Adaptive Management of Water and Environmental Change through “Climate Village”: An Indonesian Climate Resilience Collaboration Program Toward Nexus Action
摘要
Water management is one of the keys to climate change adaptation. However, the willingness to address climate change must be developed immediately, not only for water issues but for other environmental impacts. This research aims to see the potential of the “Climate Village” program, a climate resilience program based on local communities in Indonesia, towards nexus action to address various environmental problems. This research was conducted in an official climate village using a mixed-method approach. The qualitative study was done with informants from the environmental office, community leaders, and village climate program managers. Meanwhile, quantitative research was conducted on 78 community representatives. This study finds that the community’s active participation in the success of this program has not been maximized. Government activities are still limited to environmental management counselling. The government teaches the community how to study climate patterns and rainfall so that they can be used to increase agricultural yields. The community also participated in the success of this program and allocated their money to tackling environmental problems, especially water management. However, the public needs accurate knowledge in order to apply proper technology for water management, waste management, and the development of environmentally friendly energy sources. The community has realized the consequences of climate change, especially the impact on water and food supply problems. Despite this, more focused activities are needed to overcome the interdependence problems between environmental components affected by climate change. Improvisation of the climate village program is needed to realize the nexus action at the lowest level. This program requires the cooperation of all stakeholders to develop science and technology as an adaptation effort. This study also suggests several alternative technology applications that can be shared through “community service programs” as an obligation for researchers in Indonesia. The speed of climate impacts that exceed scientific predictions also needs to be addressed immediately with massive efforts from the related stakeholders and the community itself.