The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will jointly organize a Global Business Day during the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali.

The Bali Global Business Day (10 December 2007) will bring together 200-300 decision makers from companies, governments, inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations.

This event will send a strong message that business wants a successful completion of a new global climate change framework beyond 2012 that includes a clear and ambitious long-term strategy for reducing global carbon and greenhouse gas emissions.

It will also demonstrate the capacities and commitments of leading companies and business sectors to provide solutions to the climate challenge.

And the day will highlight the policies and financing requirements that will enable companies and markets to successfully develop and disseminate the technologies and practices required by an ambitious global mitigation plan.

Four panels including business leaders, government officials and civil society experts will review the issues at stake for COP 13. They will explore and suggest ways forward. The Bali Global Business Day will provide a unique and useful focus on the main challenges in designing a new global climate mitigation and adaptation regime.

The Bali Global Business Day will be on Monday 10 December 2007 at the Conrad Hotel, Bali.

The name of the event, Tri Hita Karana, is derived from the Balinese philosophy of life. Tri Hita Karana emphasizes that happiness can only be attained if the Creator, people and nature live in harmony with each other. It reflects the objectives of responsible business, balancing people, the planet and profit as the basis for sustainable development.

The event is organized with the support of Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Limited (APRIL), an Indonesian member company of the WBCSD.

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In order to produce an optimum quantity of rice a complete farming tools is necessary. Balinese farmer has a wide selection of farming tool based the activity in the field. For example:
1. Land preparation
Land preparation is first step of rice growing phase; these are the tools which are used for land preparation:
a. Hoe (with one tooth, two teeth, four teeth, and six teeth)
b. Sorok (spade)
c. Tulud (leveler)
d. Penampad (long knife)
e. Tengala (plow)
f. Lampit (leveler pull by bull)

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The general Balinese philosophy guiding the subak system adheres to the principle of Tri Hita Karana which emphasises that happiness can only be reached if the Creator (God), the people (the farmers) and nature (the rice fields) live in harmony with each other. Based on this philosophy are the ceremonies which are a substantial part of the rice cultivation cycle. The ceremonies are carried out at the various temples which are associated with the subak.

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Balinese rice cultivation is famous all over the world for its efficient use of irrigation water. At the heart of irrigation management are the water user associations called subak. They are the backbone of Balinese rice cultivation.

Subak has been described by several authors. It is commonly recognized as an autonomous socio-religious association which deals with matters related to the cultivation and irrigation of rice. They have evolved over centuries, organized by the farmers themselves without (or little) guidance from central authorities. The subak are considered to be one of the most effective irrigator organizations in the world.

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