Climate Village Program within the Environmental Legal Framework to Address Climate Change

Global warming due to human activities has become a major factor in climate change, with widespread impacts on the environment, economy, and social life. Climate change causes ecosystem damage, increases the frequency of hydrometeorological disasters, and poses serious challenges to the implementation of environmental law. In this regard, a legal framework that is normative, responsive, and adaptive to the dynamics of climate change is needed. This study aims to analyze the role of environmental law in addressing climate change from a legal philosophy perspective and examine the Climate Village Program in addressing climate change within the environmental legal framework to ensure sustainable development. The research method used is normative juridical research. The findings concerning the role of environmental law in addressing climate change from a legal philosophy perspective indicate that environmental law in Indonesia has a comprehensive legal basis through the ratification of international law on climate change into national law. Furthermore, in progressive legal studies, environmental law is a social engineering tool in encouraging behavioral change, strengthening climate policy, and realizing equitable sustainable development. Regarding the Climate Village Program’s role within the environmental legal framework for ensuring sustainable development, it serves as a progressive legal implementation that positions communities as the primary subjects of policy through a participatory approach in climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts. Therefore, the integration of environmental law and a progressive legal approach is crucial for law to serve as a vehicle for social change to achieve ecological justice and sustainable development.