Kuala Lumpur – JAMTANI, MPM, and Petrasa organized the Indonesia Climate Change Workshop titled “Bridging the Gap: Exploring a Just Energy Transition in Agriculture” in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, from April 23 to 25, 2025. The event brought together 34 representatives from 17 organizations across Indonesia to discuss and strategize the role of a Just Energy Transition (JET) in shaping climate-resilient, socially equitable, and sustainable agricultural systems.
This workshop is part of the initiatives of the International Climate Change Alliance (ICCA), an alliance of institutions working with farmers that recognizes the importance of addressing the issue of Just Energy Transition in agriculture. The workshop was designed to deepen participants’ understanding of JET in the agricultural sector, drawing inspiration from global and regional best practices. With a focus on inclusivity, the workshop emphasized the importance of amplifying the voices of smallholder farmers, women, and marginalized communities in the transition to sustainable food systems. Its objectives included developing ICCA’s strategic framework for the next five years, facilitating knowledge exchange, and gaining practical insights through direct engagement with experts and field visits.
The National Coordinator of Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Indonesia, Aryanto Nugroho, participated virtually as a resource person on April 24, 2025, in the session titled “Bridging the Gap: Exploring a Just Energy Transition in Agriculture.” As a coalition of 31 non-governmental organizations advocating for transparency and accountability in the governance of energy and natural resources, PWYP Indonesia provided critical insights into the intersection of JET and agriculture.
Their presentation outlined the complex dimensions of JET, emphasizing decarbonization, adaptation, and mitigation strategies across the agricultural value chain. PWYP Indonesia highlighted how rising temperatures, erratic rainfall patterns, and extreme weather events like El Niño have reduced crop yields by up to 20% in Indonesia, threatening food security and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers due to climate change impacts. They further discussed the opportunities and challenges of JET in the agricultural sector. The coordinator presented several policy recommendations and stressed the need for social inclusion programs, such as retraining for workers affected by automation and prioritizing women-led cooperatives for access to green technologies. The session also sparked lively discussions on balancing economic, environmental, and social priorities in the transition to low-carbon agriculture. (AN)