Great news from Indonesia! An area around three times the size of New York, 206.641 hectares, has received official recognition as land belonging to Indigenous communities who have lived there for centuries. But why is this important for you and me? To understand, we need to explore the global importance of Indonesia’s forests and the relevance of the local communities living in it.
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In 2023, Yogyakarta faced a significant challenge: a waste emergency that called for the community to take charge of their household waste management. Rising to the occasion, residents adapted swiftly, rallying to activate the Waste Bank and enhance their organic waste processing skills.
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The VCA Project Profiles are now available as individual publications by country. These publications highlight various innovative, locally-driven climate action initiatives implemented by VCA local partners.
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Welcome to the October 2024, COP 29 edition of the VCA newsletter. This edition highlights our Global Programme's preparations for COP 29 and the online events focusing on strengthening local voices, global climate advocacy, and a position paper on the importance of including local voices at the global decision-making level.
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This VCA webinar, 'Community Voices and Partnerships in Monitoring Just Climate Action: Are They Important?' hosted by Voices For Just Climate Action (VCA) through SPEAK Indonesia, was a forum for discussion and sharing of learning regarding good community involvement practices in climate action monitoring efforts.
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The Voices for Just Climate Action programme has been active in Kelurahan Penjaringan and Kelurahan Sukapura, North Jakarta City. The community is strengthened through various climate action activities, especially strengthening the role of women in climate action (Women Federation). Through social mapping and geotagging, the Women's Federation actively facilitates the community in identifying environmental and infrastructure issues and potential climate change disasters due to climate change that occur in their area.
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Welcome to the August edition of the Voices in Action newsletter. In this edition are inspiring updates from our implementing countries and Global Programme.
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On August 1, 2024, at Yogyakarta Province Governor's Office, Kepatihan, the Special Region of Yogyakarta Provincial Government, initiated a climate action campaign to strengthen the Zero Waste Movement in dealing with the waste emergency in Yogyakarta.
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On July 17, 2024, Climate JAMBOREE In Indonesia, commemorated World Environment Day in Bandung District. JAMBOREE is a forum for everyone who cares about the environment to share experiences, ideas, and innovative solutions to environmental challenges. The theme of the event was Gep4k Sayang BEDAS.
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Indonesia is the host country for the 10th World Water Forum on 18-25 May 2024 in Bali. This conference is a medium through which the water community, stakeholders, and policymakers can collaborate and achieve long-term progress on global water challenges. With the World Water Forum, it is hoped that all stakeholders involved can carry out penta helix collaboration and explain the water community's mission, views, and achievements. To support this event, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia held the Road to the 10th World Water Forum event in the Citarum area, Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia.
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