Background

The Indonesian government is currently trying to integrate Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) into Indonesia’s social protection framework, as an initiative to reform social protection. However, the ASP concept is still in its infancy and lacks a comprehensive understanding in some areas. Meanwhile, other alternative forms of protection that utilize community-based financing can provide a more complete picture of community capacity and resilience.

This research therefore seeks to understand the potential for broader use of social protection systems beyond state-centered ASP mechanisms, by incorporating informal community-based risk-sharing arrangements and other alternative protection measures against climate impacts. This concept-testing project hypothesizes that formal social protection models complemented by community-based protection mechanisms combine to offer comprehensive protection against climate shocks.

Scope

This research focuses on the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, especially the East Sumba Regency.

Aims and Objectives

Understand the potential use of a more extensive social protection system beyond the state-centric ASP mechanism to include community-based informal risk-sharing arrangements and other alternative protection measures against climate impact:

• Understanding the multi-layered, multi-level, and multi-facets of formal social protection pathways.
• Mapping existing community-based protection arrangements in the context of understanding existing adaptive climate protection.
• Exploring mechanisms on how to integrate formal and informal adaptive protection arrangements.
• Understanding how adaptive social protection can be achieved with or without an empowerment agenda.

Methodology

• Desk Studies
• Households Survey
• Key-Informant Interviews
• Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
• Ethnography Study

Resilience Development Initiative Team Members

• Dr. Saut Sagala
• Dr. Jonatan Lassa
• Dr. Ayu Krishna
• Rahmah Aulia Zahra
• Debby Paramitasari
• Farijzal Arrafisena

Project Partners

• Dr. Maklon Killa (Wira Wacana Christian University)
• Dr. Victoria Fanggidae (The Prakarsa Indonesia)
• Darmawan Prasetya (The Prakarsa Indonesia)
• Andreas Hapsoro (Habitat for Humanity Indonesia)
• Dedy Pedor (Habitat for Humanity Indonesia)
• Dr. Dominiggus Elcid Li (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change)
• John Petrus Talan (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change)
• Hestin Kezia Octalina Klaas (Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change)

News

• Exploring Social Protection Frameworks: Insights from East Sumba Regency Survey Activities 
• Interdisciplinary Workshop Explores Social Protection and Cultural Traditions in East Sumba
• Insights Unveiled: Collaborative Sessions Shape Future Social Protection in East Sumba Timur 
• RDI and Its Consortium Partners Successfully Held A Series of Advocacy Workshops Funded by The KONEKSI (DFAT) in Jakarta, Kupang, and Waingapu.

Publication

• 1st Policy Brief: Overcoming Barriers to Mainstream and Operationalise Adaptive Social Protection in Local Regions with Multiple Risk Contexts
• 2nd Policy Brief: Informal Social Protection: The Role of Social Capital
• Insights from Sumba: Compilation of Ideas on Adaptive Social Protection against Climate Change
• Transdisciplinary Workshop Report

Media Coverage

• Advokasi Workshop Waingapu, Sumba Timur – Victory News
• Advokasi Workshop Kupang – Pos Kupang