Development Strategy for the Climate Village Program in Palopo City, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Background: The Climate Village Program (CVP) is a national program managed by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in order to involve the community and other stakeholders in strengthening adaptation and mitigation capacity for climate change and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, studies on CVP development strategies are still lacking in South Sulawesi. For this reason, this research aims to identify the programs of the climate village and formulate climate village development strategies in the Latuppa sub-district, Palopo City. Methods: Data analysis will be performed utilizing SWOT analysis and Process Hierarchy Analysis to define strategic initiatives for developing the Latuppa climate village program. Result: The results of this research show that the people of Latuppa subdistrict, Palopo City support the CVP through adaptation activities such as controlling drought, floods and landslides and increasing food security, controlling climate disease. Meanwhile, mitigation activities carried out by the Latuppa sub-district community, Palopo City include waste and solid waste management, use of new, renewable energy and energy conservation, agricultural cultivation, increasing vegetation cover and preventing forest and land fires. The role of various stakeholders, such as the community, traditional leaders, academics and government, is critical in the process of developing the CVP particularly in adaptation and mitigation efforts, to ensure the success of the program.