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"The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta - 

The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Kemenparekraf/Baparekraf) fully supports the implementation of the World Hydropower Congress in Nusa Dua, Bali which will be held 31 October – 2 November 2023.

In "The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" at the Sapta Pesona Building, Central Jakarta, Monday (16/10/2023), Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno said that the hydroelectric power plant congress with the theme "Powering Sustainable Growth" was expected to be able to produce solutions and innovation in an effort to strengthen sustainable tourism and prioritize a green economy.

Apart from that, Sandiaga believes this event will be able to increase the number of foreign tourist visits, where there will be more than 1000 delegates and 175 high-level speakers from 120 countries attending the congress, which will be held offline for the first time after the COVID-19 pandemic.

"This congress gives us a message to respond quickly to the phenomenon of climate change. One of our efforts to prevent the impact of climate change is to utilize green and renewable energy," said Sandiaga.

Apart from that, the Director of Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy/Baparekraf Masruroh said that the theme of this event was also in line with the direction of Indonesian tourism development which prioritizes environmental sustainability.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Tuesday, this and the great potential of holding an International MICE congress on a large scale is one of the reasons why the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy provides full support for the implementation of this event, starting from the bidding process to publication on social media.

"This is in accordance with (Indonesia's) tourism (development) vision, encouraging MICE events that (support) _green tourism_. So not only does it bring in tourists, this event itself is also in accordance with Indonesia's tourism vision. This activity is also part of "ASEAN chairmanship program as well as being a road to the World Water Forum (WWF) 2024 program in Bali," said Iyung, his nickname.

Meanwhile, President Designate of the International Hydropower Association (IHA), Malcolm Turnbull, added that water is a new and renewable energy without emissions. And this should be utilized by the nations of the world as a substitute for fossil energy sources.

"I hope that this conference can convince relevant parties throughout the world to achieve a zero-emission energy transition through the use of hydroelectric power plants," said Malcom, who served as Prime Minister of Australia for the 2015-2018 period.

This event was also attended by the IHA Representative in Indonesia, Nick Nurrachman//VOI