Uncertain Futures: Climate-Responsive Public Management in a Fragmented World

This study examines the emergence and implementation of Climate-Responsive Public Management (CRPM) in the context of escalating global climate uncertainty and institutional fragmentation. Despite various mitigation and adaptation efforts, weak cross-sectoral coordination, disparities in regional capacities, and the lack of integration of climate risks into public policy planning remain major challenges particularly in lower-income countries such as Indonesia. Employing a qualitative approach through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR), this study formulates a conceptual model of Collaborative Climate Governance, which comprises three core pillars: co-planning, co-financing, and co-monitoring. These pillars function not only as technical mechanisms but also as transformative instruments that foster multi-actor collaboration, innovative financing schemes, and inclusive evaluation processes. The findings highlight the imperative for institutional redesign to strengthen both horizontal and vertical integration in adaptive climate governance. By framing climate governance as a collective, deliberative learning process that involves power-sharing, this research offers both theoretical and practical contributions to enhancing governmental capacity in addressing climate crises in a just, inclusive, and sustainable manner.