To learn more about climate change and the history of the Polar Regions, visit the Polar Norway Exhibition at Universitas Indonesia, Central Library.
You will find the program, including lectures and films, below:
26th September 2011
10.30 – 12.00 Opening ceremony. Norwegian Minister of Environment and Development, Erik Solheim, and Minister of Education, Mohammad Nuh (TBC).
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)
12.00 – 13.00 Lecture by Kim Holmén: “Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic and Consequences for the World”. Mr. Holmén is international Director at the Polar Institute in Tromsø, Norway
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Agung)
Film: “Breaking the Ice”. The film portrays the researcher and scientist Fritjof Nansen (53 minutes).
28 th September 2011
14.00 – 15.00 Lecture by Daniel Mudiarso: “Using the forest to mitigate climate change”.
Mr. Mudiarso is a Senior Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Professor at the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). The lecture will be given in Bahasa Indonesia.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Agung)
5 th October 2011
10.00 – 11.00 Lecture by Dr. Budi Haryanto: “Health impacts of climate change and research for adaptation”.
Dr. Haryanto is Head of Research Division of the Research Center for Climate Change. The lecture will be given in Bahasa Indonesia.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Agung)
12 th October 2011
10.00 – 11.00 Lecture by Jostein Gaarder: “Human Rights and Human Obligations. What can be done to address climate change?”.
Jostein Gaarder is an author from Norway with high international esteem. With his novel “Sophie’s World” he won the world’s best fiction title in 1995, 33 million sold copies and translated into 55 languages. Gaarder has established a humanitarian foundation, The Sophie Prize. The prize is an international award for environment and sustainable development.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Agung)
Film: “Frozen heart”. The film portrays Roald Amundsen, the first to conquer the South Pole (1911), and probably the first to plant a flag at the North Pole (1926).