Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia
This book demonstrates the challenges and opportunities of climate change actions in developing countries and primarily focuses on case studies in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country. The most important feature of the book is its examinati
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imate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia
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Shinji Kaneko • Masato Kawanishi Editors
Climate Change Policies and Challenges in Indonesia
Editors Shinji Kaneko, Dr., Professor Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) Hiroshima University Hiroshima, Japan
Masato Kawanishi, Dr. Senior Advisor Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-4-431-55992-4 ISBN 978-4-431-55994-8 DOI 10.1007/978-4-431-55994-8
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Foreword
Recognizing climate change as one of the biggest threats we face, the Government of Indonesia has made several important contributions to addressing this issue. In 2007, we hosted the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Bali. In 2009, the government announced a voluntary commitment to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26 % below a business-as-usual scenario by 2020 using domestic resources and up to 41 % with international support. This was followed by the formulation and implementation of national and regional mitigation action plans. Indonesia is also accelerating adaptation efforts, as it is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as the sea level rise and a change in the rainfall pattern. In this regard, the national adaptation action plan was officially launched in 2014. The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) has been coordinating with relevant line ministries and local governments for the implementation of these planned actions. We have integrated climate change mitigation and adaptation into the Medium-Term Development Plan. The Japan International
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