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A research talk presented at the #ecmn23 conference by Danang Azhari from the Resilience Development Initiative.

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Abstract
The increasing threat of climate change does not align with the understanding of slow-onset climate impact and one of its implications, Human (im)mobility. This also applied to the community residing in the coastal area of Demak and Indramayu. For instance, Several people in the coastal areas of Demak and Indramayu choose to live in their houses despite being highly vulnerable to various coastal hazards with in-situ adaptation on stilts in their house amidst the seawater and cultivating mangroves to reduce the impact of tidal waves. Meanwhile, the municipality has not accommodated concrete efforts to ensure the needs of communities. On the other hand, migration as an adaptation measure also faced challenges, as the community’s new environment did not support their previous occupation. The current regulations and policies are not poised to deal with climate-induced migration, like planned relocation. This research applied the qualitative methods in drawing the line between slow-onset climate impact and human mobility to sort the slow-onset climate impact implication to the community choice to (im)mobility as the adaptation measures in Indramayu and Demak. The initial findings indicated slow onset climate impact drivers across various factor influences on the local communities’ decisions to migrate or stay. Moreover, the in-situ adaptation seems to be underdeveloped in the policy-making process. Besides, planned relocation tends to be the major incentive by the policy-makers without a comprehensive understanding of the community’s needs. The transdisciplinary approach to this pattern can establish a comprehensive policy to adapt to the slow-onset climate impact.