Can Nigeria’s Carbon-Credit Gamble Deliver Wins at Home and Abroad? When a fisherman in Nigeria is questioned about climate change, he will say that climate diplomacy is a far-off thing until the tide in his compound rises higher with each passing year. Markets, mitigation are not what he talks of; it is roofs, nets and […]
Climate change has become a pressing global issue, and Indonesia, as one of the world’s largest tropical forest countries, has a major responsibility in mitigating its impacts. One of the main initiatives taken by Indonesia is the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) program, which aims to provide incentives to developing countries to […]
At this point in its history, Afghanistan will make significant economic progress that will require an increasingly stable environment in which renewable energy can play a part in that transformation. The fortune of renewable energy resources in the country like solar, wind, hydro, biomass, and geothermal is going to contribute a lot toward energy security […]
During President Joko Widodo’s leadership era, the government is committed to allocating 12.7 million state forest areas to communities through the Social Forestry (SF) program. Social Forestry is made a national priority program in the context of national economic equality by providing land access, opportunities, and Community Resources (HR) capacity. In this case, SF provides […]
The escalating climate crisis demands a deep and rapid climate action, a global shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) consistently emphasizes that immediate action is required to limit global temperature rise to below 1.5°C, thereby reducing the risk of severe environmental, economic, and social impacts. However, this […]
Indonesia faces significant vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Rising sea levels, deforestation, and increasing number of disasters are among the key challenges threatening the livelihoods of millions of Indonesians. Despite these urgent issues, the country’s approach to climate diplomacy has often been insufficient to address the scale of the crisis. However, there is […]
Jonathan Tarnue Payne 
Precious Douglas Maulana 
Eslam Mohamed Elsheikh 
Lutfi Nurachma 
David R.K Brown 
Asef Jafari