Indonesia: Vulnerabilities of ecosystem-dependent communities

The Method

Vulnerability Assessment by the World Wildlife Fund – Indonesia (WWF-VA) is a rapid method to identify adaptation options for ecosystem-dependent communities, which are vulnerable to climate variability and change. It was piloted in Malemba and Mensiau, two villages between the Sentarum Lake National Park (Taman Nasional Danau Sentarum) and Betung Kerihun National Park (Taman Nasional Betung Kerihun) of West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. The area is a migration corridor for orang-utans between the two national parks.

Scope and entry points

The assessment aims to identify options to increase community resilience to climate variability. The livelihoods of the target communities are very dependent on a normal and predictable climate, and they may expand their agricultural and hunting activities to the migration corridor to survive, putting orang-utans in danger. The method is designed to be applicable at the village or local community level