Policy analysis of the adaptation of Makassar city’s government for climate change and global warming

Abstract

Government plays important role in adapting, planning, and implementing to work and Program succeeded with the right target depend on central government, regional government, and national institutions, also international institution involvement. The research aims to analyze Makassar regional government to adapt to climate-changing by seeing programs include adaptation, funding pattern, and knowledge of regional government about climate changing and global warming issues. Research implementing in Makassar in August-October and continued by doing a comparative study in Semarang to complete the data. Sampling uses non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling approach. Data analysis using descriptive, qualitative, and comparative. The result has shown Makassar regional Government has been responding to climate changing. This is shown by policy and adaptation strategy in document RAD-API. But, the government has a barrier in coordinating and funding their implementation. This makes the adaptation could not work effectively. Further, the lack of government knowledge about climate changing and global warming issues also contributes to preventing integration of policy process to regional development planning.