Renewable Energy Powered Climate Resilient Agriculture in Sukobubuk Village helps smallholder farmers adapt to prolonged dry seasons through solar-powered irrigation and climate-resilient farming. Building on a successful pilot that increased agricultural productivity by around 30%, the project expands the model to Jengglong, combining renewable energy, IoT-based water monitoring, farmer training, and community-managed irrigation to improve reliable water access, strengthen livelihoods, and build long-term climate resilience.
What made you want to be engaged in the fight against climate change?
Indonesia has enormous renewable energy potential, yet many communities still face very practical challenges related to energy access and climate change. For farmers, these challenges are not abstract—they affect access to water, agricultural productivity, and ultimately their livelihoods. This made me realize that climate action needs to go beyond conversations about technology or emissions. It should create solutions that people can directly benefit from and sustain over time. Through SRE Indonesia, I have seen how young people can work alongside communities and partners to turn renewable energy into practical solutions that strengthen livelihoods while building climate resilience.As an ordinary citizen, I also realized that climate change often feels distant and abstract. Its impacts are hidden behind technical reports and long-term projections, making it difficult for people to understand why action matters today.
These experiences convinced me that fighting climate change requires more than awareness—it requires practical tools and collaborative platforms that turn knowledge into action.
What motivates/inspires you?
What inspires me most is seeing a solution create real value for communities and continue beyond the initial intervention. In Sukobubuk, we saw how renewable energy could do more than provide clean power—it could support reliable irrigation, improve agricultural productivity, and strengthen farmers’ livelihoods. That experience showed me the potential of combining technology with strong community ownership and a model that can sustain itself over time. I am especially motivated by the opportunity to take what works in one community, learn from it, and adapt it elsewhere. With Indonesia’s diverse local challenges, I believe locally proven solutions can become powerful models for wider climate action.
What advice do you have for the youth that want to be involved with climate action?
Start with a real problem and the people experiencing it, rather than trying to create the perfect solution from the beginning. Listen to communities, understand what they actually need, and identify where your skills, knowledge, or network can contribute. You also do not need to wait until you are an expert—climate action needs people from many different backgrounds. Start small, test your ideas, learn from what works and what does not, and keep improving. Our experience has taught us that meaningful impact can begin with one community. If a solution creates real value, builds local ownership, and is designed to last, that small beginning can eventually grow into something much bigger.
Which type of organisation would be most valuable for you to connect with during the event and why?
Private sector organizations, development institutions, and climate-focused funders would be particularly valuable for us to connect with. We have seen how renewable energy can strengthen climate resilience and rural livelihoods at the community level, and our next challenge is bringing this model to more communities across Indonesia. We are interested in partners that can contribute financing, technical expertise, market access, and opportunities for replication. We would also value connecting with organizations implementing community-based climate solutions in other countries to exchange practical lessons on how locally proven models can scale while maintaining strong community ownership and long-term sustainability.
Are there any topics you would especially like to speak about?
I would especially like to speak about how renewable energy can go beyond providing clean electricity and become a practical tool for climate resilience and community development. I would also be interested in discussing community-owned approaches to renewable energy, particularly how sustainable service models can help solutions continue beyond initial grant funding. Another topic close to our work is the role of youth in turning climate ideas into real implementation. Through SRE Indonesia, we have seen how young people can connect technical knowledge, partnerships, and local communities to develop solutions that respond to real needs and have the potential to be replicated across Indonesia.
What is the most interesting story behind your project that you think people should hear?
The most interesting story is that this project did not start with a plan to build a large-scale solution. It started with one farming community facing a very practical challenge: reliable access to water. In our first pilot in Bunuk Gede, solar-powered irrigation helped farmers improve agricultural productivity by around 30% and even diversify into higher-value crops. What began as an energy solution became a livelihood and climate resilience solution. That experience inspired us to bring the model to Jengglong and strengthen it through smart water monitoring and community-based management, with the ambition of creating a model that can eventually be replicated in other communities across Indonesia.