Prasetyoadi (Tiyok), LEAD Indonesia fellow of cohort 10, was invited by LEAD International to contribute an article to the International Session Publication, on Mega-cities and Climate Change. Tiyok was among the eight LEAD Fellows from the LEAD network, coming from six member programs sponsored by LEAD International, and by London School of Economics (LSE) for the subsequent Brazil event. The publications was launched during the LEAD International Session in Mexico City, from 16 to 22 November 2008.
The initial step of the publications process was involving LEAD Fellows from several LEAD member programs/offices, coordinated on-line, and edited in London. The process was an effective collaboration, with a short time, through on-line communication facilitated and organized by LEAD International in London. By involving LEAD Fellows from the different LEAD offices/member programs, a wide range of diverse opinions and perspectives of the different regions in the world would be represented.
The publications are of four themes: Energy, Transport and Urban Mobility, Water and Sanitation, as well as Land Use and Urban Planning. Tiyok contributed an article for the Transport and Urban Mobility together with Erin Silsbe from LEAD Canada. The publications are available in printed form as well as electronic form.
Because of the publications, London School of Economics (LSE) invited the writers to attend Urban Age Conference in Sao Paolo (
http://www.urban-age.net ), in December 2008. The conference has been LSE’s program since 2005, to learn and study about the future of big cities in the world. In the occasion, Tiyok met Fellows from LEAD Brazil, who participated or involved in the conference. The conference was supported by Governor and city government of Sao Paolo, and also some other leading figures from other cities, especially from the USA dan Latin America.
Tiyok also involved in the Greenbuild Expo. Indonesia is in the process of establishing Green Building Council of Indonesia (
http://www.gbcindonesia.org ), Tiyok is one of the core founders, together with some 50 professionals from various backgrounds of profession. The council is expected to be launched in the first semester of next year, will be part of World Green Building Council (
http://www.worldgbc.org ). The ultimate goal of the council is to change life style and promote sustainable development within the building construction business. As we all know, major human’s activities are carried out inside a structure/building. Structures (domestic/housing and commercial) are the biggest carbon emitters to this world. Therefore, one of the targets of Green Building Council is to reduce the impacts of development and building operation, including its people’s life style. One of the tools utilized is rating system, which is under development by GBC Indonesia. WGBC have 12 country members and 8 emerging members. Indonesia is in the process to be an emerging member in WGBC.
On mid-November 2008, there was a yearly conference conducted by USGBC (US Green Building Council) in Boston. USGBC as one of the initial initiators of WGBC is already an established system and organization. The conference was ceremonially opened by Desmond Tutu, the winner of Peace Nobel, attended by approximately 30,000 participants. In addition to the conference, there was also exhibitions on the most-current technologies that emphasize environmental-friendly development, including the process of recycled supplies for mass production materials as well as the software for the design and planning of green buildings.
Indonesia, as a country that is in the process of establishing GBC, will surely need supports from many parties: government, private business, industry, NGOs and the public.
