Nusa Dua, Bali (ANTARA) – Bali will host the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, on October 11, 2023, to address four marine issues, the Communication and Information Ministry stated.”So far, there are 13 heads of state (that have confirmed) to attend, and we expect more confirmations,” the ministry’s director general of public information and communication, Usman Kansong, said here on Wednesday. t a media briefing on the AIS Summit and the World Water Forum (WWF), he informed that Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and Vanuatu are among the countries that have confirmed their attendance at the 1st AIS Summit. ccording to Kansong, the AIS Summit, which is a cooperation forum between 51 island and archipelagic countries, will emphasize on devising concrete solutions to four ocean problems, namely climate change mitigation, blue economy, plastic waste handling in the oceans, and maritime governance. Indonesia, he said, is according considerable attention to those issues, especially waste handling in the oceans. Indonesia added 12.5 million metric tons of plastic waste into the sea, based on the latest survey in 2015, he highlighted.
Source: Antara News Agency