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SMERU Deputy Director as Speaker at CGIAR climate security webinar series: Charting the path to peace

SMERU Deputy Director of Research and Outreach Athia Yumna was invited as one of the speakers at one of the CGIAR climate security webinar series titled "Who bears the burden of climate variability in Indonesia?".

The webinar discussed some of the latest policies and initiatives to ensure that all people in Indonesia have equal opportunities and resilience to climate variability and therefore reduce chances for increased grievance and conflicts.

SMERU Director as Speaker at IPG Talks Series "BTS Policymaking: The Role of Knowledge"

Director of SMERU Widjajanti Isdijoso was one of the speakers at the IPG Talks series themed "BTS Policymaking: The Role of Knowledge". This discussion was aimed at strengthening critical discourse on issues related to evidence-based policymaking and efforts to strengthen the knowledge and innovation ecosystem in Indonesia, as well as opening insights for the public who are not familiar with this important issue.

Athia Yumna as Discussant in a Webinar "Reformasi Sistem Perlindungan Sosial Indonesia di Tengah Merebaknya Pandemi COVID-19"

Deputy Director of SMERU for Research and Outreach Athia Yumna was one of the discussants in a webinar entitled "Reformasi Sistem Perlindungan Sosial Indonesia di Tengah Merebaknya Pandemi COVID-19". In the webinar organized by UNDP Indonesia in collaboration with the Fiscal Policy Agency, Athia gave a presentation on "Tantangan dan Solusi dari Implementasi Program Perlindungan Sosial di Indonesia".

Estimation of COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Indonesia’s Poverty Rate

SMERU’s simulation results show that the 2020 poverty rate will reach 12.4% (an increase of 3.2% from the poverty rate in September 2019). This means that there will be an addition of 8.5 million poor people.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Direct Cash Transfer Program

COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia has resulted in a socioeconomic crisis impacting all levels of society, especially the 40% group of people with the lowest welfare level. To deal with the crisis, the government has implemented social safety net (JPS) programs which include, among other programs, the direct cash transfer. An important question would be how effective the implementation of various programs are carried out by the government, both at national and regional levels.

Forum Kajian Pembangunan: The Impact of Covid-19 Outbreak on Poverty in Indonesia

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is expected to infect millions of people all over the world. The economic impact is expected to be large and can lead to a global recession. Millions of people will be pushed into poverty.

SMERU’s response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the COVID-19 declared as a global pandemic and considering that the situation calls for the commitment of all parties to prevent the spread of the virus

Training on Poverty Reduction Policy Analysis: Second Batch

After successfully conducting the first training on poverty reduction policy analysis at the end of 2019, The SMERU Research Institute held a similar event in Makassar, Province of South Sulawesi, on 11–13 February 2020.

Collaborating with the Provincial Government of South Sulawesi, Hasanuddin University, and Knowledge Sector Initiative, SMERU invited government employees and staff of relevant institutions from eastern Indonesia to join the training. Due to seat limitation, only 25 people were selected as training participants.

The Province of South Sulawesi ranked 15th in Indonesia's Inclusive Economic Development Index

Diseminasi Indeks Pembangunan Ekonomi Inklusif Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

The Province of South Sulawesi ranked 15th of all the provinces in Indonesia in the Inclusive Economic Development Index (IEDI). The achievement was possible through the high growth of real gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita, low poverty rates, and expansion of access and opportunities. Some homework for the provincial government includes low share of manufacturing to GRDP, low percentage of workers working >35 hours per week, and high rates of inequality.

Training on Poverty Reduction Policy Analysis

Issues on poverty are strategic issues that require immediate attention from all stakeholders in terms of policy formulation. The SMERU Research Institute, as a leader in socioeconomic research in Indonesia, supports the discourse on inclusive public and private sector policies through the analysis of poverty reduction policies and their impacts.