INDONESIA’S MARITIME DIPLOMACY IN AIS FORUM TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

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.