How can climate change vulnerability assessments best impact policy and planning?: lessons from Indonesia

This paper contributes to the field of adaptation planning by studying the process and impacts of four different climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) from the cities of Manado, Makassar, Semarang and Bandar Lampung. The CCVAs were based on two different models, one that was deployed in the cities of Semarang and Bandar Lampung through the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) programme, and another developed by UNDP and implemented by Yayasan Kota Kita in Manado and Makassar.

Research was conducted over a period of three months from January to March 2015 and involved both a desk review and extensive fieldwork. Based on this research, recommendations are then made as to how future CCVA processes may be better designed to promote more effective engagement of stakeholders, lasting policy-making and planning outcomes, and as a result, better climate resilience outcomes.