Climate Disasters and Subjective Well-Being among Urban and Rural Residents in Indonesia

Moh Shadiqur Rahman, Novil Dedy Andriatmoko, Moh Saeri, Herman Subagio, Afrizal Malik, Joko Triastono, Renie Oelviani, Juliana C. Kilmanun, Helena da Silva, Marietje Pesireron, Rein Estefanus Senewe and Yusuf Yusuf
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Moh Shadiqur Rahman: Department of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan
Novil Dedy Andriatmoko: Department of Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Brawijaya, Jl. Veteran, Malang 65145, Indonesia
Moh Saeri: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology East Java, Malang 65152, Indonesia
Herman Subagio: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology East Java, Malang 65152, Indonesia
Afrizal Malik: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Central Java, Semarang 50552, Indonesia
Joko Triastono: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Central Java, Semarang 50552, Indonesia
Renie Oelviani: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Central Java, Semarang 50552, Indonesia
Juliana C. Kilmanun: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology West Kalimantan, Pontianak 78241, Indonesia
Helena da Silva: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang 85362, Indonesia
Marietje Pesireron: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Maluku, Ambon 97233, Indonesia
Rein Estefanus Senewe: Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology Maluku, Ambon 97233, Indonesia
Yusuf Yusuf: Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD), Bogor 16111, Indonesia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-14

Abstract: Climate disasters pose a risk to residents’ well-being globally. However, information about the impact of climate disasters among urban and rural residents remains lacking, especially in Indonesia. This study aims to fill the gap by investigating the impact of climate disaster on subjective well-being based on urban and rural typology model. The data were cross-sectional, involving 7110 Indonesian residents who had experienced climate disasters, 3813 from urban areas and 3297 from rural areas. An ordered probit model was employed to estimate the impact of climate disasters on subjective well-being (i.e., happiness and life satisfaction). In general, the empirical results show that climate disasters do not significantly affect the happiness of Indonesian residents, but they significantly and negatively impact their life satisfaction. Further analysis reveals that climate disasters impact urban and rural residents differently. The subjective well-being of rural residents is more severely affected than those living in urban areas. Further estimation also indicated that climate disaster significantly reduces residents’ subjective well-being at the lowest income level for both rural and urban residents. Our finding confirms that rural residents remain the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Keywords: climate disaster; ordered probit; happiness; life satisfaction; subjective well-being; Indonesia (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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