Current state of Indonesian nurses’ roles in climate change mitigation and adaptation

Abstract

Climate change and health become the focus of disaster mitigation and adaptation worldwide. However, the role of Indonesian nurses within these two areas is still limited. One of the reasons is because they work in their units when there is no disaster. This means that activities for mitigation and preparedness even more related to climate change are often less noticed. The involvement of military nurses in disaster management gives more benefits. However, the focus is predominantly on the response phase. Although available disaster education and training for disaster nurses in Indonesia shows an improvement trend, it mainly emphasizes the skills and competencies needed in the response phase. Moreover, the current methods of training are considered to still lack realistic disaster experiences. Two solutions are offered to address the challenges. Firstly, bring more virtual or augmented reality in the disaster training or simulation. Secondly, adopt the sustainable disaster risk reduction training model for continuity of training and simulation from the macro level and governmental bodies to the micro level, such as health cadres and communities.