Polar Norway Exhibition

Did you ever wonder?

How the polar adventurers survived the freezing temperatures and

dangerous environment of the North and South Pole more than a
hundred years ago?
Or how polar expeditions are carried out today?

To learn more about global climate

change and the history of the Polar
Regions, visit the Polar Norway
Exhibition
Universitas Indonesia, Central Library,
September 26th – October 13th, 2011
 Lectures & films
26th September 2011
10.30 – 12.00 Opening ceremony. Norwegian Minister of Environment and Development, Erik Solheim,
and Minister of Education, Mohammad Nuh (TBC).
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)

12.00 – 13.00 Lecture by Kim Holmén: “Rapid Climate Change in the Arctic and Consequences for the
World”. Mr. Holmén is International Director at the Polar Institute in Tromsø, Norway
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)

Film: “Breaking the Ice”. The film portrays the researcher and scientist Fritjof Nansen
(53 minutes).

28 th September 2011
14.00 – 15.00 Lecture by Daniel Mudiarso: “Using the forest to mitigate climate change”.
Mr. Mudiarso is a Senior Scientist at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
and Professor at the Department of Geophysics and Meteorology, Bogor Agricultural
University (IPB). The lecture will be given in Bahasa Indonesia.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)

5 th October 2011
10.00 – 11.00 Lecture by Dr. Budi Haryanto: “Health impacts of climate change and research for
adaptation”. Dr. Haryanto is Head of Research Division of the Research
Center for Climate Change. The lecture will be given in Bahasa Indonesia.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)

12 th October 2011
10.00 – 11.00 Lecture by Jostein Gaarder: “Human Rights and Human Obligations. What can be
done to address climate change?”. Jostein Gaarder is an author from Norway with high
international esteem. With his novel “Sophie’s World” he won the world’s best fiction title in
1995, 33 million sold copies and translated into 55 languages. Gaarder has established a
humanitarian foundation, The Sophie Prize. The prize is an international award
for environment and sustainable development.
Venue: Floating room (Ruang Pertemuan Apung)

Film: “Frozen heart”. The film portrays Roald Amundsen, the first to conquer the South Pole
(1911), and probably the first to plant a flag at the North Pole (1926).

Contactpersons: Hilwa Salami at Universitas Indonesia, Cell + 62 216 087 8040, e-mail
hilwazein@yahoo.com, Torill Iversen Wanvik, Norwegian Embassy, +62 815 1080 4488,
e-mail toi@mfa.no.