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        "id": 1825542,
        "msgid": "collaboration-in-facing-the-impacts-of-climate-change-in-indonesia-1782463861",
        "date": "2026-06-26 15:20:00",
        "title": "Collaboration in Facing the Impacts of Climate Change in Indonesia",
        "author": "indrastuti",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "A national seminar highlighted that climate resilience in Indonesia requires collaboration between government, communities, and the private sector. The Ministry of Environment has prioritised climate adaptation, integrating local solutions from areas like Pekalongan and Bulukumba into national policy. The Adaptation Fund emphasised that successful adaptation depends on locally tailored solutions and strong local ownership.",
        "content": "<p>Tidal flooding that continues to inundate the coastal areas of\nPekalongan City, changing rainfall patterns threatening the agriculture\nof the Kajang indigenous community in Bulukumba, declining Toraja coffee\nproductivity due to extreme weather, and the increasing risk of urban\nflooding in Samarinda demonstrate that climate change has become a\nreality faced by Indonesian society today. Although the impacts differ\nin each region, experiences from these various areas show one\ncommonality: climate resilience requires collaboration between\ngovernment, communities, local organisations, the private sector, and\ndevelopment partners to create solutions that meet the needs of the\npeople. These lessons were a key focus of the National Seminar on\nClimate Change Adaptation organised by KEMITRAAN together with the\nMinistry of Environment with support from the Adaptation Fund. The\nDirector of Climate Change Adaptation at the Ministry of\nEnvironment\/Environmental Control Agency, Franky Zamzani, stated that\nhis ministry has made climate change a priority in the national\ndevelopment programme. \u201cThe national government, through the Asta Cita,\nplaces climate change as a strategic pillar in national development,\nespecially through the green economy and climate resilience missions.\nFor this reason, the government, through various national development\npolicies, continues to encourage the strengthening of regional and\ncommunity capacity in facing the impacts of climate change, including\nthrough the development of various community-based adaptation\ninitiatives,\u201d he said. According to Franky, good practices developing in\nthe regions need to become part of the national solution in facing the\nclimate crisis. \u201cWhat communities are doing in Pekalongan, Bulukumba,\nToraja, and Samarinda shows that adaptation solutions born from local\nneeds are often the most effective. Our challenge is to strengthen,\nreplicate, and integrate these lessons into broader development\npolicies,\u201d he stated. Since 2019, the Ministry of Environment, through\nthe Deputy for Climate Change Control and Carbon Economic Value\nGovernance, and KEMITRAAN, with support from the Adaptation Fund, have\nbeen running climate change adaptation programmes in five regions of\nIndonesia with different climate impacts. In Pekalongan City,\ncommunities face the threat of tidal flooding and rising sea levels\naffecting residential areas and the economic activities of coastal\ncommunities. In Bulukumba Regency, changing weather patterns impact the\nagricultural sector and the livelihood resilience of the Kajang\nindigenous community. Meanwhile, in four regencies within the Saddang\nRiver Basin in South Sulawesi Province, extreme weather has reduced the\nproduction of the world-renowned Toraja coffee. In Samarinda City, the\nrisk of urban flooding and extreme weather is a challenge that needs to\nbe anticipated through strengthened governance and community capacity.\nThrough this programme, various parties are encouraged to strengthen\ncommunity adaptation capacity, improve climate-responsive development\nplanning, and build collaboration between the central government, local\ngovernments, village administrations, community groups, and vulnerable\ngroups. Hugo Remaury, a representative of the Adaptation Fund, affirmed\nthat his organisation supports various initiatives aimed at\nstrengthening community resilience to the impacts of climate change\nworldwide, including in Indonesia. The Adaptation Fund is an\ninternational funding mechanism established as part of global\ncommitments to support community initiatives in adapting to climate\nchange. \u201cThe Adaptation Fund was established based on a decision of the\nConference of the Parties to the UNFCCC, with the aim of financing\nprojects and programmes that help vulnerable communities in developing\ncountries adapt to climate change. This funding is based on the needs,\nviews, and priorities of each country,\u201d he explained. According to Hugo,\nthe success of climate change adaptation depends heavily on the ability\nto deliver solutions that meet the needs of local communities.\n\u201cCommunities on the front lines of climate change impacts are not only\nbeneficiaries but also sources of knowledge and innovation. Experiences\nin Indonesia show that when climate funding is combined with local\nownership, community leadership, and strong collaboration, the resulting\nimpact is more inclusive, sustainable, and responsive to the real needs\nof the community.\u201d He added that various lessons from project sites in\nIndonesia can serve as examples of how investment in climate change\nadaptation can generate social, economic, and environmental benefits\nsimultaneously. Meanwhile, KEMITRAAN Executive Director Nurina Widagdo\nstressed that each region faces different climate challenges, thus\nrequiring a contextual approach. \u201cThere is no one-size-fits-all\nsolution, and what we have learned from Pekalongan, Bulukumba, Tana\nToraja and three other areas in South Sulawesi, and Samarinda is that\nsuccessful adaptation stems from the ability to bring together community\nneeds, government commitment, local knowledge, and the support of\nvarious partners in a collaborative space,\u201d she said. According to\nNurina, strengthening climate resilience must go hand in hand with\nstrengthening community capacity and creating sustainable livelihood\nalternatives. \u201cAdaptation is not just about surviving the impacts of\nclimate change, but ensuring communities have the capacity, resources,\nand opportunities to continue to thrive amidst change.\u201d<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/collaboration-in-facing-the-impacts-of-climate-change-in-indonesia-1782463861",
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