MPs to discuss the Kyoto Protocol

MPs to discuss the Kyoto Protocol

JAKARTA: The House of Representatives (DPR) Commission I for
foreign affairs has been inviting public figures and social
agencies to meet with it and discuss the Kyoto Protocol.

The legislators are deciding whether to ratify the protocol.

In a hearing on Thursday, an activist with the Indonesian
Forum for the Environment (Walhi), Nur Hidayati, said
ratification would benefit farmers and fishermen, who could be
badly affected by climate change.

The Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997 by many countries
concerned about the impact of global climate change. - JP