Opening the 2nd IPPP, President Jokowi Emphasizes 3 Sectors That Need Joint Handling, Namely Climate Change, Blue Economy, and Human Resource Development

Jakarta – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said that there are three important sectors that must be considered in the 2nd IPPP meeting in Jakarta, including: Climate Change, Blue Economy and Human Resource Development.

This was conveyed by President Jokowi when opening the 2nd Indonesia-Pacific Parliamentary Partnership (IPPP) session with the theme Partnership for Prosperity: Fostering Regional Connectivity and Inclusive Development, in Jakarta, Thursday, July 25, 2024.

President Jokowi appreciated the partnership carried out between parliaments in Pacific countries with Indonesia because having this partnership has an important meaning in responding to future challenges in the form of economic uncertainty and geopolitical dynamics including climate change and various crises.

“I appreciate the cooperation and partnership carried out by the Asia-Pacific parliament because parliament is a bridge for the people, and parliament can be used to find joint solutions to face challenges such as economic uncertainty, geopolitical dynamics and climate change and various crises”.

According to President Jokowi, parliamentary cooperation can be used to share experiences, to share perspectives in finding joint solutions because parliament is a bridge between people’s aspirations and public policy.

There are 3 important sectors that currently need joint and immediate handling, the first is related to climate change. The UN estimates a sea level rise of up to 1 meter by 2100. This is a major threat to our region so that it is necessary to strengthen parliamentary advocacy to mitigate this with policy adaptation and increased infrastructure and environmental cooperation, Jokowi explained.

The second is related to the blue economy which is a great potential in our region. The World Bank said that this sector has the potential to contribute up to 10% of GDP if managed sustainably so that encouragement from parliament is needed to increase regional connectivity and collaboration in law enforcement and marine resource conservation, he said.

The third is related to human resource development through education and training that is carried out inclusively including for women and youth to increase productivity and innovation so that it requires the preparation of regulations from parliament to encourage people-to-people cooperation, knowledge sharing, experience sharing that covers all levels of society, said President Jokowi.

We need to continue to develop the Pacific region and maximize the potential that we have to improve the welfare of the community and through this parliamentary partnership let us strengthen the spirit of brotherhood, mutual trust, and mutual respect including respect for sovereignty across regions, he added.

I am sure that through strong collaboration we can maintain stability and achieve prosperity in the Pacific region, President Jokowi emphasized.

Meanwhile, on the same occasion, the Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani said Today is an important momentum because we can continue the cooperation from the first IPPP meeting in 2018. Since then, the spirit of partnership between Indonesia and the Pacific parliament has grown stronger.

According to her, today the strength of our brotherhood is shown by the level of parliamentary attendance at this forum, namely the 2nd IPPP session in Jakarta.

The Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Puan Maharani said The key is cooperation and joint action through diplomacy and this can be done through dialogue conducted by the parliament not through unilateralism.

The relationship between Pacific countries and Indonesia is a comprehensive relationship that not only has solid inter-governmental relations but also solid inter-parliamentary relations, she concluded.

In democratic countries such as in the Pacific and Indonesia, parliaments have an important role in carrying out state functions and influencing foreign policy in our respective countries, he explained.

“I invite all parliaments, let us work together to realize a safe, peaceful and stable Pacific,” he concluded.