Indonesia hopes that the UN climate change meeting in Bali, which kicked off in Bali yesterday, can reach agreement on practical steps in assisting developing countries to develop their own adaptation strategies, said Emil Salim, head of the Indonesian delegation to the conference.

A press release of the Indonesian delegation said hopefully, the meeting can facilitate all concrete agreement on capacity building in developing countries,

There are positive signs at this meeting, including Australia's commitment to sign the Kyoto Protocol, concrete talks regarding adaptation fund mechanism, and the EU's commitment to reduce their carbon emission below the 1990 level at the year 2012, it said.

The Bali meeting will lay foundations on talks and negotiations to formulate a framework after the Kyoto Protocol expires in 2012, according to Emil Salim.

During the two-week conference from Dec. 3 to 14, all parties will discuss the next steps on handling climate change through action mechanism for post 2012.