Strengthening Climate Resilience of Indonesia’s Public Health System

The project aims to protect essential health services in Indonesia against increasing climate variability and extreme weather events. It targets 80 healthcare facilities and 2 hospitals across 8 vulnerable districts in West Java and East Nusa Tenggara, intending to benefit 609,250 direct beneficiaries. The strategy involves integrating climate-risk data into health governance, upgrading facilities with green technologies (such as solar power and rainwater harvesting), and developing community-led health adaptation plans. The project is funded by a USD 25 million GCF grant and USD 2.04 million in co-financing, implemented by the Indonesian Ministry of Health and Save the Children.

• Indonesia's public health system faces severe restrictions in managing climate-driven burdens due to capacity gaps, a lack of climate-related data for monitoring, and insufficient resilience of healthcare facilities to withstand climatic hazards.
• Between 2013 and 2023, Indonesia recorded 1,784 health crises caused by climatic hazards, which resulted in the destruction of healthcare infrastructure and the inability to provide health services.
• Climate change is projected to increase the prevalence of water- and vector-borne diseases in Indonesia; by 2045, 11 cities are expected to be highly susceptible to diseases such as dengue, malaria, and diarrhea.
• The project targets 8 vulnerable districts in two provinces: West Java (Bandung, Bekasi, Karawang, and Cirebon) and East Nusa Tenggara (West Manggarai, Nagekeo, Ende, and Sikka).
• In West Java, the project addresses high vulnerability to coastal floods and storm surges, noting that 98% of villages in the province are located in areas vulnerable to climate change.
• East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is characterized by high climatic risk, with 93% of its villages vulnerable to climate change and a high risk of malaria and dengue case rates.
• The project's financial structure consists of a USD 25 million grant from the Green Climate Fund and USD 2.04 million in co-financing, for a total cost of USD 27.04 million.
• The initiative aims to directly benefit 609,250 people (approximately 5% of the target area population), including 300,000 women and 51,000 children under 5 years of age.
• Proposed infrastructure upgrades for healthcare facilities include solar-powered lighting, water pumps, protective walls, and overhead rainwater harvesting structures to ensure 24/7 water supply.
• A significant barrier to resilience is the lack of climate-risk informed data, as climate change factors are not systematically integrated into existing health information systems.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2023). Strengthening Climate Resilience of Indonesia’s Public Health System. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29310-strengthening-climate-resilience-indonesia-s-public-health-system.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Strengthening Climate Resilience of Indonesia’s Public Health System. 2023. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29310-strengthening-climate-resilience-indonesia-s-public-health-system.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2023strengthening, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Strengthening Climate Resilience of Indonesia’s Public Health System}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/29310-strengthening-climate-resilience-indonesia-s-public-health-system.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }