The Indonesia Climate Change Alliance (ICCA) is a coalition of 19 civil society organizations operating at the grassroots level across various regions in Indonesia. With decades of experience, ICCA has been actively engaged in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Our focus is on representing and advocating for the community groups most vulnerable to climate change in Indonesia, such as smallholder farmers, fishermen, coastal communities, indigenous communities, women, youth, children, and people with disabilities
The Paris Agreement is a crucial international instrument in addressing the global climate crisis. Indonesia, among other countries, has ratified it into Law No. 16 of 2016. It sets a long- term objective to significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, aiming to limit the global temperature increase this century to well below 2°C. Efforts are made to further limit the temperature rise to 1.5°C, while also striving to prevent or minimize negative impacts, losses, and damages, particularly for vulnerable groups.
However, the commitment mentioned above has not been optimally implemented and appears to be mere empty words. According to the IPCC report in 2023, it has been proven that human activities have caused a 1.1°C increase in global warming during the period from 2011 to 2020. This increase can be attributed to the extensive and ongoing use of fossil fuels. The implementation of the Paris Agreement is of utmost importance, leading the ICCA to advocate for climate action at all levels. We call on all parties, particularly the major emitting countries and corporations, to immediately adopt measures to reduce emissions in accordance with the 1.5°C target.
Current climate funding policies and mechanisms have proven to be ineffective in enhancing the resilience of vulnerable community groups to climate change. Rather than prioritizing the fulfilment of the rights of these communities, particularly their rights to land and natural resources, it is evident that certain policies related to climate change mitigation and adaptation have resulted in the emergence of new, more intricate challenges.
The solutions offered and implemented, including funding schemes, have failed to address the issue of climate injustice. The allocation of international funding still primarily focuses on
mitigation, while disregarding the crucial aspect of adaptation that requires serious attention in solving problems, particularly for vulnerable community groups.
Through COP 28, ICCA calls for:
- The parties to immediately take practical measures to climate justice for vulnerable community groups
- Major emitting countries must take responsibility to sufficiently increase climate finance.
- International funds allocated to recipient countries must be prioritized for vulnerable community groups so that they are able to adapt to the impacts of climate change.
Bogor, Indonesia, 16 November 2023
Indonesia Climate Change Alliance (ICCA)
Contact :1. Kustiwa Adinata (JAMTANI) : kustiwa.adinata@gmail.com
2. Tandu Ramba (MPM) : tanduramba@gmail.com