Indonesia’s Climate-Related Disasters and Health Adaptation Policy in the Build-Up to COP26 and Beyond

Rina Suryani Oktari, Febi Dwirahmadi, Connie Cai Ru Gan, Kristin Darundiyah, Pratomo Cahyo Nugroho, Arif Wibowo and Cordia Chu
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Rina Suryani Oktari: Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC), Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
Febi Dwirahmadi: Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4222, Australia
Connie Cai Ru Gan: Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4222, Australia
Kristin Darundiyah: Indonesian Ministry of Health, Jakarta Selatan, Jakarta 12950, Indonesia
Pratomo Cahyo Nugroho: Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Management, Jakarta Timur, Jakarta 13120, Indonesia
Arif Wibowo: Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta 10270, Indonesia
Cordia Chu: Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4222, Australia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 2, 1-17

Abstract: In recent years, Indonesia has experienced rapid increases in severe climate-related disasters have dramatically impacted populations unevenly; the poor and the vulnerable populations are most affected, and adaptive measures are urgently needed to protect and mitigate the impact on their health. However, very little is known about the existing measures addressing climate-related disasters and health impacts among vulnerable groups. WHO established a Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management framework to urge governments and relevant actors to systematically collect evidence to develop science-based feasible adaptive strategies for priority groups. This study used scoping review methods to identify the action areas of Health-EDRM in policy documents in Indonesia, its content, and any potential gaps that require further study. The results from the documents’ review were then reported and discussed at a national stakeholder consultation meeting. This study has identified several achievements, lessons learned, and challenges from strategies and policies for health adaptation in facing climate-related disasters in Indonesia. This study also proposed strategies and recommendations to support mobilizing and accelerating health adaptation actions towards climate-related disasters in Indonesia.

Keywords: disaster risk; climate change; public health; regulation; health-EDRM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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