Climate Change Adaptation in Indonesia

A large proportion of Indonesia is prone to climate change. Vulnerabilities portrayed at the national and regional levels may not link well with those portrayed at the local level. Most studies at the national and regional levels successfully identify vulnerable hot spots. However, they fail to understand the causes of social vulnerability. It is important to understand the causes of social vulnerability as each individual and community have different levels of access to resources, coping capacity, and recovery capacity. A comprehensive vulnerability assessment is necessary especially at the local level to better understand causes of social vulnerability, which are often context specific. Two areas are proposed for enhancing local level climate change adaptation in Indonesia, Lombok Island in West Nusa Tenggara Province and Probolinggo in East Java Province.