Environmental development

Balikpapan, 18/9/14. The Provincial Government of East Kalimantan together with all elements of society has declared and published the Green Kaltim Program ( Green Kaltim ) on

Intensive Discussion Activities "Parapihak Initiative In order to realize the Green Economy in East Kalimantan" also in the context of receiving a working visit of the Norwegian Ambassador to Indonesia, Stig Travik in East Kalimantan. This activity was organized by DDPI (Regional Council of Climate Change) East Kalimantan together with WWF Indonesia supported by the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan which was attended by participants of approximately 75 people from the Central Government, East Kalimantan Provincial Government, Regency/City Government in East Kalimantan, Local and International NGOs, Practitioners and Academics.

Discussion Participants

Participants from the East Kalimantan Province Bappeda were attended by the Head of Economics, Ir. Ujang Rachmad, M.Sc; Head of Natural Resources and Environment Sub -Division, Ir. Budhi Apriasena; Duma Mangalle, SE Implementing Staff for Economics; Sukandar, S.Sos Public Relations Implementing Staff. While the Head of Economics Ir. Ujang Rachmad, M.Si, at the same time became the moderator in the first discussion session that was supposed to be delivered by Prof. Dr. Daddy Ruhiyat, Chairperson of the East Kalimantan DDPI because simultaneously participated in the press conference with Plt. Sekdaprov. East Kalimantan represented the Governor of East Kalimantan, Ambassador of the Norwegian Kingdom to Indonesia, H.E.Stigs Traavik; Deputy Regent of West Kutai and Acting. Mahakam Ulu Regent, the first session moderator task was delivered by Ir. Ujang Rachmad, M.Si with the resource person Prof. Dr. Mustofa Agung Sardjono/DDPI East Kalimantan brought the exposure to the title of REDD+ East Kalimantan Update: Implementation and Challenges; The second resource person Dr. Prabianto Mukti Wibowo / Hob National Working Group delivered a presentation with the title HOB Kalimantan Updates: implementation and challenges; The third speaker was delivered by the Head of West Kutai Bappeda represented by Arliana Yulianti delivered a presentation with the title of the Green Economic Policy in West Kutai. Intensive Discussion Forum "Parapihak Initiative in Order to Creating a Green Economy in East Kalimantan" is a forum for the parties who are active in the Green Economic and REDD+ pilot activities in East Kalimantan, to share and exchange information about the progress and challenges they face during carrying out activities.

In his remarks the Governor of East Kalimantan, Dr.H. Awang Faroek Ishak delivered by Plt. Regional Secretary of East Kalimantan Province, Dr.Ir.H. Rusmadi.ms said in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and carry out environmentally friendly development (green development) using a low carbon growth strategy in East Kalimantan is basically uniting economic growth by mitigating climate change that is based on: 1. Reducing carbon traces from related economic sectors, namely agriculture, forestry, plantation, coal, oil and gas;
2. Conducting economic activities added value higher but produce lower emissions;
3. Build an economy and infrastructure that has resistance to climate change. East Kalimantan Development Strategy

The Provincial Government of East Kalimantan has set a development strategy, not only for the next five years but is designed until 2030 in realizing East Kalimantan advanced in 2030.

East Kalimantan has gone through several phases of unhealthy and quality economic development. Decreased growth rate of 7.42% in the wood period to 5.41% in the oil and gas era has caused unemployment to increase up to above 10%. Furthermore, a decrease in the rate of economic growth due to the shift in the economic base from oil and gas to coal produced the highest percentage of unemployment in East Kalimantan's economic history of 12.83% in 2007.

However, since the economic transformation efforts in 2009 the percentage of unemployment continued to decline and in 2013 to 8.87%, poverty rates to 6.06% and HDI increased in Anggka 77.10.

This fact shows that the phenomenon changes in the regional economic growth rate as a result of reduced renewable resource stocks has occurred in the East Kalimantan region. The worst conditions occurred in 2013 where economic growth only reached 1.59% caused by a decrease in the contribution of the oil and gas and coal sectors due to decreased production and decreased coal prices.

In the past decade, the role of the non -oil and gas sector in East Kalimantan has increased, especially encouraged by coal mining. While renewable economic sectors such as agriculture and contribution services are still small, this economic structure that we changed through economic transformation strategies towards renewable natural resource -based economic structures. Said the Governor of East Kalimantan in his remarks.

Realizing that the growth faced by the East Kalimantan Provincial Government carried out economic transformation policies based on renewable natural resources, where in 2009-2013 was the laying of the basis of socioeconomic transformation, while the 2014-2018 period was when we applied development patterns by strengthening competitiveness, added value based on sustainable local resources. Application of the Scenario of Green Economic Growth or Green Economy or Low Carbon Development Scenario is the right choice for East Kalimantan.

Increasing the ability of human capital that controls science and technology is very necessary to enter the innovation-driven economies stage. This requires social and economic transformation. (Public Relations Bappeda of East Kalimantan Province/Sukandar, S. Sos).