I’m sorry to hear that
@Mute22. It‘s a real challenge not burning too much emotional energy on something outside of your control.
I keep telling myself “it’s just money - if it turns to shit we still have our house and our loved ones“. Easier said than done, I know…
In the meantime keep up the practice for the “family starting” thing. A good de-stresser, for sure.
Our time in the sun will come…eventually.
South-South cooperation: towards an Environment and sustainable development partnership between the DRC and Indonesia
The Prime Minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, had a major working session, this Monday, January 23, 2023 in his office, with Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, Coordinator of Maritime Affairs and Investment of Indonesia, who has the rank of Prime Minister.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Industry and members of the Indonesian delegation took part in this meeting.
In front of the press, the host of Sama Lukonde explained his approach: “The Indonesian president changed me to convey his greetings and his sympathy to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There are two things we are going to do with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
First, collaboration on rainforest and peatlands to create carbon credit for both countries and we are thinking of doing it with Brazil.
That is to say, a tripartite DRC-Indonesia and Brazil.
It will be a very great power in terms of negotiation capacity at the international level.
Regarding climate change, the Democratic Republic of Congo is a very wealthy country.
If we can work together, the DRC and Indonesia, we will be able to bring prosperity to our respective peoples.
I really enjoyed my meeting with the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi in Davos, Switzerland, and the VPM in charge of the Environment, Ève Bazaïba was also present and we believe that we can move quickly towards the implementation of this collaboration, in a particular way.
The second point at the center of our exchanges with the Prime Minister concerns the sharing of experiences in the management of mineral resources which are crucial for climate change.
As far as we are concerned, in Indonesia, we make sure that every mineral resource can benefit the Indonesian people.
During our meeting in Davos, President Félix told me that this is exactly what he wants. This is his vision and this is the approach he wants to apply. He wants mineral resources to benefit the Congolese people first.
The collaboration between the DRC and Indonesia will allow us to build this system desired by the two countries in order to materialize the same vision such as electric vehicles, lithium-based batteries.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Indonesia, we can build a strong partnership that will benefit the peoples of our two countries.
It will create job opportunities for millions and millions of Congolese,” he said.
For the VPM in charge of the Environment Eve Bazaiba, today's meeting is the result of a long process which resulted in the signing of a tripartite agreement, DRC-Brazil-Indonesia.
Today's meeting is part of the bilateral between the DRC and Indonesia for the implementation of this agreement.
“It is an agreement that will be made in two parts to achieve sustainable development. The first component is our forest cover, mangrove forests and peatlands.
How to capitalize them?
Because the DRC, as a solution country, plays the same role as Brazil and Indonesia, in the face of climate issues.
Each country is the leader of its basin.
The second component, the local processing of our natural resources, starting with timber and moving up to minerals, because the three countries are all carriers of strategic minerals which help, not only with the new information and communication technology but also to the energy transition.
It is in the same vein that the DRC capitalizes on water resources to have clean energy, hydroelectric energy as well as the continuation of this energy which is photovoltaic energy, wind power, and biomass.
Overall, all this will lead us towards sustainable development.
For the specific case, we are the South-South cooperation between the countries of the South.
We do not need to be dictated by this or that other country which does not understand the sensitivities or the realities of our two or 3 countries with Brazil.
We naturally have the same vegetation, the same potential, the same challenges, and we play the same role throughout the world.
It made perfect sense that we could finally get together. This starts from this agreement signed since November 14, 2022, ”she concluded.
Food for thought
Frank
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