Communicating Climate Change in Indonesia : The Challenges Towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Tria Patrianti1, Atwar Bajari2, Herlina Agustin3, Iriana Bakti4
FISIP Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta1, Universitas Padjadjaran2,3,4
Abstract
Indonesia is very committed to implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Indonesias high commitment to implement the SDGs is determined by the enactment of Presidential Regulation Number 59 of 2017 concerning Implementation of Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Of the 17 Goals set in the SDGs, the 13th target on climate change control is an important target for the world and Indonesia. As an archipelagic country with extensive coastal areas and small islands, Indonesia has experienced extreme climate events such as floods, droughts, as well as long-term impacts from rising sea levels. In line with the increase in population, natural disasters caused by climate change have a wider impact on people and their assets, making it difficult for them to get out of the poverty line. Communication plays important role in disseminating the climate change messages for the people nationwide. Climate Change Communication in Indonesia is characterized by the involvement of Government Agency in spreading the messages of climate change mitigation and adaptation. This study aims to explore the process of stakeholder relations in communicating climate change in Indonesia and its challenges towards Sustainable Development Goals. Using the qualitative approach with semi-structure interviews conducted with informants in the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as Indonesia-s leading sector for communicating the Climate Change Communication. The findings show that internal and external communication face challenges such as communicator, messaging development, and the evaluation of communicating for climate change respectively.
Keywords: Climate Change Communication, Mitigation, Adaptation, SDGs
Topic: Communication