The 2024 Presidential election is the fifth general election in Indonesia. Voters elected a President and a Vice President on 14 February 2024. The elections will also choose parliamentary and local representatives. The presidential elections occur once in a five-year tenure in Indonesia. This year’s election is especially important as it will mark the first...
Conflicts between development and climate mitigation arise in Indonesia, as in many other developing nations, due to the difficulties in balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. Primarily, Indonesia has relied on fossil fuels, notably coal, to meet rising energy demands and drive economic growth. The energy industry will become a significant carbon emitter if the government...
In 2023, Indonesia has been able to make progress with policies and actions in several sectors in order to align emission reduction targets with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C temperature limit. International financial agreements, as well as Presidential Regulation 112/2022 on the Acceleration of Renewable Energy Development, enabled the expansion of renewable energy projects while also...
Community-based model in partnership with an NGO In partnership with a local NGO named Yayasan Planet Indonesia, the rural communities in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, have adopted conservation practices to protect at-risk ecosystems. The NGO creates village-led partnerships to support ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) by instituting community governance structures (Conservation Cooperatives) that enable access to financial and...
Dear Honourable Dr. Agus Justianto, Director General of Sustainable Forest Management of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) Contact: agusjustianto@yahoo.com Indonesia Ministry of Forest: pusdata@dephut.cbn.net.id My name is Netra Naik. I am the Country Manager for Indonesia for Climate Scorecard, a non-profit organization that monitors leading greenhouse gas-emitting countries’ climate policies and programs....
Rating C In 1999, Indonesia submitted an Initial National Communication (INC) document to the newly formed United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), which estimated the country’s GHG emissions for the year 1990. Later, in 2010, the country submitted a Second National Communication (SNC) covering GHG emissions for the time series between 2000 and...
Rating B (Moderate progress to sustainability) Indonesia has approximately 38.8 million farmers dispersed among 75,436 villages, 7,232 sub-districts, and 514 regencies/cities. Rice is the primary crop cultivated by Indonesian farmers. Other crops cultivated by farmers are palm oil, natural rubber, cocoa, coffee, tea, cassava, rice, and tropical spices. The average size of the farm is...
Rating C (Holding Steady) The water supply and demand vary in Indonesia across several islands based on population density. The freshwater supply is abundant in Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Papua islands, where the population is less. Conversely, the densely populated Java Island faces water scarcity due to low access to piped water and widespread pollution....
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating – D Falling Behind Is there reliable data available? We are halfway through 2023, still lagging behind our climate goals. You cannot make an impact if you cannot measure. Data can speak volumes about progress, but only from a one-point reliable source. In today’s age of...
Program Overview Through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Government of Indonesia initiated a program in 2012 termed ‘The Kampung Iklim (Climate Village) Programme’ (ProKlim). The goal of the program is to address the climate vulnerability of the local communities by helping them to adapt and mitigate its effects. The program promotes a low-carbon...
