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ASEAN CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE

ASEAN CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE. Presented by: Liana Bratasida. ASEAN consist of :. ten nations in South East Asia covering an area (4.5 million sq km) total population 530 million people GNP of about US $ 312 billion and per capita of US $ 496

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ASEAN CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE

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  1. ASEAN CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE Presented by: Liana Bratasida

  2. ASEAN consist of : • ten nations in South East Asia • covering an area (4.5 million sq km) • total population 530 million people • GNP of about US $ 312 billion and per capita of US $ 496 • average economic growth rate 5.5% (1980-1990) and FDI grew as fast as 40% Bali Concord II 2003 declared that ASEAN aims to become a single market

  3. Climate Change • Short term and no longer a long term global environment issues • All countries in the ASEAN region are vulnerable • Capacity to cope is low • Local impact has been felt in many places including Southeast Asia • All countries need to take action according to the principle of “common but differentiated responsibility and respective capability”

  4. KYOTO PROTOCOL ASEAN countries are advised to: • ratify Kyoto Protocol • encourage key parties to the UNFCCC to ratify it  Rusia • Continue support Kyoto Protocol and UNFCCC

  5. Impacts of and Adaptation to Climate Change • ASEAN countries need to: • take the issue of impacts of and adaptation to climate change as a priority • Increase their involvement in the discussion and negotiation on impact (mitigation) and adaptation • Expressly reject the efforts to delink the international agreements with Third Assessment Report of the IPCC

  6. Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) CDM serve to : • achieve emission reduction commitments of the industrialized countries • Foster sustainable development while contributing to the ultimate objective of the UNFCCC

  7. Weakness That Needs to be Strengthened by the ASEAN member countries CAPACITY • Increase bargaining power in CDM global Market • Net working and information sharing among DNA • Create conducive policies for CDM Implementation • Support programmes of building the capacity of project proponent and operational entities • Enlarging the pool of investor • Increase capacity of DNA • Strengthening ASEAN position in internal negotiation

  8. INFORMATION • Increasing the flow of information • Promoting communication among private sector/stakeholders, financial institution • Considering a common approach and framework in setting up emission inventory system in each country • Build network for government agencies who work with CDM

  9. MARKET • Increase the quality of the project • Establish a “Joint Marketing Strategy” • Establish an ASEAN level clearinghouse • Consider joint approach on emission trading

  10. INSTITUTION • Support efforts to establish an ASEAN level Clearinghouse • Representation of ASEAN interests in the Executive Board of the CDM • Develop ASEAN position for the second period of commitment

  11. LONG TERM GLOBAL PARTICIPATION POSITION OF ASEAN MEMBER COUNTRIES • Commencement of exchange of views among ASEAN countries • Endorsement of the long-term climate change induced temperature change limit up to 2 degrees Celsius • Setting up of “trigger agreement” for future action for both industrialized and developing countries

  12. ASEAN CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP • ASEAN countries are advised to establish an ASEAN Climate Change Working Group (WG) • WG has to consist of key stakeholder  relevant research group, official within the Ministries • The ASEAN secretariat in Jakarta is advised to facilitate the implementation of WG

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