Indonesian girls laugh and play in the water in a late afternoon dip in Panggang island of Kepulaun Seribu (thousand islands). Most of the population of Indonesia is unaware of the future impacts of climate change and the dire predictions of scientists around the world. Indonesian Environment Minister, Mr. R. Witoelar, recently announced that about 2000 islands are expected to drown in his archipelagic nation due to climate change induced sea level rise.