Climate Change Impacts on Indonesia and Opportunities for Partnership
Abstract
The United States Indo-Pacific Command has long been a partner with the Government of Indonesia (GoI) and other international organizations operating in the region to first understand the implications regionally and locally of climate change, and then to assist when and where possible in building mutual resiliency for a prosperous future. There are multiple avenues of approach for the consideration of climate change impacts to any global subregion, but the primary focus of this paper is on the anticipated impacts of predicted sea level rise and predicted changes in rainfall patterns affecting the Indonesian archipelago. Specifically, the intent is to identify the potential impacts of increased sea level and modified precipitation patterns on Indonesian agriculture, followed by an assessment of the relative risk to Indonesian food security. As food security is a contributing factor to socio-economic stability in most civilizations, there are broad national security implications if identified risk is not mitigated by the GoI, through investment in agriculture, infrastructure and economic resilience. The Government of Indonesia has devoted, and continues to devote, significant efforts to improving the nations resiliency to climate change, particularly through emphasis on food security. Rather than approaching a partnership with Indonesia from U.S. centric perspective, the U.S. government, and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would best be served by structuring a relationship with Indonesia that allows the U.S. and other regional partners gain advantage from the experience and lessons Indonesia has learned while adapting to climate change.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 26, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1077876
Entities
People
- Christi S. Montgomery
Organizations
- Naval War College