Climate Crisis in Borneo: Climate Actions and Low Carbon Societies

You are cordially invited to our October Borneo Forum Session 10 (BF10):

*“Climate Crisis in Borneo: Climate Actions and Low Carbon Societies”*

The global concern over our planet means that every country must play its part in ensuring that it is developed in a sensible, timely and sustainable manner. The issues affecting our planet are no longer “climate change or emergency” but a “climate crisis”! Setting proactive policies and targets for reducing carbon emissions and a low carbon footprint, allocating funding to fight the climate crisis and promoting a green and circular economy through increased investments in environmental assets and green technology and production must all be properly planned and managed.

This Forum attempts to highlight some of the latest issues, challenges and solutions for the climate crisis affecting Borneo, and the countries that share the world’s 3rd largest island, which are Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam.

Come and join us for this important forum, graced by our top local experts, and to be moderated by Boyd D Jouman, from Sabah, who has worked for Malaysia’s most successful economic corridor, Iskandar Malaysia, and the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. BF10 is also timely as some of our speakers will be going to the UNFCC Conference of Parties in Glasgow, Scotland (COP26) in November 2021. The Borneo Forum hopes to share the Forum’s themes at COP26 and locally.

Final Programme:

230-240pm:

Welcoming Speech: Mr Ken D Kundaya, CEO, Borneo Organisation Ltd. to introduce the Borneo Forum.

240-250pm:

Boyd (Moderator): Introductions to the day’s event. Presentation of a short video on climate and cities.

250-315pm:

Keynote address by Prof Dr Ho Chin Siong, Head of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia – Low Carbon Asia Research Centre.

Title: “Climate Actions for Cities: Leading ASEAN”. Malaysia’s climate policy and ambitions, giving perspectives on Iskandar Malaysia, our work with Japan and Asia, and SECAPs (Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans) for Penampang, Tawau, Muar and Melaka.

315-320pm: Group Photo Session

320-335pm:

Dr Mutia Evi Kristhy, Senior Lecturer, University of Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Borneo.

Title: “The urgency of climate-smart investments to address the Climate Crisis in Borneo”.

335-350pm:

Dr Gaim James Lunkapis, Founder, Research Institute for Community and Environment (RICE Institute), Sabah.

Title: “Sabah communities as climate champions: Examples from around Sabah”.

350-405pm:

Miss Audrey Liwan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak.

Title: “Climate Change and Economic Perspectives in Sarawak”.

405-420pm:

YB Adrian Banie Lasimbang, Former Senator (Malaysia Parliament) and Founder, TONIBUNG and CREATE Borneo.

Title: “Development and Success of Alternative Energy in Sabah.”

420-435pm:

Mr Edey Suresh, Johor State Director, the United Nations Global Compact, Malaysia & Brunei Darussalam.

Title: “Using Best Practices for Better Growth: awareness and attitude towards sustainability and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)”.

435-455pm: Q+A

455-505pm: Summary – Dr Chau Loon Wai, UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre.

505-510pm: Closing remarks – Boyd Jouman

510-515pm: Closing remarks – Ken D Kundaya, CEO, Borneo Organisation Ltd