Nature-Based Solution Water Governance from the Indigenous People inthe Coastal Northern and the Southern Papua

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The Malind Anim and the Indigenous People in three customary Villages around Youtefa Bay Jayapura (the Enggros People, Tobati People and Nafri People) occupy southern and northern sides Papua respectively. These Indigenous People have their own traditional ecological knowledge as natural based solution to mitigate the impact climate change, to govern water resources and also to provide food security. This aim of this article to identify their culture values as natural based solution in water governance. The combining qualitative and quantitative including systematic literature review, interview and mapping are conducted to cope the result. The Result shows the Malind Anim develop traditional cultivation called wambad complementing with drainage system called kamahib. While the Indigenous People in three customary villages around Youtefa Bay by have their own traditional management resources in mangrove that can maintain the ecosystem and also supporting the policy of blue carbon to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Thus, the Indigenous People already have practiced the natural based solution for intergeneration and their knowledge should be integrated to the policy of government in order to tackle the impacts of climate change and ensure the availability of water resources.