Identify issues, purpose, system, context, and variables for the food security vulnerability assessment with climate change in Bali/Indonesia

The devastating impact of climate change is already evident in Indonesia.  The combination of  high population density and high level of biodiversity, together with its more than 15,000  islands and a coastline that has a staggering total of tens of thousands kilometers, make  Indonesia one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change. Bali is, as a  small island of Indonesia, likely to be affected by climate change, impacting various aspects such  as rising sea level, drought, flood, as well as food security.  Since September 2010, there has been technical cooperation in the project of Capacity  Development for Climate Change Strategies in Indonesia between the Government of Indonesia  and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).  One of the subprojects concerns a  vulnerability assessment of climate change and is expected to produce the studies and maps of  vulnerability to climate change in Bali.    

The purpose of this paper is to show how the project team identified the focus area of  vulnerability assessment in Bali, based on multiple assessments including literature reviews,  statistical assessment, stakeholder/policy assessment, and interviews with farmers. The focus  areas have to be applicable not only in Bali Island, but also the rest of Indonesia in order to  make this study scalable in the future.  Through a six-step process, the project team identified  issues concerned in climate change, the purpose and system of vulnerability assessment,  potential risk/harm in context, and potential variables for a further assessment.