Anomali YEC News

A view of the Mayor's Office in Malang Municipality

Maintaining the ecosystem balance and environmental preservation through societal involvement in Malang has always been the intention of Anomali’s Urban Environmental Watch Program. Through a series of small and creative grass-root actions; such as the Bird Watching Program, Tree Caring Program and Beach Clean Act, Anomali is actually aiming to shape Malang Municipality to become a city with sustainable environmental awareness and actions, or in more widely known as an Eco City.

Mr. Amol Titus, Reggy's Mentor

Due to the gravity of urgency and feasibility, British Council have decided to support the Project, envisioned by Reggy Hasibuan as one of British Counncil’s Climate Champion. As a Climate Champion, it is Reggy’s passion to bring solution to the mitigation of Climate Change issues to grass-root level, even into an area as scoped down as Malang Municipality. British Council has also provided Reggy with a mentor to help him realise his vision into reality through a series of environmental managerial skills. The CEO of WISE Indonesia, Mr. Amol Titus, has agreed to become Reggy’s mentor and personally assist him to shape Malang as the first Eco City in Indonesia.

For Wise Indonesia website please refer to: www.indonesiawise.com

Oriental White Eye, one of the most hunted bird in Malang

Malang is chosen due to the unique nature that it has. Aside from the averagely small size for a municipality, Malang is also known as a student city with a multitude of Highschools and Universities in close proximity, making them as strategic sources for volunteer recruitment. The city currently also has 9 City Forest and 21 City Parks, eventough the enclosure of the total of open green areas have yet to achieve 30% of the city’s area. The current open green areas, hilly contour added with the river Brantas, which is the biggest river is East Java, has made Malang into a city with spectacular bird population and species, and most of them live inside the city. To Anomali, the birds are the indicator of clean air and ecosystem balance, reflecting the environmental policy of the city and thus, worth to be closely monitored. However, rapid economic problems have become the factor that contributes to the diminishing open green areas as they are converted as comercial areas, increasing shanty areas, and increasing difficulties in acquiring fresh water, fluent electricity and piling house hold waste.

In November 18th 2009, British Council supported Reggy’s Eco City project by conducting a workshop to disseminate the information regarding Malang to spread awareness and support to invited participants from city planning experts, environmentalists, business leaders, media groups and governmental agencies. As the result of of the workshop, a set of instruction, guidelines and advises were composed to further assist the shaping of Malang Municipality as an Eco City.

For press releases regarding the workshop please refer to:

English:http://www.unleashingideas.org/blog/$blog/2009/11/18/jakarta_opens_gew_with_pecha_kucha_night?_c=1

Indonesian:http://sains.kompas.com/read/xml/2009/11/19/07562224/reggy.dan.keinginannya.mewujudkan.malang.eco.city

Indonesian: http://www.britishcouncil.org/id/indonesia-gew-eco-cities.htm

Due to the level of existing awareness, capacity and support, Anomali sees Malang Municipality as the city that would offer more opportunities rather than challenges to be shaped up as an Eco City and we are looking forward for the support, suggestions and critics of everyone who are reading this blog.

Teacher from East Kalimantan poses in front of the Training's banner.

Anomali under the support from The Minisitry of Environment, British Council and Hans Seidel Foundation, has facilitated “Youth Debate and on Negotiation Skills on Climate Change” in Hyatt Hotel, Sanur, Bali 14-15 October 2009. The training was followed by 25 selected students from 15 junior high schools and high schools across Bali and Jakarta.

Mr. Reggy Hasibuan, the chairperson of Anomali was requested specifically to act as a facilitator in this event. This training was held as a side event to the Conference on

Reggy and the Training's Participant

Article 6 to UNFCCC which is regarding Education, Training and Public Awareness. The participants of the training were given the chance later on to join in the conference to provide their insight as young people from Indonesia, and also as a chance to implement the debate and negotiation skills.

Mr. Ibnu Najib and Mr. Wilson Ang, who are other British Council’s Climate Champions participating in the Conference as Moderators, also stopped by the Training to provide motivations to the student participants.

In the end, the training received warm and enthusiastic reception from all the student participants, the Ministry of Environment and also from the International Delegations in Article 6 Conference.

Students from Junior Highschool in Bali Casebuilding

In June 26^th 2008, Anomali took part to facilitate a workshop session in International Youth Forum in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The theme of the workshop was “Youth Participation in the Millennium Development Goal”. Mr. Reggy Hasibuan represented Anomali together with Mr. Ibnu Najib and Ms. Eni Hidayati from Asian Youth Leaders Climate Forum. The participants in the session were 30 young people from Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Cambodia, Suriname, Sudan and Cameroon, each with their own expertise in MDG elements.

The participants responded well to Anomali presentation regarding small-scale solution to Climate Change in Malang Municipality, and admitted that the story inspired them to react accordingly in relevance to MDG. Even after lunch, Mr. Reggy showed the participants how to separate the rubbish from lunch box, organic waste, plastic waste and plastic cups. This action has shown the participants that steps to response to Climate Change an Global Warming can be done anytime, anywhere easily.

Anomali also facilitated the participants to create actions plans in accordance to their expertise and to create an individual commitment for further involvement in the MDG. Anomali is now a part of the MD International Youth Network as the result of the successful workshop.

In 21-26 April 2008, Anomali supported by British Council managed to send a delegation to participate in Asia-Pacific Forestry Week in Hanoi, Vietnam. Mr. Reggy Hasibuan from Anomali along with several others young leaders from Asia Pacificparticipated in the event. They are all a part of Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum (AYLCF), an International network of young people all across Asia and beyond working together to mitigate climate change.

During the event, Mr. Reggy Hasibuan spread the news regarding Anomali and it’s influence in environmental issues in Malang Municipality to many International spectators. He was also interviewed by Tien Phong newspaper, a leading newspaper in Vietnam and several TV channels.As the result, Anomali was greatly applauded and appreciated by the participants of the Forestry Week which includes young people, lobbyists, bureaucrats, echelons and top level officials from multiple countries. Mr. Reggy has also managed to establish a network with Vietnamese young people and people from Indonesian Forestry Department.

For the information regarding AYLCF, please visit the AYLCF official web page.

Anomali sent a representative to United Nation Forum on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) held in Bali from 3-15 December 2007. Mr. Reggy Hasibuan among another candidate was selected from 250 Indonesian candidates and 32 international candidates to participate in the event.

During the Kyoto Protocol birthday in UNFCCC Mr. Reggy Hasibuan managed to speak in behalf of International Young Leaders regarding the need of International Youth Network to mitigate climate change, along with two other youth representatives from Japan and Australia. Later, he shook hand with United Nation Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and the picture taken was shown in the front cover of many newspapers.

Anomali is now a part of International Youth Network called Asian Young Leaders Climate Forum. Everyone is welcome to visit the website here and take part in the ongoing discussions regarding environmental issues and possible solutions