REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, WASHINGTON, DC - Indonesia today is terrorized by climate change. Indonesia was in the front line, an Indonesian entrepreneur, Rachmat Gobel, said on Tuesday in US.

As the owner of Panasonic Gobel Indonesia, Gobel is also known for his campaign on green economy. He chairs an organization of renewable energy and promotes environmental friendly products.

Gobel said on the discussion at Center of Strategic for International Studies (CSIS) that the temperature in Indonesia had increased 0.3 degree Celcius since 1990. On contrary, the number of rainfall has jumped to 2-3 percent with lesser rainy days in a year.

"The condition makes Indonesia prone to flood and landslide," he said as reported by Nasihin Masha from Republika.