Rising Seas, Vanishing Ice Caps, Growing Malaria - Global Warming Threatens Papua, Indonesia

http://www.eco-rescue.info Global leaders sign historic agreement with Governor Schwarzenegger at the Global Climate Summit in Los Angeles 2008. Afterwards, DR. AGUS SUMULE, SENIOR ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR OF PAPUA in INDONESIA shares his insight. http://www.eco-rescue.com 49:42 But you asked me before the countries in the Pacific area. they are island countries which if you don't stop this, and take this effort to stop this global warming they will disappear soon. Those islands will disappear soon. 50:00 Q: And in theory your islands could be affected too. Indonesian man 50:09 of course, it affects everybody. It affects everybody. Because we are talking about global warming is not just the rising of the sea level but also the change in the climate that's why we invented the word climate change, and with the climate change, it changes the production, it changes the agriculture production, it changes the farmer's behavior, it changes the farmers way of planting things. Q: 50:31 it could threaten the extinction of your entire island in one day. A: 50:37 it could, it will definitely affect the food production. And if the production is affected,then I think the civilization is also in danger. 50:48 Q: and what is causing this type of situation right now? A: 50:57 okay, let me give you another example, before I answer that question. 51:01 Papua, has a snow peak, it has been there for a long time, including in the Papua New Guinea. Now there is no more snow in Papua New Guinea, there is no more ice caps. You have to take in the fact that this is right in the tropical area. 51:18 Why our, is the size of the snow peak in Papua is getting smaller every year? It is because of the global warming. Q: 51:28 and that is affecting the people, the food, the habits? Indonesian Man 51:33 eventually it will go that way. 51:35 Another thing up in the highlands before there was no malaria. And u know, malaria disease, right? Now people can easily get it, malaria, up in the highlands. Why? Because of the global warming. 51:47