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JDR Vol.20 No.5 pp. 710-725
(2025)
doi: 10.20965/jdr.2025.p0710

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Social and Political Roots of Loss and Damage: A Study of Vulnerable Coastal Communities in Greater Jakarta

Gusti Ayu Ketut Surtiari*1,† ORCID Icon, Syarifah Aini Dalimunthe*1 ORCID Icon, Daisuke Sasaki*2 ORCID Icon, Miko Maekawa*3 ORCID Icon, Nirma Yossa*1 ORCID Icon, Yogi Setya Permana*4 ORCID Icon, Anggi Afriansyah*1 ORCID Icon, Vanda Ningrum*1 ORCID Icon, Deshinta Vibriyanti*1 ORCID Icon, Sari Seftiani*1 ORCID Icon, Yasuhito Jibiki*5, Yuta Hara*2 ORCID Icon, and Nawawi*1 ORCID Icon

*1Research Center for Population, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
Gedung Widya Graha Lantai 8, Jl. Jenderal Gatot Subroto No.10, DKI Jakarta 12710, Indonesia

†Corresponding author

*2International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University
Sendai, Japan

*3The Sasakawa Peace Foundation
Tokyo, Japan

*4Research Center for Politics, BRIN
DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

*5Center for Integrated Disaster Information Research, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Received:
April 30, 2025
Accepted:
September 8, 2025
Published:
October 1, 2025
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Keywords:
loss and damage, climate change adaptation, sea level rise, coastal community, Jakarta
Abstract

This study investigates the root causes of loss and damage in climate-vulnerable coastal communities, or kampungs, in Greater Jakarta, highlighting how climatic stressors interact with local development pathways. Drawing from in-depth discussions with 64 informants in North Jakarta and Tangerang Regency, representing four and one selected kampungs, respectively, this study analyzes how environmental degradation, urban growth, and relocation pressures have affected kampung residents. The findings reveal spatial contestation, inequality, precarious livelihoods, and injustice, which together intensify vulnerability and lead to unavoidable impacts of climate change. These dynamics are shaped by exclusionary development processes, unequal adaptation impacts, and a lack of inclusive decision-making with communities. Using the conceptual framework of critical vulnerability theory, this research illustrates how governance and power relations influence both urban coastal risk and adaptive capacity. The study provides insights on justice-oriented and equitable approaches to addressing loss and damage in rapidly urbanizing areas in Southeast Asia.

Cite this article as:
G. Surtiari, S. Dalimunthe, D. Sasaki, M. Maekawa, N. Yossa, Y. Permana, A. Afriansyah, V. Ningrum, D. Vibriyanti, S. Seftiani, Y. Jibiki, Y. Hara, and Nawawi, “Social and Political Roots of Loss and Damage: A Study of Vulnerable Coastal Communities in Greater Jakarta,” J. Disaster Res., Vol.20 No.5, pp. 710-725, 2025.
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