Presentation of Titi Soentoro, Aksi! for gender, social and ecological justice, during the Session 3 of the GCF Watch international webinar series "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries".

1. Titi Soentoro, Aksi! For gender, social, and ecological justice, 29 July 2021
Experience in GCF Advocacy
in Indonesia
Presented at the Webinar "Engaging with the GCF in different regions and countries"

2. Timeline
Indonesian National
Council for Climate
Change
Restructuring periode
Indonesian NDA under
the Indonesian Ministry of
Finance
On the GCF:
Led the coordination with the
Ministry for National Development
Planning, Ministry for
Environment, and the Ministry of
Finance
Up to 2015
Under the Indonesian
Presidential Office
Abolished in 2015 due to
restructuring ministries under the
new Indonesian president
2015 - 2017 2017 to now
Restructuring process. Many
functions of the Council were
merged in to the new Ministry
of Environment and Forestry
The Center for Climate
Finance and Multilateral
Policy (PKPPIM) of the Fiscal
Policy Agency, acts as the
NDA Secretariat in Indonesia.
The Secretary of the NDA
GCF is the Director of
PKPPIM
Approached the Council
Learnt about GCF
Outreach on GCF to CSOs,
local grant makers, local
groups Capacity building and
engagement with
NDA

3. Our GCF advocacy in
Indonesia
Outreach to Indonesian CSOs, local grant makers, local government
https://www.bothends.org/uploaded_files/document/1C
SO-guide_on_the_GCF_November_2016.pdf
Book launch event on book on the GCF and the
Good Practices Climate Projects in September
2017. Attended by 54 CSO participants and a
parliamentarian

4. GCF Outreach Workshop
In Jakarta, March 2018 for CSOs, local grant makers and
local government officials living in western part of Indonesia
In Makassar, September 2018 for CSOs, local grant
makers and local government officials living in eastern
part of Indonesia

5. Capacity building workshop for Indonesian CSOs on GCF project proposal
assessment and monitoring:
3 webinars were conducted in September to October 2020.
Critical overview on GCF
financed projects in Indonesia
Deep dive into the REDD+
GCF project in Indonesia
Opportunities and challenges
for GCF Advocacy in Indonesia
Total around 120
participants for the 3
webinars

6. Interviews and a focus group discussion with experts and practitioners of
CSO/stakeholder engagements in public decision making in Indonesia
-input for submission on CSO engagement mechanism to NDA-
• Expert of the Minister for Environment and Forestry/ former Team Member of Stakeholder Commission and Public Consultation of the Ministry of
Maritime and Fishery
• Vice Director of Samdhana Institute dealing with the Dedicated Grant Mechanism, former member of Indonesian National Forestry Council
• A consultant on stakeholder/public engagement for ADB and Indonesian NDA to GCF
• Peatland Restoration Agency
• Nusantara Indigenous Peoples Alliance (AMAN)
• A former member of Indonesian National Human Rights Commission
• A former member of Indonesian Forestry Council
• A facilitator for empowerment of people organizations, including in Post Tsunami Rehabilitation Program in Aceh

7. Activities of the Indonesian NDA
The office of the Indonesian NDA to GCF in the Ministry of
Finance since 2017
Website in 2 languages: https://fiskal.kemenkeu.go.id/nda_gcf/en

8. Annual Participatory Review
Some of the publications

9. Our engagement with the Indonesian NDA to GCF
Meetings with Indonesia delegate during GCF
Board meetings
Visits to Indonesian NDA
Office
Provide space to interact with CSOs and communities
A staff of Indonesia NDA office in Jakarta shared
information about the NDA roles

10. Attending the consultation of the 3rd draft of
the Country Program Document
Attending the consultation of the 4th draft
of the Country Program Document
NDA GCF 2nd Annual Participatory Review
Forum in Jakarta, March 10, 2020

11. Aksi was invited by the NDA to discuss about Pegasus Capital Advisor proposal
for the No-Objection Letter on July 8, 2021

12. Dialogue on with NDA on the submission on CSOs engagement mechanism on March 3, 2021

13. Challenges and needs further supports
• Good personal relationship with
NDA staff and the consultant
(GGGI), on the list of invitation in
regards to meetings/events
hosted by the NDA, but the
engagement is not structural one.
• Capacity to assess proposed
projects tabled for getting the No-
Objection Letter (36 projects are
listed by the NDA)
• Capacity to monitor GCF
approved projects in the
implementation (5 projects)

14. Thank you for listening !
Terima kasih atas perhatiannya !