International Climate Change and the Role of Palm Agriculture in Malaysia and Indonesia

Running Head: International Climate Change 1
International Climate Change

International climate change 2
Executive summary:
Global climate change already resulted in adverse impacts on the environment such as glaciers
started to shrink, break up of ice on river and lakes, shifting in ranges of plants and animals, etc.
Climate change is considered as a global phenomenon which is closely related to the fossil fuel
based development, and this discloses different degrees of vulnerability. It is essential for
community’s to deal with the international law to improve a system of mitigation and adaptation
in context of climate change. This system helps the governments to arrange new data and
requirements, and also considers the wide range of different national interest.
The response of the international community in this regard results in the development of the
international climate change regime, and this regime is presented by the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, this institution does not impose any
mandatory obligation on any state for dropping the result, but it established the system which
helps in easy adoption and implementation of alterations and information.
Contents
Executive summary:....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................................4

International climate change 3
Article 5 of Paris agreement:.......................................................................................................................4
Article 5 & palm agriculture:........................................................................................................................4
Reduction in climate change from palm oil cultivation:..............................................................................5
Disease control:.......................................................................................................................................6
Fertilizer control:.....................................................................................................................................7
How to reduce the effects of climate changes on palm oil production:......................................................7
Development of palm oil in novel regions:..............................................................................................7
Cultivation of palm oil in novel suitable regions:.....................................................................................8
Paris agreement and role of Malaysian palm oil industry:..........................................................................8
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................................11
References:................................................................................................................................................12

International climate change 4
Introduction:
Paris agreement ensures strengthen of the response at global level in context of threat occurred
because of climate change by maintaining the global temperature rise, and it also aims to take the
efforts for the purpose of limiting the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degree Celsius.
This agreement also increases the country’s ability to deal with the impact of climate change. For
the purpose of reaching these ambitious goals, different things are required such as proper
financial flow, new framework for technology, and increased capacity building framework, etc.
This agreement also provides the transparency by providing strong transparency framework. It
also imposes obligations on all the parties to report on regular basis related to emissions and
implemented efforts (UNCC, n.d.).
Article 5 of this agreement is directly related to the forests, and it is not too lengthy and defined
in two paragraphs only. First paragraph defines the use of land in context of UN Framework
Convention on Climate Change, and second paragraph deals with the frameworks, decisions, and
guidance which is adopted over the years related to forest including REDD+. Together these two
paragraphs provide complete legal framework related to forests (Climate Focus, 2015).
This report conduct research related to Palm agriculture in Malaysia and Indonesia in the context
of Article 5 of the Paris Agreement (2015). Lastly, paper is concluded with brief conclusion.
Article 5 of Paris agreement:
This article is defined in two paragraphs:
 Action must be taken by the parties to preserve and improve, as suitable, reservoirs of
greenhouse gases stated in Article 4, paragraph 1(d), of the convention, including forests.