Dr Abidah Setyowati
Areas of expertise
- Human Geography 1604
- Social And Cultural Geography 160403
- Human Geography Not Elsewhere Classified 160499
Research interests
- Politics and policy, natural resources and climate governance
- Neoliberal environment
- Energy governance
- Energy Access
- Climate finance
- Climate change mitigation, REDD+, PES
- Critical development
- Gender
Biography
Abidah Setyowati's work focuses broadly on critical climate change studies, neoliberal environments, natural resources management and climate governance, indigenous politics, forest tenure reform and gender perspectives in these issues. With RegNet, her research covers energy governance and climate finance. She has carried out studies on issues of forest access, biodiversity conservation, indigenous politics and local development as they relate to global climate policies (ie. REDD+ and Payment for Ecosystem Services). Prior to joining ANU, she has carried out advisory works and held positions with UNDP, FAO, USAID, ADB, DFID, UNEP-ROAP and other international/multilateral agencies.
Her research has been supported by numerous grants and awards, such as APIP Research Development Award (2020-2021), APIP Research Excellence Award (2019-2020), the National Science Foundation – Dissertation Improvement Grant/NSF DDIG (2011-2013), UNDP Human Development Fellowship (2011-2013), Margaret McNamara Award (2013-2014), and Louise Bevier Dissertation Completion Fellowship (2013-2014) and Fulbright Fellowship (2008-2011).
Researcher's projects
Ecosystem Services: Valuing Nature for A Green Economy and Sustainable Development (Valnat Research Project - 2017-2019)
Harnessing Financial Markets and Institutional Investment to Increase the Take Up of Renewable Energy in Asia-Pacific (2018-2020)
Current student projects
Depi Susilawati (PhD Student at Fenner School of Environment and Society). Timber legality verification in Indonesian market chains (panel member)
Past student projects
Hilman Fathoni (2019) 'Actor Dynamics and Social Dimensions of Rural Renewable Energy Projects in Sumba, Indonesia" , Master of Energy Change candidate, (co-supervisor).
Publications
- Setyowati, A 2021, 'Mitigating inequality with emissions? Exploring energy justice and financing transitions to low carbon energy in Indonesia', Energy Research and Social Science, vol. 71.
- Fathoni, H, Setyowati, A & Prest, J 2021, 'Is community renewable energy always just? Examining energy injustices and inequalities in rural Indonesia', Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 71, pp. 1-9.
- Elliott, L & Setyowati, A 2020, 'Toward a Socially Just Transition to Low Carbon Development: The Case of Indonesia', Asian Affairs.
- Setyowati, A 2020, Beyond technical fixes, pp. online.
- Setyowati, A 2020, 'Governing the ungovernable: contesting and reworking REDD+ in Indonesia', Journal of Political Ecology, vol. 27, pp. 457-475.
- Setyowati, A 2020, 'Mitigating Energy Poverty: Mobilizing Climate Finance to Manage the Energy Trilemma in Indonesia', Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 1-17.
- Setyowati, A 2020, Re-energising Indonesia's Electricity Policy during COVID-19, pp. online.
- Setyowati, A. 2020 'Making Territory and Renegotiating Citizenship in a Climate Mitigation Initiative in Indonesia', Development and Change, vol 51 (1): 144-166
- McDermott, C, Acheampong, E, Arora-Jonsson, S et al. 2019. 'SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, A Political Ecology Perspective, in P Katila, C Pierce Colfer, W de Jong, G Galloway, P Pacheco & G Winkel (ed.), Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom, pp. 510-540.
- Setyowati, A 2019, 'No more dark days: Why Indonesia needs climate finance for its energy transition'.
- MCDermott, C., M. Hirrons and A. Setyowati. 2019. 'The interplay of global governance with domestic and local access: insights from the FLEGT VPAs in Ghana and Indonesia', Society and Natural Resources.
- Susilawati, D, Kanowski, P, Setyowati, A et al 2019, 'Compliance of smallholder timber value chains in East Java with Indonesia's timber legality verification system', Forest Policy and Economics 102: 41-50.
- Setyowati, A & McDermott, C 2017, 'Commodifying Legality? Who and What Counts as Legal in the Indonesian Wood Trade', Society and Natural Resources, vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 750-764pp..
- Setyowati, A 2017, 'Social forestry: panacea or problem?'.
- Setyowati, A 2016, 'Social forestry: Where are we now?'. The Jakarta Post
- Setyowati, A 2014, Governing forest carbon: The Political Ecology of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) in Aceh, Indonesia.
- Setyowati, A 2013, Gender and REDD+: An Assessment in Oddar Meanchey Community Forestry REDD+ Project..
- Setyowati, A and Chatneang, T. 2013, Breaking the Barriers: Revealing Obstacles and Opportunities for Gender Integration in REDD+ in Cambodia.
- Setyowati, A 2012, 'Ensuring that women benefit from REDD+', Unasylva, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 57-62pp.
- Simaepa, D & Setyowati, A 2012, Berebut Hutan Siberut: Orang Mentawai, Kekuasaan, dan Politik Ekologi (Power and Change: Political Ecology of Siberut's Rainforest), KPG -Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia, Indonesia.
- Gurung, J, Giri, K, Setyowati, A et al 2011, Getting REDD+ Right for Women: An Analysis of the Barriers and Opportunities for Women's Participation in the REDD+ sector in Asia.