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PRESIDENTIAL REGULATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
NUMBER 46 YEAR 2008
ON
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE
WITH GOD’S MERCY
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
Considering:

a. that the excessive increase in greenhouse
gas has led to a global climate change
that degrades the environment and harms
life;
b. that the geographic position of Indonesia
as an archipelagic country is prone to
climate change that should be controlled
on the principle that all are responsible
in accordance with each country’s social,

economic and technological capacities;
c. that

to

improve

the

coordination

of

control over the climate change and to
strengthen the position of Indonesia in
international
it

is


deemed

forums

on

necessary

climate
to

change,

establish

a

National Council for Climate Change;
d. that


based

on

the

considerations

mentioned in item a, item b, and item c,
it

is

necessary

to

establish

a


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Presidential

Regulation

on

National

Council for Climate Change;
Recalling:

1.

Section


4,

subsection

Constitution

of

(1)

of

the

the

1945

Republic


of

Indonesia;
2.

Law Number 6 Year 1994 on Ratification of
United

Nations

Framework

Convention

on

Climate Change (Government Gazette of the
Republic of Indonesia Year 1994 Number
42, Annex to Government Gazette of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 3557);

3.

Law Number 23 Year 1997 on Environment
Management

(Government

Gazette

of

the

Republic of Indonesia Year 1997 Number
68, Annex to Government Gazette of the
Republic of Indonesia Number 3699);
4.

Law Number 17 Year 2004 on Ratification
of Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations

Framework

Convention

on

Climate

Change

(Government Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Year 2004 Number 72, Annex to
Government

Gazette

of

the


Republic

of

Indonesia Number 4403);
5.

Law

Number

Development

25

Year

Planning

2004

System

on

National

(Government

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Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year
2004

Number

Gazette

of


104,
the

Annex
Republic

to

Government

of

Indonesia

Number 4421);
HAS DECIDED:
To establish:

PRESIDENTIAL REGULATION ON NATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.
Section 1

In this Presidential Regulation:
1. Climate Change is a change in the average condition of a
climate and/or various climates from time to time as a
result of human activities.
2. Adaptation to Climate Change is a process to strengthen
and build a strategy for anticipating the impacts of
climate change and implement it to reduce the negative
impacts and reap the positive benefits.
3. Climate Change Mitigation is an effort to control and
prevent climate change through activities that can reduce
emission/increase greenhouse gas absorption from various
sources.
4. Transfer

of

Technology

is

an

effort

to

transfer

environmentally-friendly technology to mitigate and adapt
to climate change impacts.

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5. Funding

is

an

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effort

to

find

financing

sources

for

adaptation and mitigation activities, both foreign and
domestic sources.
6. Carbon Trade is an activity of selling and buying carbon
emission reduction certificates

resulting from

climate

change mitigation.
Section 2
To

coordinate

the

control

over

climate

change

and

to

strengthen the position of Indonesia in international forums
on climate change, a NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE is
established.
Section 3
The NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE as referred to in
Section 2 has the tasks of:
a. formulating national policies, strategies, programs and
activities to control climate change;
b. coordinating
including

activities

the

in

activities

controlling
of

climate

adaptation,

change

mitigation,

transfer of technology and funding;
c. formulating mechanism and procedure for carbon trade;
d. monitoring and evaluating the implementation of policies
on control of climate change;
e. strengthening
developed

the

position

countries

to

controlling climate change.

of
be

Indonesia
more

to

encourage

responsible

for

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Section 4
The NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE is composed of:
a. Chairperson

:

President of the Republic of Indonesia

b. Vice Chairpersons

:

1. Coordinating Minister of People’s
Welfare
2. Coordinating Minister of Economy

c. Executive Director/

:

Ir. Rachmat Witoelar

:

1. State Secretary

Member
d. Members

2. Cabinet Secretary
3. State Minister of Environment
4. Minister of Finance
5. Minister of Home Affairs
6. Minister of Foreign Affairs
7. Minister of Energy and Mineral
Resources
8. Minister of Forestry
9. Minister of Agriculture
10. Minister of Industry
11. Minister of Public Works
12. State Minister of National
Development Planning/Head of
Bappenas
13. Minister of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries
14. Minister of Trade
15. State Minister of Research and

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Technology
16. Minister of Transportation
17. Minister of Health
18. Head of the Meteorology and
Geophysical Agency

Section 5
(1)

In carrying out its tasks, the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE will be assisted by some Working Units.

(2)

The Working Units as referred to in subsection (1) are
composed of:
a. Adaptation Working Unit;
b. Mitigation Working Unit;
c. Transfer-of-Technology Working Unit;
d. Funding Working Unit;
e. Post-Kyoto 2012 Working Unit;
f. Forestry and Land Use Conversion Working Unit.

(3)

If

deemed

necessary,

the

Executive

Director

may

establish working units other than ones referred to in
Section (2).
Section 6
(1)

The memberships of the Working Units as referred to in
Section 5 shall be represented by relevant Government
agencies and experts.

(2)

The

composition,

work

procedure,

appointment

and

discharge of Members of the Working Units as referred

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to

in

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subsection

(1)

shall

be

established

by

the

COUNCIL

FOR

Executive Director.
Section 7
(1)

To

support

the

tasks

of

the

NATIONAL

CLIMATE CHANGE, a secretariat shall be established to
be led by a Secretariat Head.
(2)

The Secretariat Head as referred to in subsection (1)
shall

be

appointed

and

discharged

by

the

Executive

Director.
(3)

The Secretariat as referred to in subsection (1) and
subsection (2) has the task of providing administrative
support for the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.

(4)

The organizational structure and work procedure of the
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE’s Secretariat shall
be established by the Executive Director.
Section 8

(1)

Employees of the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE’s
Secretariat may come from Civil Servants and non-Civil
Servants.

(2)

The

career

development

of

Civil

Servants

of

the

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE’s Secretariat as
referred to in subsection (1) shall be undertaken by
their

parent

agencies

in

legislation.
Section 9

accordance

with

the

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(1)

FOR

The

NATIONAL

COUNCIL

CLIMATE

CHANGE

shall

hold

periodic coordination meetings at least on a quarterly
basis or at any time whenever necessary.
(2)

If deemed necessary, the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE
CHANGE may involve Ministers and/or officials or others
deemed necessary in the coordination meetings held by
the NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE.

(3)

Further provisions on work procedure of the NATIONAL
COUNCIL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE shall be regulated by the
Executive Director.
Section 10

All

expenses

CHANGE

to

needed

carry

by

out

the

its

NATIONAL

tasks

COUNCIL

shall

be

FOR

charged

CLIMATE
to

the

National Budget, in this case, Budget of the State Ministry
of Environment.
Section 11
This

Presidential

Regulation

comes

into

force

on

establishment.
Established in Jakarta
On 4 July 2008
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
DR. H. SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO
Certified to be a true copy,
Deputy Cabinet Secretary for Legal Affairs,
(signed over seal)
Dr. M. Iman Santoso

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Translator’s Statement:
This document is translated accurately and consistently from Indonesian into English
Tangerang, July 18, 2008

TJENG GOAN HALIM
Sworn Translator
Email: tghalim_translator@hotmail.com