Thousands of revellers will be jamming in the jungle in Sarawak this weekend at an annual music festival to promote going green, according to organisers.

Artists from around the world will perform at the 10th Rainforest World Music Festival aimed at highlighting the dangers of climate change, they said.

The two-day event, held in a village against a backdrop of rainforest trees and limestone cliffs, is expected to drew more than 15,000 people, they said.

Apart from music lovers, the festival, outside Sarawak state capital Kuching, also sometimes drews curious animals such as monkeys and wild cats out of the nearby jungle, said festival programme director Yeoh Jun Lin.

"So you not only get to enjoy the music but also see wild animals of Borneo," she said.

The festival offers workshops, lectures, jamming sessions and mini concerts, followed by evening performances on the main stage.

"We need to educate the public about global warming," said Mohamad Tuah Jais, the festival organiser.

Live Earth concerts

The festival comes one week after the Live Earth concerts that saw global pop stars, politicians and Hollywood celebrities drum home the dangers of global warming in locations across seven continents.

Carbon dioxide from energy use is a major contributor to the greenhouse gases which scientists blame for the earth's warming.

A key UN report earlier this year warned that billions would face a higher risk of water scarcity and millions more would likely go hungry as damage to the Earth's weather systems from greenhouse gases changed rainfall patterns, powered up storms and increased the risk of drought, flooding and water stress.

The festival lineup this weekend includes Australia-based Inka Marka, Black Umfolosi from Zimbabwe, Malaysia's Aseana Percussion Unit, Huun Huur Tu from Tuva, Malerija from Russia, Khac Chi of Vietnam, Ensemble Kaboul of Afghanistan, Shannon from Poland, Tarika Be of Madagascar, Scottish group Shooglenifty, and Canada's Randy Raine Reusch.