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Vice President Ma'ruf Amin on Monday attended the opening ceremony of the 27th Conference of the Parties (COP-27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The opening ceremony at Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Center (SHICC) brought together delegates from 110 countries. Amin represented President Joko Widodo and led the Indonesian delegation at the meeting.

Upon arrival at SHICC, Amin was greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, according to a press statement received in Jakarta on Monday.

Climate change is an essential issue for every country and will be one of the topics of the joint agenda of the COP-27.

The priority issues that will be discussed at COP-27, which is themed “Together for Implementation,” include adaptation, loss and damage, finance, mitigation, Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, and climate change-related transparency.

Indonesian negotiators at COP-27 will focus on the need for implementing various decisions and mandates from COP-26 held in Glasgow, Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Long Term Strategy (LTS), and funding commitment.

At conference, Indonesia aims to achieve the target of increasing action on the climate change adaptation and mitigation ambition, especially in developing countries, so that it helps accelerate efforts to create enabling conditions, including through the creation of strong domestic policies in line with the aim of the Paris Agreement.

Indonesia will also stress the urgency and significance of support for developing nations through capacity building, development transfer, technological application, as well as the mobilization of funds for climate change coupled with coherent fund flow for low carbon and climate change-resistant development.

The mobilization of public funds remains a key enabler for climate funding, especially adaptation action.

As a maritime country, Indonesia is aware of the importance of improving understanding about the ocean and climate nexus by strengthening scientific work through research and development and marine observation for data management and collection. (antaranews)