VCA Indonesia 2nd Thematic learning webinar
This VCA webinar, 'Community Voices and Partnerships in Monitoring Just Climate Action: Are They Important?' hosted by Voices For Just Climate Action (VCA) through SPEAK Indonesia, was a forum for discussion and sharing of learning regarding good community involvement practices in climate action monitoring efforts.
The involvement of various parties can be a social control to monitor and evaluate an activity that has been running or is currently running. Monitoring is an important activity in ensuring the long-term success of climate adaptation initiatives, plans, and actions. In the monitoring and evaluation stage, apart from the collection of data, community involvement and the active role of women as one of the affected groups in monitoring to decision-making can help encourage the adoption of climate change policies and strengthen mitigation and adaptation efforts and will increase understanding and awareness of the impacts of climate change. Through community involvement and partnerships, local governments and climate partners can become agents of prevention and implementation of good practices in handling the impacts of climate change and increase opportunities for collaboration on climate action.
This VCA webinar featured the following speakers: Mrs Endang Nurhayati from the Women Federation Sukapura (WFSK), Mrs Eva Triana from the Women Federation Gedongkiwo (WFGK), Lindiwe Mahlale, the Learning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Lead of SDI South Africa, and Mr. Sunu Sari Husada, the Head of Kelurahan Gedongkiwo, Yogyakarta City.
Mrs Endang, Women Federation Jakarta, spoke on The Success of the Monitoring Programme with Stickers as a Trigger for Sorting Houses in Handling Waste in Jakarta.
Mrs Eva Triana from the Women Federation Gedongkiwo presented the Role of the Community in Social Mapping as a Monitoring Tool for Waste Management Facilities in Yogyakarta.
Here are quotes from the session:
“The ability of the Women Federation Gedongkiwo (WFGK) in mapping using the Avenza application is very helpful in monitoring waste management facilities in Kelurahan Gedongkiwo,” – Mrs Eva Triana from the Women Federation Gedongkiwo (WFGK)
“The monitoring data for waste management facilities produced by the Women Federation Gedongkiwo will be used as study data to formulate policies and programme planning at the MUSREMBANG Gedongkiwo Village,” – Mr Sunu Sari Husada, Head of Kelurahan Gedongkiwo, Yogyakarta City.
The session recording is available on the SPEAK Indonesia_official YouTube channel.
