Linking adaptive social protection and multi-scale conservation: Policy integration pathways for climate-resilient communities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61511/educo.v2i2.2025.3184Keywords:
adaptive social protection, climate resilience, conservation governance, policy integration, socio-ecological systemsAbstract
Background: Indonesia faces escalating climate-induced disasters that exacerbate both environmental degradation and social vulnerability. While Adaptive Social Protection (ASP) has emerged globally as a framework integrating Social Protection (SP), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) to strengthen household resilience, it remains primarily socio-economic in focus and seldom incorporates ecological considerations. This study conceptualizes an ASP–conservation integration framework designed to link social protection and multi-scale conservation within Indonesia’s policy architecture. Methods: Using a qualitative, conceptual approach based on literature synthesis and policy analysis, the research identifies fragmentation across key ministries, Social Affairs, Environment, Finance, Disaster Management, and Meteorology, each addressing elements of resilience in isolation. Findings: The proposed framework introduces four interlinked dimensions: policy and institutional integration, multi-scale governance and community interface, financing and sustainability mechanisms, and socio-ecological framing and system dynamics. These dimensions collectively position ASP as a meta-framework for socio-ecological resilience that aligns institutions, empowers communities, and embeds sustainability within national adaptation strategies. The paper further proposes a phased governance roadmap, short-term (2025–2027) pilot coordination and data integration, medium-term (2028–2030) policy institutionalization and financing innovation, and long-term (2030+) system-wide embedding of ASP into climate-resilient development. The findings contribute to policy integration theory by framing ASP as a boundary-spanning governance mechanism that bridges sectoral silos and fosters adaptive learning. Conclusion: Ultimately, institutionalizing ASP as an integrated socio-ecological system would enable Indonesia to advance its Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement commitments while enhancing the resilience of both communities and ecosystems. Novelty/Originality of this article: The novelty lies in conceptualizing ASP–conservation integration as a meta-framework for socio-ecological resilience and proposing a phased governance roadmap that bridges institutional fragmentation within Indonesia’s policy system.
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