Think Climate Indonesia Project coalition, supported by the Think Tank International Institute, IDRC and the Oak Foundation, is entering a new beginning. On 21, 22 and 27 July 2021, IDRC collaborated with an international facilitating institution, Inclusive Innovation to bring together IDRC, Oak Foundation and beneficiary partners (KEMITRAAN, WRI, PATTIRO, KotaKita and Inobu by holding the Inception Meeting.
The main purpose of this Inception meeting is to equalize perceptions, share knowledge, initiatives and plans that will be carried out in implementing the activities of each partner. On the other hand, this event is also intended for building togetherness of partners and getting to know each other, so that they can collaborate together in building a coalition atmosphere that is conducive and supports each other to achieve the goals of this initiative.
Santiago Alba Corral, IDRC Climate-Resilient Food System, Program Director when giving a speech
Sahba Chauhan, Climate Engagement Program Manager IKEA Foundation, previously served as Climate and Energy Program Officer at the Oak Foundation
The opening of the Inception Workshop began with remarks from Mélanie Robertson Ph.D, Program Specialist from IDRC and PIC from Project Think Climate Indonesia, followed by a series of keynotes from Anindya Chatterjee, IDRC Asia Regional Office Director; Santiago Alba Corral, IDRC Climate-Resilient Food System, Program Director; Sahba Chauhan, Climate Engagement Program Manager IKEA Foundation, previously served as Climate and Energy Program Officer at the Oak Foundation. Then it was continued with the introduction of the teams from each of the beneficiary partner organizations. The approach of this event was very unique and collaborative. Starting from the substance that encourages futuristic thinking about climate change, identifying the uniqueness and strengths of the organization, as well as strengthening presentation techniques equipped with various tips, input discussions, feedback from facilitators, IDRC and fellow partners. This event is also equipped with an interactive platform kisstorm, kahoot and other interesting videos.
At the end, all participants gave a positive message that the event had created common interests, visions and missions among partners. In addition, this event was successful in generating collaborative ideas to share knowledge, experience and manage research activities in each organization.
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Perjanjian ini ditandatangani antara Green Climate Fund (GCF) dan KEMITRAAN. Perjanjian ini meresmikan akuntabilitas KEMITRAAN dalam melaksanakan proyek-proyek yang disetujui oleh GCF.
Untuk diketahui, GCF adalah dana khusus terbesar di dunia yang membantu negara-negara berkembang untuk mengurangi emisi gas rumah kaca dan meningkatkan kemampuan mereka dalam merespons perubahan iklim.
Dana ini dihimpun oleh Konvensi Kerangka Kerja PBB tentang Perubahan Iklim (UNFCCC) pada tahun 2010. GCF memiliki peran penting dalam mewujudkan Perjanjian Paris, yakni mendukung tujuan untuk menjaga kenaikan suhu global rata-rata di bawah 2 derajat celsius.
This agreement was signed between Green Climate Fund (GCF) and PARTNERSHIP. This agreement formalizes KEMITRAAN’s accountability in implementing projects approved by the GCF.
For your information, the GCF is the world’s largest special fund that helps developing countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase their ability to respond to climate change.
These funds were collected by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2010. The GCF has an important role in realizing the Paris Agreement, namely supporting the goal of keeping the average global temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius.