level rise. In few places are these challenges more apparent than in the island archipelago of Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world centered in the biodiversity rich, but ecologically fragile Coral Triangle. Jakarta, the nation’s capital is the region’s largest and fastest growing metropolitan city. The plethora of urban sustainability challenges facing Jakarta