Indonesia
Latest water news about the Indonesia Water Sector
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Paris Agreement five years on – a renewed call for leadership
The Green New Deal aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create high-paying jobs, ensure that clean air, clean water and healthy food are available as basic human rights and end all forms of oppression. (Photo by Dhoni Setiawan / JP) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 December 2020 Last week…
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GEF Approves $78mn to Support FAO Projects, $8mn Allocated for Indonesia
Through the ISLME project FAO supports KKP to improve fisheries management through awareness raising program and adoption of e log books for fishermen in Central Java. (FAO Indonesia / DFW Indonesia) Source: Tempo.co Date: 19 December 2020 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today, December 19, has…
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Indonesia creates expert wetlands team to revitalize development goal efforts
Mangrove forest on Lake Tabarisia in Mamberamo Raya, Papua. (Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi / CIFOR) Source: Forests NewsDate: 30 December 2020 Getting a jump start on U.N. Decade on Ecosystem Restoration A Strategic Coordination Team for Wetlands Management created by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Planning or National Development Planning Agency…
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Sustainable ocean economy is the only way forward
A remote lagoon, surrounded by limestone islands, protects a vibrant and diverse coral reef in Raja Ampat, West Papua. (Photo by Ethan Daniels / Shutterstock) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 7 January 2021 The ocean is indeed a great value to the world. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the…
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As floods hit Borneo, Indonesia urged to boost climate action under Paris accord
Rescuers evacuate villagers in a flooded area in the Tanah Laut districts, South Kalimantan, on Friday. (Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management / Via AFP-Jiji) Source: Reuters (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Date: 18 January 2021 Deadly floods across parts of Indonesia are a stark reminder of the climate change risks facing the…
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Polemik Peta Hutan Kalimantan Mengikis & Ancaman Banjir Besar
Polemik Peta Hutan Kalimantan Mengikis & Ancaman Banjir Besar (Sumber: www.grida.no) Source: CNN Indonesia Date: 19 January 2021 Insiden banjir yang menggenangi 10 kabupaten/kota di Kalimantan Selatan mengundang perdebatan dan gemuruh protes dari aktivis dan pegiat lingkungan hingga warga internet di jejaring sosial. Sebuah gambar peta deforestasi di Pulau Kalimantan dari…
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Widespread Flooding East Aceh Forces Hundreds of Residents to Flee
Widespread Flooding East Aceh Forces Hundreds of Residents to Flee Source: Tempo.coDate: 20 January 2021 The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBA) reported that hundreds of residents were forced to flee as the flooding hit East Aceh Regency following a heavy downpour. Houses in a number of Gampongs or urban villages…
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Indonesia’s latest natural disasters are a ‘wake-up call’, environmentalists say
At least 160 people have died due to natural disasters in the first weeks of 2021.(Source: AP / Yusuf Wahil) Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Date: 22 January 2021 Key points: Indonesia’s meteorology agency has warned of a potential increase in natural disasters up until March Activists say deforestation and environmental destruction…
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Pandemi dan Wacana Ekonomi Sirkular untuk Mengurangi Sampah 30% pada 2025
Pandemi dan Wacana Ekonomi Sirkular untuk Mengurangi Sampah 30% pada 2025 Source: Mongabay Date: 15 January 2021 Wacana pengurangan sampah plastik 30% pada 2025 mendapat tantangan dengan meningkatnya volume plastik saat pandemi COVID-19. Sejumlah penelitian menyebut meningkatnya volume belanja online dan antar makanan jadi salah satu penyebab. Penyebab lain adalah sampah…
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Mangrove Rehabilitation to Start on 150,000 Hectares Lands in 2021, Luhut Says
Mangrove Rehabilitation to Start on 150,000 Hectares Lands Source: Tempo.co Date: 26 January 2021 The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan targeted the mangrove rehabilitation program will be started on 150,000 hectares (ha) of land in 2021. It was conveyed in the coordination meeting on the acceleration…
