Jayapura, 14th
January 2016. As a part of the monitoring and learning needs, Administrator of
CSO Grant Program - NORAD representative Frida Skjaraasen and Rannveig Formo, The
Forests and Climate Counsellor in Norway Embassy in Jakarta visiting The Samdhana
Projects sites. The 1st visit was conducting in Jayapura and met
with Government Representative from Jayapura and Tambrauw Districts. The
official meeting was designed by the Government in half day workshop.
The Bupati of
Jayapura Districts on his opening remarks emphasized the importance of
Indigenous Peoples role in saving the planet from the climate change impact.
Given the current priority of the districts development in good governance,
customary value reviving and sustainable land uses development, he was pointed out
that the districts is gradually revitalize it steps forward with engaging
non-government organization because they understand the limitation in their
sides to implementing all the right based approached on sustainable development. He then thanks for all parties includes Samdhana Institute whose been
putting a lot of attention and support in the customary community right
development process and appreciate the efforts that Norway Government is doing for
climate change mitigation and adaptation action globally.
Rannveig then
added that the Norway government are still stand in their bilateral commitment
to helps Indonesia in tackling the problem of Deforestation and Degradation and
they believe that to achieve the emission reduction target, Indonesia should lead the action. She also expressed that one way to secure the natural
forests is by secure the rights of people in and around forest. So she come to
Papua to see and learn for such facts in community. Norway supports are
providing not only to the government but also civil society, NGOs and Community
groups to working in collaboration addressing the forests, climate and people
issues. One form of support as what Samdhana is received from NORAD.
NGO and CSO
roles in district development are crucial. In Jayapura, there are several NGOs
who’s working closely with the government such as Pt PPMA with customary
boundary mapping and community organizing, AFP3 with research, assessment and
capacity building to customary village governance and Hirosih Foundation their
works in conservation of Cyclops mountain. Several keys products have been
produced by them in which strengthening the customary villages policy that the
district has. AFP3 for example shared that they been working with the
government and now almost final with the customary village governance education
and training package. Bupati of Jayapura then asked for good collaboration
among CSO/NGO and government to realize the overall targeted changes in the
development pathway that the government has initiated. The meeting was also
included 9 tribe leaders where the legal recognition has be given.
Jayapura and Tambrauw Districts in Papua Island are two of eight sites of the new approved NORAD Grant implementation sites of Samdhana Institute. Three component are in planning to be achieved in 5 years consists of (1) customary boundary mapping and legal recognition, (2) capacity building and (3) a good example of forests and land uses management. The Samdhana Institute Executive director added that Samdhana is working through partners and will mostly listen from what is needed on the ground. Samdhana niece is to helps customary community getting their dignitary and sovereignty over their land and resources. So priority is given to the areas with strong networking and political commitment in this issues in which all the support are packaging in the capacity and networking building direction.
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