Indonesia
Latest water news about the Indonesia Water Sector
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Circular Economy, A System That Can Realize Sustainable Development
Featured Illustration. The Indonesian government continues to encourage the achievement of a circular economy system. This system has the potential to realize sustainable and environmentally friendly development. (Photo by M Agung Rajasa / ANTARA FOTO) Source: Katadata Date: 26 August 2020 The Indonesian government continues to promote the realization of a…
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Companies establish organization to combat growing plastic waste
Sixty-year-old waste collector Puji Urip stands in front of burning plastic waste at an imported plastic dumpsite at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java on Dec. 4, 2018. Several top food and beverages companies are teaming up to improve their recycling efforts and reduce the waste they produce that pollutes…
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Indonesia’s weather is a study in contrasts
Illustration. Contrasting weather or climatic conditions witnessed in the country. (Photo by Arun Ganesh / Wikimedia) Source: ANTARA News Date: 27 August 2020 Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological disasters, such as flooding, landslides, and whirlwinds, in the rainy season and wildfires…
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In Indonesia, coronavirus floods Cisadane River with extra hazard: medical waste
Featured Members of enviromental group Bank Sampah Sungai Cisadane (Banksasuci) collect medical waste at Cisadane river in Tangerang. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan / Reuters) Source: Reuters Date: 1 September 2020 For the residents along Indonesia’s Cisadane River, the coronavirus has brought not just deadly disease, but also a deluge of medical…
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Extreme drought triggers water crisis in East Nusa Tenggara
Illustration of drought (Photo by Seto Wardhana / JP) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 1 September 2020 Five villages in Rote Ndao regency in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are suffering from clean water shortages as a result of extreme drought. Deskiel Haning of the Rote Ndao Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said…
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Drought leaves more than 100,000 short on water in Gunungkidul
Tulungagung Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) personnel deliver clean water to residents of the East Java regency on Monday. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates that several regions in the country will be hit by drought during the transition from the dry season to the rainy season. (Photo by…
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Indonesia Healthy Rivers Challenge 2020: It’s time for the Welang River
Featured Indonesia Healthy Rivers Challenge 2020 Bilateral cooperation between Indonesia and the Netherlands The Government of the Netherlands (GON) through the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the Government of Indonesia (GOI) through its Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR) have long-lasting cooperation on the water which is…
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More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
Caked mud is seen before a small patch of water as the region deals with a prolonged drought at a dam (Photo by Philimon Bulawayo / REUTERS) Source: Reuters Date: 9 September 2020 Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than…
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Upaya Menko Maritim untuk Penanganan Land Subsidence
Suasana Kompleks Pantai Mutiara yang tergenang banjir rob di Penjaringan, Jakarta. Banjir di kawasan tersebut diduga akibat adanya tanggul yang jebol saat naiknya permukaan air laut di pesisir utara Jakarta. (Foto: Hafidz Mubarak A / Antara) Source: Tagar News Date: 10 September 2020 Di Indonesia saat ini terdapat 112 kabupaten atau…
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Semarang offers Rp 17.13t infrastructure projects to investors
Visitors walk along the Kota Lama area, among popular tourist destinations in Semarang. (Photo by Suherdjoko / JP) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 10 September 2020 The Semarang administration offered investors five infrastructure projects worth a total of Rp 17.13 trillion (US$1.15 billion) in a business forum opened on Wednesday, as…
