Climate Change Impact on Tourism
📌 Climate change is a global issue impacting all sectors, including tourism, necessitating anticipation and mitigation, especially for Indonesia whose appeal heavily relies on its natural beauty.
🏝️ Indonesia must anticipate risks associated with nature-based tourism due to climate change, requiring proactive mitigation steps in development and planning.
🌊 Risks are geographically unique: mountainous areas face landslides and flash floods from heavy rainfall, coastal areas face abrasion from rising sea levels, and underwater areas risk coral bleaching due to rising sea temperatures.

Risk Mapping and Management
🗺️ The Deputy for Destination Development and Infrastructure is mapping risks based on the topography (mountains, rivers, coasts, seabed) of tourist areas to tailor responses.
📜 A risk management guide has been issued to help destinations identify specific risks and outline necessary prevention or response protocols.
⚠️ The Ministry coordinates with BMKG (Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency) and issues circular letters to increase alert levels for extreme weather events, such as intense rainfall.

Policy and Strategic Response
📈 Despite potential climate risks, the number of tourists increased year-to-date (up to October/September data) showing no immediate negative impact on short-term arrivals.
🏛️ National tourism development, stipulated in the RPJMN (National Medium-Term Development Plan), focuses on building quality, sustainable, and competitive tourism.
🌱 Sustainability efforts include designating three regenerative tourism destinations alongside the 10 priority tourism destinations.
📑 Guidance is provided via the Ministerial Regulation (Permen Parekraf) No. 6 of 2021 regarding sustainable tourism destinations, alongside the risk management guidelines.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Indonesia's tourism competitiveness hinges on its natural assets, making climate change mitigation a critical priority for sustainable development.
➡️ Mitigation requires a comprehensive approach, involving all ministries, institutions, the public, and the business sector, not just the Ministry of Tourism.
➡️ The government has established specific policies and guidelines (like Permen Parekraf No. 6/2021) to integrate sustainability and risk management into tourism planning.
➡️ Initial data suggests no immediate decline in tourist numbers despite recent unusual weather patterns, but proactive risk preparedness remains essential.

📸 Video summarized with SummaryTube.com on Nov 26, 2025, 12:52 UTC