Indonesia
Latest water news about the Indonesia Water Sector
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Replanting alone won’t stop mangrove degradation: Activists
A man teaches a child how to plant mangroves in Pekan Bada, Aceh, on Aug. 4. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 20 October 2020 When 53-year-old Azizi is not tending to his crab farm, he would be nursing the 456-hectare mangrove forest near his home…
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World Food Day 2020: Building Back Better for a Healthier Future
Farmer in Pasuruan shows long beans harvest as a symbol for nutrition. (Photo by FAO) Source: Tempo.co Date: 22 October 2020 “Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together”, the theme of the World Food Day 2020 reminds us all of what needs to become a priority: making diversified healthy diets available and accessible to…
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Indonesia readies its green diesel. These are the likely social and environmental impacts
Addition of a mixture of diesel fuel with vegetable oil (Photo by Oky Lukmansyah/foc/16 / ANTARA FOTO) Source: The Conversation Date: 23 October 2020 In July, Indonesia’s state-owned oil company, Pertamina, produced its first batch of biofuel made entirely from palm oil. Called D100, this “green diesel” is part of Indonesia’s…
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Floods swamp residential areas in Bekasi
A Bekasi resident moves her belongings to higher ground as flooding swamped her home on Oct 21, 2020. (Photo by Suwandy/foc / ANTARA FOTO) Source: ANTARA News Date: 25 October 2020 Flood waters reaching a height of up to 1.9 meters swamped several residential areas located on river banks connecting Cileungsi…
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Menabung air hujan dengan drainase vertikal
Petugas Penanganan Prasarana dan Sarana Umum (PPSU) Jakarta Timur membuat drainase vertikal di Kelurahan Cipinang dalam rangka pegendalian banjir. (Photo by HO-Kominfotik Jaktim / ANTARA) Source: ANTARA News Date: 7 October 2020 Fatchy Muhammad termasuk orang yang percaya bahwa bencana banjir dan kekeringan di Jakarta seharusnya tidak perlu terjadi jika konsep…
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Ridwan Kamil Bersinergi dengan Inggris Bangun Politeknik Maritim di Patimban
Pembangunan Pelabuhan Patimban Tahap 1. (Photo by Anisyah Al Faqir / Merdeka.com) Source: Merdeka.comDate: 16 November 2020 Gubernur Jawa Barat, Ridwan Kamil menginginkan masyarakat lokal tak hanya jadi penonton dalam pembangunan kawasan metropolitan Cirebon, Subang dan Majalengka (Rebana). Termasuk di kawasan Patimban, Kabupaten Subang, Jawa Barat. Dia ingin warga lokal…
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PLN: Need 8 mln tons of trash to operate plants
A worker inspects a garbage-fueled power plant in Sumur Batu landfill in Bekasi, West Java. (FOTO/Risky Andrianto/hp) Source: ANTARA NewsDate: 25 November 2020 State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) said it will need at least 8 million tons of waste per year as a replacement for coal to…
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Indonesia, World Bank strike deal on emissions reduction
The Environment and Forestry Ministry and the World Bank signed a deal on Friday on the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which provides an additional opportunity for the government to receive payments in exchange for reducing carbon emissions. (Picture by: EDF) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 28 November 2020 The Environment…
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Trash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste
Ery Ragaputra, a technician from the CLS Argos company, throwing a plastic monitoring device with satellite beacons into the sea to monitor waste off the coast of Teluk Naga, Tangerang, Banten province. Scientists are turning to satellite technology to trace this mountain of waste and figure out how the world’s…
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Eight dead in floods, landslides in North Sumatra
Heavy rain in North Sumatra has caused floods and landslides in some parts of the region. (Photo by AFP) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 7 December 2020 Heavy downpours battering North Sumatra since Thursday have caused floods and landslides in some parts of the region, claiming the lives of eight people. …
