Indonesia
Latest water news about the Indonesia Water Sector
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President Jokowi Calls for Extraordinary Measures to Tackle Climate Change
Featured President Jokowi gives a virtual speech at the 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS), Monday (25/01). (Photo by Press Bureau of Presidential Secretariat) Source: Cabinet Secretariat of The Republic of Indonesia Date: 26 January 2021 President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has called for extraordinary measures to tackle the global impacts of climate…
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Floods trigger power outages, evacuations in Indonesia’s capital
Girls walk along a street affected by floods in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Willy Kurniawan / Reuters) Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 9 February 2021 Floods, heavy rain and power outages led people to evacuate their homes in parts of Indonesia’s capital on Monday, with the conditions — worsened by the…
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Water consumption rose sharply amid pandemic: IWI
Public Works and People’s Housing Minister Basuki Hadimulyono (right) at the release of a survey conducted by the Indonesia Water Institute (IWI). The survey focused on the rising use of clean water during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Indonesia Water Institute) Source: ANTARA News Date: 11 February 2021 The increase is related to…
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Australia Seeks to Bolster Agricultural Trade to Indonesia
A winter sunrise at Amaroo farm, Muntadgin, Western Australia. (Photo by Meleva Thorn / JG Photo) Source: Jakarta GlobeDate: 15 February 2021 After a year of bushfires, floods, and drought, the Australian agricultural industry is on the road to recovery. One of the countries that will play a major role…
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LIPI Recycles Disposable Face Mask Waste into Plastic Pellets
An incinerator company worker wearing protective suit prepares bags of medical waste to be loaded into a truck in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 12, 2020. Picture taken August 12, 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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Ministry seeks to strengthen waste management to drive economic growth
A screenshot of Rosa Vivien Ratnawati, director general of waste management at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, speaking at an online press conference on National Waste Awareness Day originating from Jakarta on Thursday (February 18, 2021). Picture by Prisca Triferna / ANTARA) Source: ANTARA NewsDate: 18 February 2021 The…
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Jakarta braces for more floods as rainy days expected this week
People swim through a flooded neighborhood following heavy rains in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. Heavy downpours combined with poor city sewage planning often causes heavy flooding in parts of greater Jakarta. (Photo by Tatan Syuflana / AP Photo) Source: CNADate: 22 February 2021 The Indonesian capital of Jakarta…
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Perlukah Pelabuhan Ikut Tangani Sampah Laut?
Tumpukan sampah diantara kapal nelayan di sepanjang pantai Satelit, kecamatan Muncar, Banyuwangi, pada akhir Juni 2019. Selain di pantai, sampah juga ada di perairan laut Muncar yang mempengaruhi nelayan mendapatkan ikan. (Foto oleh Anton Wisuda / Mongabay Indonesia) Source: MongabayDate: 22 February 2021 Produksi sampah di Indonesia secara umum bisa…
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Integrated Port Network: Indonesia as the world’s maritime axis
Featured Indonesia Maritime Outlook: Integrated Port Network (Indonesia Maritime for the Next 5 years) The Water Agency has just expanded the Port Academy into Port Academy Series with the vision that even after the challenge has ended, the learning process and discussion can still continue. Since webinar is becoming more…
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How to Achieve Urban Coastal Resilience
Urban Coastal Resilience Due to the Covid-19 situation, the annual Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is postponed to June 2021 and for the time being is held digitally through a series of webinars. This first webinar about Urban Coastal Resilience was held on Monday, 6 July 2020 with experts from the Netherlands and Singapore discussing…
