The Baduy tribe in Banten, Indonesia is one of the communities that has lived hundreds of years without electricity, and modern technologies, yet they are happier, healthier, and safer from landslides and floods than people in big cities. It seems like a movie but that is their reality. We often talk about new technology like […]
Author: Nur Azizah Nafa Apriliandani
How Climate Shocks Undermine Indonesia’s Stunting Targets.
When we want to talk about Indonesia’s future, it is not far from Indonesia’s “Generasi Emas 2045” with its vision to transform the nation into a top global economic powerhouse by its centennial through the strategic utilization of its massive demographic bonus. It started from Indonesia’s young generation to make it possible. However, there is […]
Equity or Exclusion? Indonesia’s Rejection of the Belém Roadmap
A decade after the Paris Agreement in 2015, the 30th Conference of the Parties or COP30 was held in Belém, Brazil. Nations and the global community gathered with one singular focus of turning pledges into actions, especially discussing the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) and climate finance. From the COP30 a lot of outcomes were […]
Right Narrative for Right Policy
Contrasting Causal Stories in Sumatra’s Devastating 2025 Floods At the end of 2025, flooding struck the Island of Sumatra, which was worst in decades. Aceh, North Sumatra, dan West Sumatra lumpuh. A total blackout occurred with hundreds dead, thousands buildings destroyed and much more damage. The immediate aftermath focused on the “cause” of the disaster. […]
Jakarta’s Waterways: How is the community saving it?
“Water is Jakarta’s ally” The first thing that comes to the mind when we think about Jakarta is a picture of a metropolitan city with its relationship with water. Seasonal floods and tidal floods are undeniable especially when climate change is the culprit of this disaster, also the phenomena of sea-level rise, and the urban […]