Speaker

Mr Miftah Faridl Widhagdha
Csr Specialist
PT Pertamina (Persero)

Stakeholder Engagement: A Social Development Approach to Environmental Crisis

Abstract Narrative

“The environmental crisis that occurred in Riau Province, Indonesia, especially regarding peatland fires, has been going on for a long time. Various approaches have been taken to cope with disasters caused by degradation of the peat environment. Local communities who live in areas with peatlands and depend on their livelihoods from agricultural cultivation and plantations on peatlands are often overlooked stakeholders in dealing with this problem. This study maps the involvement of stakeholders in addressing environmental problems that cause peatland fires and finds that local communities are less involved in tackling land fires. The research was conducted using qualitative methods with in-depth interviews in collecting primary data from local people living in Sungai Pakning, one of the villages in Riau Province, Indonesia in 2020. The results showed that inequality in access to knowledge and low capacity of the community in managing peatlands were the main problems in the environmental crisis that occurred. This gap then became the focus of one of the oil companies operating in the region in implementing its social responsibility program for local community development through capacity building and empowerment. The community development programs carried out not only have an impact on disaster mitigation but also create social innovation. Keywords: Stakeholder Engagement, Social Development, Environmental Crisis. ”

Ms Dhita Utami
Community Development Officer
PT Pertamina (Persero) DPPU Ngurah Rai, Bali, Indonesia

Corporate Social Responsibility in Natural Sustainability

Abstract Narrative

“Bali Island is one of the most famous destinations in Indonesia and known as the last paradise in the world. The beautiful natural scenery and strong culture in Bali are the main attraction of this island. On the other hand, tourist visits has a bad impact on the surrounding environment, like increased pollution, reduced green land, and also endemic animal endangered. Bali starlings, The endemic animal of this island, has gotten “Critically Endangered” status and included in the Appendix I Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). This paper is prepared by using descriptive research method with a qualitative approach to collect data. This method is used because it is considered to be able to describe the research data in accordance with the research variables. The research focus is on the implementation of PT Pertamina (Persero) DPPU Ngurah Rai’s CSR Program, that is eco-edu tourism uma palak lestari. As an effort to overcome the reduction of green land and endangered animal endangered in Bali, a social development program in the form of eco-edu tourism Uma Palak Lestari is designed. This program is held in the narrowing rice fields in Denpasar City, Bali. There are 3 sub-programs being implemented based on the planning, they are agricultural edu tourism, Bali starling conservation, and the application of an integrated farming system. The implementation of this program CSR PT Pertamina (Persero) DPPU Ngurah Rai also involves other stakeholders from government and non-government organizations. The successful key for implementation of this program is the stakeholders sinergy and also sustainable planning. Sustainable planning of this program takes five years, starting with forming a solid small group from the society, gradually capacity building, and infrastructure building. Bottom up method is used in this planning by looking at the potential and problems in the society as the basis of the program. Agricultural edu tourism is designed to solve the problem of narrowing green fields in Denpasar. Bali starling conservation is designed to increase the population of endangered bali starlings. And the Integrated farming system is a sub program aimed at potential development for the farmers as the target community of this program. The 3 sub programs are sinergized as a great concept program named Eco-Edu Tourism Uma Palak Lestari. This Concept is planned to make a sustainability impact for the community, not only in social and natural impact but also economic impact. Keywords: Natural, Endangered, Pertamina, Green”

Supporting Document

Biography

Dhita Hardiyanti Utami was Yogyakarta Indonesia. Im a community development officer in a one of the biggest oil company in Indonesia: Pertamina. I graduated from Universitas Gdjah Mada Indonesia and the major is Social Development. Currently I lived in Bali, its been 2 years im working in Pertamina DPPU Ngurah Rai. I did corporate social responsibility of my company like creating social program, external relation, stakeholder engagement etc.

Dr Julie Drolet
Professor
University Of Calgary

Role of Social Work Practitioners and Human Service Professionals in Disaster Recovery

Abstract Narrative

The 2016 Alberta wildfires resulted in devastating human, economic, and environmental impacts. Social work practitioners and human service professionals are increasingly involved in disaster contexts yet there remains a pressing need to better understand their professional role and contributions. The wildfire resulted in the mobilization and engagement of social work practitioners and human service professionals to meet the needs of individuals, families, groups, and affected community members. Research was undertaken to identify the roles and responsibilities of social work practitioners and human service professionals in the context of the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. In order to understand the experiences of social work practitioners and human service professionals in the Alberta wildfires, it was necessary to consider a theoretical framework that incorporated a psychosocial approach, and the concepts of disaster recovery and resilience. Forty social work practitioners and human service professionals were interviewed about their direct experience in the provision of social services in the context of the 2016 wildfire. Interviews with key informants provided direct practice understanding, knowledge, and information. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews examined perspectives and experiences of social work practitioners and human service professionals with respect to their roles in long-term recovery. Interviews (approximately 45 minutes long) focused on understanding the role of social work and social services in long-term disaster recovery. A purposive sampling approach was adopted, and participants were recruited from diverse workplaces including community organizations, non-profit agencies, and government departments who were involved in recovery efforts. Interview transcripts were analyzed using open coding, axial coding, and selective coding to identify emerging themes, links, and associations. The themes were generalized to identify key aspects of experience and answers to the research questions. Coded quotes were extracted for preliminary analysis, compared within and between cases, and grouped according to key themes. A thematic framework was developed based on the relationships between themes, and thematic framework patterns were interpreted to address research questions and objectives. Data collected through the methods were separately analyzed and then integrated for final analysis. Data collected from different participants provided a vivid description of the roles and responsibilities of social work practitioners and human service professionals in long-term recovery. This article shares the findings based on four themes: social work practice in disaster contexts, social work role in disaster management, building capacity, and role of advocacy, wellness and self-care. The findings demonstrate that disasters are multi-layered and have long-term effects, which intersect with other social, economic, health and environmental challenges during the recovery period. Implications and recommendations discuss the need to enhance understandings of the roles and contributions of social work practitioners and human service professionals in disasters with a particular focus on long-term disaster recovery.

Biography

Dr. Julie Drolet is Professor in the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary.

Dr Raquel Marta
Senior Lecturer
University Of West London

Environmental intricacies: placing sustainable urban and human development as an emergent social work arena

Abstract Narrative

Keywords: urban environment; sustainability; human development; sustainable communities
Abstract:

A large extent of urbanization is taking place in developing nations and is changing the physical and demographic face of our world. In more developed regions, the proportion of people living in cities is expected to reach 86 per cent by 2050. Because this important demographic change tend to increase pressure on the environment, dwellers may be exposed to numerous environmental vulnerabilities, which could have costly impacts on basic services, infrastructure, housing, human livelihoods and health. Although it has no consensus, environment and development are not separate challenges; they are inexorably linked. This links directly to the need to take into consideration all perspectives of sustainability and inter-connect them, gathering expertise from various fields and generating synergic new understandings that match specific contexts and enable practical and successful actions towards sustainability. Given the intrinsic complexity and the plurality of drivers in urban environmental issues create a sustainable platform for designing and implementing long-term environmental strategies it’s urgent. Here, the aspect of life quality gains particular importance for planning urban and social strategies and demands a deeper understanding of its interactions with the flow of resources needed with growth. Additionally, it is important to underline that the large scale urbanization have altered human activities and human activities have modified and expanded the resources needs. In this line, the paper will also address political and social factors with focus on the intersection between actual strategies for dealing and controlling rapid and unplanned urban development and the challenges for promotion of fundamental human dignity as an imperative condition to human development.

Biography

A Senior Lecturer at the University of West London (UK), Raquel holds a PhD in Social Work from ISCTE – Lisbon University Institute and has lectured widely on social work and related areas at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, in Europe and in the United States. She has worked in the private sector as a social worker, with a major focus on the implementation of Harm Reduction Policies and macro social work practice. Her research focused on creativity, complex thought and vulnerability with a particular focus on professional transformative abilities. Currently, her primary scholarly agenda unites human development and environmental sustainability and is largely concerned with understanding individual vulnerabilities and their linkages with structural environmental inequalities in informal human settlements. Raquel is a member of Children’s Environments Research Group (CERG), the Center for Human Environments (CHE), at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York and affiliated with several professional organizations.

Ms Colleen Cummings Melton
Student
University of Denver, Graduate School of Social WorkDenver, CO, USA

Social Work and the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels

Abstract Narrative

“Climate change is a pressing area for social work research, education, and practice. Both adaptation to climate change and mitigation of it are urgently needed. Social workers can serve vital roles in both kinds of efforts in order to protect human well-being and restore planetary health. One important and urgent mitigation strategy is to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy sources. Social work skills of assessment, engagement, program development, organizing, and advocacy may be especially salient for such efforts. This paper presents a scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature to answer the following questions: 1) What is the extent and nature of specific efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, as documented in the social work literature? 2) What is known about the effectiveness of these efforts? 3) What opportunities for practice, policy, education, or research for a transition away from fossil fuels does the literature recommend? Emerging findings are that published, social work documentation of practice for the transition away from fossil fuels is limited. While conceptual and call-to-action literature in this area was found, detailed description of social work practice in this area was less common. Included studies described a promising range of practices, for example, promotion and adoption of solar panels and clean cookstoves in rural areas, educational interventions, community organizing and policy advocacy efforts. Geographical representation included practice settings in Australia, India, Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Overall, the review finds emerging and important ways in which social workers are engaging with the transition away from fossil fuels. At the same time, the review highlights a need for further implementation, research, and dissemination of social worker efforts to promote policies, social interventions, and community action for the transition away from fossil fuels, as part of a global and urgent effort to address and mitigate the climate crisis. ”

Biography

Colleen Cummings Melton (she/her) is a PhD Student at the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work. Her research looks at the social impacts of climate change as well as drawdown and mitigation strategies that promote social justice and human rights.