Performance of sustainable livelihoods assets in coastal communities in dealing with climate change: A case study at Kuaro District, Paser Regency

Abstract

Sustainable livelihood assets in coastal areas have become part of climate change. Coastal communities as actors and users of assets for the sustainability of these sustainable livelihood assets, for example, the Harapan Baru Village, the majority of whom work as fishermen depend on marine resources. To climate balance and changes in sustainable livelihood assets due to natural, social, economic, human resource, and infrastructure factors. The focus of this research is to find the performance of sustainable livelihood assets of coastal communities facing climate extremes. The research method is a mixed method quantitative with accidental sampling and qualitative by exploring people’s perceptions through semi-structured interviews and observation on sustainable livelihood and climate change. The results show that the performance of sustainable livelihood assets of coastal communities is strongly influenced by climate change and its impacts. Social justice aspects are influenced by ecosystems, human resources, and infrastructure related to the difficulties of time, distance, and natural resource instability. In short, climate extremes bring change to impact aspects of sustainable livelihoods, especially the economy, which causes people to find it difficult to make ends meet. This condition, within a certain period, affects the ability and performance of sustainable livelihood assets for coastal communities.