Several positions for RESOURCE Program

Program Summary 

The climate crisis is having a deep impact on Indonesia, a country that faces a wide variety of natural hazards throughout its territory, exposing local communities to numerous natural disasters. In the case of Sigi District, Central Sulawesi Province, climate-related disasters have humanitarian and development implications, as farming is a main source of livelihood and is extremely dependent and affected by climate-related disasters. Mercy Corps Indonesia’s current MRED program in Sigi District has been working with several communities recently affected by multiple disasters, including earthquakes, landslides, and flash floods. In partnership with the communities, MRED conducted assessments to determine underlying issues that greatly affect the vulnerabilities of communities when a disaster occurs. The result of the assessment of the biggest loss during a disaster (especially flooding) is the loss of community livelihoods due to the degradation of ecological functions. 

The situation is getting worse due to changes in community farming patterns from polyculture to monoculture farming, as well as the high dependency on chemical pesticides that lead to soil quality degradation. To address the issues mentioned above, MRED and Regenerative Solution for Climate and Economic Resilience (RESOURCE) program will be introducing regenerative agriculture practices, to reverse these negative feedback loops by improving the land and soil quality and increasing the availability of more productive land and livelihood opportunities for the community. The practice of regenerative agriculture will revitalize the soil and the environment by applying in situ composting, bio pores infiltration holes, mulching, and crop rotation, and supported with the use of technologies of soil sensors and microclimate sensors. And in turn, it will help address the threat the climate crisis has to the livelihoods of these communities.

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