Global Forum for Climate Movement Calls for More Green Cooperation

The Global Forum for Climate Movement issued Call to Action: Promoting Green Culture, Innovation, and Cooperation to tackle climate change challenges.

IDXChannel - The Global Forum for Climate Movement issued Call to Action: Promoting Green Culture, Innovation, and Cooperation to tackle climate change challenges. 

Held in Yogyakarta on 17-18 November, the forum was organized by Muhammadiyah and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Call to Action reflects inputs transpired during the two-day meeting into commitments in four areas of concrete cooperation, namely nurturing green culture; innovation for climate resilience; strategies, initiatives, legal, and financial framework for adapting to the impacts of climate change; and collaboration approaches for building alliances for a greener future.

To highlight, the Call to Action indicates support to, among others, championing of a faith-based ecological narrative, integrating renewable energy solutions and energy-efficient technologies into hospitals to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare facilities, integrate sustainable finance mechanisms that support climate adaptation initiatives, and forging partnerships to jointly address environmental challenges.

"The forum that runs for two days provides inspiration, knowledge, motivation to all of us to take action, build a movement to save planet earth from damage," the Head of International Relations and Cooperation at Muhammadiyah, Syafiq A Mughni, said in a media release on Sunday (19/11/2023).

Meanwhile representing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director General for American and European Affairs, H.E. Umar Hadi, underlined the need to take real actions and empower partnership to address climate change. 

Director General Umar also stressed that all countries must contribute according to their capacities with more collaboration and partnership to ensure a fair and inclusive allocation of limited resources for climate actions, as well as the importance of a whole-society approach against climate change and its adverse impact.

During the two-day meeting, the Forum had national and international speakers and participants, including from Australia, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, the United kingdom, the United States, and the Holy See, and representatives of international organisations, such as UNDP and UNESCAP. (WHY)