Indonesia is a topographically endowed nation that is very prone to the impacts of climate change. This can be explained as its weakness, considering that it is the biggest archipelago in the world and has the longest continuous coastline in the world, with five major islands and thousands of minor ones. Without sound mitigation and […]
Author: Lutfi Nurachma
Ministry of Health’s DEKSI Program and WHO Climate Adaptation Guidelines
Strengthening National Health Resilience Climate change has become inseparable from public health, as it has significantly affected, both directly and indirectly. However, the awareness of climate change’s impact on health conditions and life expectancy is still low among the people. For instance, heatwaves lead to death and potentially increase the number of fatalities when the […]
Indigenous People: Keepers of the Earth, Strangers in Their Own Land
From November 10th to 21st, 2025, the world’s eyes turned to Belém, Brazil, for the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30). All the leaders from across the level – local, national, and international – gathered with a clear, urgent mission, to turn the promises of the Paris Agreement into faster, real-world action to protect […]
Sumatra’s S.O.S: Why Current Disaster Policy Isn’t Enough?
A series of catastrophic floods and landslides occurred at the end of November 2025 in Sumatra Island, which precipitated a significant human crisis across the provinces of Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disaster’s footprint is widespread across numerous administrative districts, devastating 25 regencies and municipalities: approximately 12 regencies/municipalities in Aceh Province, 8 regencies/municipalities […]
Green Concert in Indonesia
Communicating Climate Change Indonesia is generally perceived as a nation where climate awareness is relatively low. Simply put, this is witnessed by the usual behavior of people in excessive single-use plastic products and the general absence of consciousness regarding waste sorting and advanced processes. In general, the public often fails to recognize the urgency of […]