Abstract:
Indonesia is a country consisting of hundreds of islands, and this
characteristic makes Indonesia an archipelagic state. As an archipelagic country,
Indonesia is vulnerable to climate change, which causes significant impacts that can
be felt across various aspects. Climate change not only affects Indonesia but also
the entire world. It is a global issue because its impacts are worldwide and do not
recognize territorial boundaries. Therefore, a platform is needed to serve as a forum
for cooperation to discuss and address this problem. The AIS Forum serves as a
cooperative platform among island and archipelagic countries worldwide, aiming
to strengthen collaboration to tackle global issues, especially climate change. This
forum functions as an international platform to handle common problems in global
politics.
As the largest archipelagic country, Indonesia naturally plays a crucial role
in implementing AIS Forum programs. Being the world’s largest archipelagic state,
Indonesia takes a central role in facilitating international cooperation among island
and archipelagic countries to collectively face the challenges of climate change.
Indonesia’s active involvement in the AIS Forum through cooperative maritime
diplomacy has successfully bridged the establishment of the AIS Forum and
initiated various key programs, including the development of the blue economy and
mitigation of climate change impacts in the maritime region. This will be a very
important step for Indonesia, especially in its efforts to address climate change. This
study will explain the role Indonesia plays as one of the AIS member countries in
tackling climate change. In analyzing Indonesia’s role in the AIS Forum, the
researcher uses the perspectives of maritime diplomacy and international
cooperation to examine Indonesia’s efforts to address climate change through the
AIS Forum.
