Influencing multi-scalar policy change to enable local resilience action

This case study shows how locally-grounded evidence regarding climate risk and projected impact can be used strategically and consistently at multiple levels to influence comprehensive policy change that supports local action to build resilience.

At the national level, Mercy Corps Indonesia:

• Built awareness around the issue of land subsidence and helped influence the national government to prioritize Pekalongan City and Regency for watershed management and coastal and agricultural resilience and pilot interventions to address land subsidence.
• Influenced the Ministry of National Development Planning to adopt Mercy Corps Indonesia's proposed approach for aligning the top-down national policy framework with local-level needs assessments.
• Helped shared the development of the Roadmap for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) on Adaptation to ensure its relevance for local and sub-national governance and its alignment with existing climate resilience policies.