SIPA Indonesia Policy Brief

This brief summarizes the results of modeling analysis to determine potential priority areas for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for climate resilience for people and infrastructure in Indonesia. Four key benefits provided by nature were assessed: sediment retention (erosion control), flood risk reduction, water recharge (for supply), and coastal protection (of people and infrastructure). It closes with recommendations for how to integrate these analyses in infrastructure development, climate adaptation, and conservation planning moving forward. The analysis provides useful information for planners within Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas), Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning / National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Forestry, Geospatial Information Agency (BIG), National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the Peat and Mangrove Restoration Agency (BRGM), local government units, and other relevant government departments at the national and subnational levels in guiding infrastructure planning and siting decisions.