Economists and activists are urging Indonesia not to overlook climate change in its poverty reduction efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as looming climate crises could exacerbate poverty in the long run. Think Policy Indonesia cofounder and environmental economist Andhyta F. Utami said that taking an environmental approach to poverty reduction was crucial, as increasingly frequent natural disasters disproportionately affected the poorest Indonesians. For instance, long droughts as a result of climate change could cause crop failures, which would cause food shortages that would hit low-income earners hardest. “We are now talking about COVID-19 and COVID-19 seems like a huge issue […] and we have to face an economic recession,” Andhyta said during a recent webinar organized by the SMERU Research Institute and the Knowledge Sector Initiative (KSI). “But…
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