JURNALTODAY.CO, NATIONAL – More than two years after its issuance, the 2024–2030 National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change (RAN GPI) is considered to lack clear public accountability and monitoring mechanisms.
The reporting platform referenced in the document remains inaccessible, gender- and climate-responsive budget tagging has not been consistently implemented across the 22 ministries and institutions responsible for implementation, and participation indicators remain largely symbolic.
These findings were presented by Wicitra Diwasasri, a researcher at Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia, during a media discussion entitled “Amid the Haze: Women’s Voices on the Road to COP31” in Jakarta on Wednesday (28 October). The discussion took place amid the escalating forest and land fires (karhutla) and Indonesia’s preparations to attend COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, scheduled for 9–20 November.
Meanwhile, data from the Indicative Burned Area (AIT) modeling conducted by Yayasan Madani Berkelanjutan recorded approximately 2.54 million hectares of indicative burned areas across Indonesia between January and September 2026, with a significant increase in August–September 2026.
Around 50.7% of the indicative burned areas were located within oil palm plantation permit and concession areas, as well as Forest Utilization Business Permit (PBPH) areas. The largest affected areas were recorded in Central Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and South Papua.
The haze caused by forest and land fires further exacerbates the burden of the climate crisis borne by women, children, and vulnerable groups at the community level.
PWYP Indonesia’s findings, presented in its policy brief entitled “A Reflection on the Implementation of RAN GPI 2024–2030 and Strengthening GEDSI in the Global and National Climate Agendas,” identify four major issues:
- First, inadequate reporting and monitoring of the RAN GPI action plan’s implementation. The reporting platform http://srn.menlhk.go.id, referenced in the RAN GPI document, remains inaccessible, and no information has been provided regarding its replacement or transition to an alternative platform.
- Second, gender- and climate-responsive budget tagging has not been implemented consistently. A review of the 2026 Work Plans and Budgets (RKA) found that, among the 22 implementing ministries and institutions, only the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) explicitly integrates gender and climate budget tagging. Furthermore, there has been no public disclosure regarding the establishment of the National Team for Accelerating the Implementation of RAN GPI, which was agreed upon by the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA) and the relevant ministries and institutions in October 2025.
- Third, meaningful participation has been reduced to symbolic participation. The participation indicators in the RAN GPI document only measure the “number of attendees” from vulnerable groups. This contradicts the principles of meaningful participation: the right to be heard, the right to have one’s views considered, and the right to receive explanations regarding decisions made.
- Finally, the need to align RAN GPI 2024–2030 with BGAP 2026–2034. The RAN GPI must be aligned with the Belém Gender Action Plan (BGAP) 2026–2034, including the integration of multidimensional vulnerability analysis, intersectionally disaggregated data, as well as safeguard and grievance mechanisms for women environmental defenders.
“The RAN GPI action plan only specifies a general implementation period of 2024–2030. Without annual targets and clear timelines, the public cannot effectively assess progress on key priorities, such as the provision of disaggregated data. KPPPA, together with the responsible ministries and institutions, must immediately make the implementation timeline and monitoring dashboard publicly accessible,” Wicitra emphasized, highlighting the absence of measurable implementation timelines.
Knowledge Creation Manager at Madani Berkelanjutan, Anggalia Putri Permatasari, stressed the importance of strengthening the legal foundation and budgetary commitments of RAN GPI to ensure it does not remain merely a formal policy document. Anggalia also highlighted the real threats faced by women environmental defenders on the ground.
“Climate consultations must be meaningful. When women and Indigenous Peoples reject land acquisition or land release, their voices must be accommodated. Furthermore, the state has an obligation to guarantee protection for women environmental defenders, who frequently face intimidation and violence when defending the territories they manage and depend on,” Anggalia said.
The need for genuine inclusivity was also highlighted by Nora Sondang, a person with a disability from the Indonesian Association of Women with Disabilities (HWDI) and an Emerging Leader in Climate. Nora criticized the limited accessibility of public information concerning climate policy documents.
“Nothing about us without us.” Persons with disabilities must be involved as decision-making actors, not merely as passive listeners. The government must provide reasonable accommodations, ranging from screen-reader-friendly document formats and audio content to physical accessibility and programmes that accommodate the diversity of disabilities,” Nora stated.
Concluding the discussion, Deputy Executive Director of Aksi! for Gender, Social and Ecological Justice, Risma Umar, urged the government to ensure that access to climate finance directly reaches affected communities.
“Access to climate finance, such as the Green Climate Fund (GCF), must not be enjoyed exclusively by corporations or intermediary institutions claiming to represent communities. Ahead of COP31, the Indonesian government must organize inclusive public consultations to develop its negotiation positions, ensuring that women’s voices are recognized as leaders and decision-makers in shaping climate policies,” Risma said.
Joint Recommendations Ahead of COP31
Ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, PWYP Indonesia and its civil society coalition urge the Government of the Republic of Indonesia to:
- Publicly disclose progress reports on RAN GPI implementation on a regular basis through a public dashboard or quarterly reports in disability-accessible formats.
- Strengthen the legal foundation for RAN GPI implementation, at a minimum through a Presidential Regulation that establishes binding provisions on the division of responsibilities among ministries and institutions, as well as their budgetary obligations.
- Align RAN GPI with the Belém Gender Action Plan (BGAP), including the provision of intersectionally disaggregated data and legal protection and grievance mechanisms for women environmental defenders.
- Transform participation indicators from merely measuring attendance numbers to assessing the quality of engagement, in accordance with Constitutional Court Decision No. 91/PUU-XVIII/2020.
- Organize public consultations on Indonesia’s COP31 negotiation position documents and facilitate direct access to climate finance for women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and vulnerable communities. (*)
Source: Jurnal Today