The government says it does not know how to apply for climate funds pledged by rich nations during the climate change summit in Copenhagen last December.
One month after the summit the UN had not set up a mechanism to obtain the funds, Forestry Ministry official Wandojo Siswanto said Tusday.
“We have sent a letter to the UN asking for an explanation on the mechanism, but have not received any response,” said Wandojo, who was part of the Indonesian delegation to summit.
A non-binding Copenhagen accord stipulates that rich nations would provide US$30 billion from 2010 to 2012 for the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, to less developed countries, small developing states and Africa. The rich nations also promised to scale up the climate fund to $100 billion by 2020 for developing countries.
“We still have no idea where the climate finance will come from, or which countries are eligible for the fund,” Wandojo said.
The fund was crucial to Indonesia in preparing pilot projects for the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) scheme, he said.
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