Case Study

Assessing Impacts of Climate Change for Local Adaptation Planning in Indonesia

Updated: 10, Jul 2025

Asia - Indonesia

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Introduction

The Indonesian government published the National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation (Rencana Aksi Nasional Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim or RAN-API) in 2014. The Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ) and the Ministry of National Development Planning, Indonesia (BAPPENAS) are cooperating on assessing the impact of climate change for local adaptation planning in the Republic of Indonesia. The cooperation is being implemented in line with the RAN-API and in close collaboration with relevant Ministries, local Universities, and donors including Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Science-based climate impact assessment has been conducted based on this cooperation, and policy recommendations for mainstreaming adaptation into development plans have been developed for North Sumatra, East Java, and Bali provinces (Figure 1) for certain target sectors (e.g., agriculture, heat stress, waterborne diseases, and oceans and fisheries). The University of Tokyo has taken the lead on this project, in collaboration with Japanese project consortium members, Ibaraki University, the National Institute for Environmental Studies, and Nippon Koei Co. Ltd. A simplified explanation of the project is described as below.

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