Indonesia
Latest water news about the Indonesia Water Sector
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Ministry of Public Works and Housing Builds Seven Irrigation PSN to Encourage Economic Recovery Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Through Agriculture
Source: Ministry of Public Works and Public HousingDate: 30 July 2020 To support food and water security nationally, the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is targeting the construction of 500,000 hectares of irrigation and rehabilitating 2.5 million hectares of irrigation networks from 2020 to 2024. This target is…
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BMKG Predicts Southern Indonesia Will Enter the Peak of Drought
BMKG employees show a weather prediction chart at the BMKG Office Jakarta (ANTARA / Katriana) Source: Tempo.co Date: 31 July 2020 The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) estimates that southern Indonesia will soon enter the peak dry season. Through a written statement received in Jakarta, Friday, July 31, 2020,…
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Helping the poor can protect forests too, Indonesian welfare program shows
Featured A group of farmers going into a rice field in Central Java. (Photo: Dika Soul Seva/Flickr) Source: Mongabay Date: 4 August 2020 A study has found that a poverty-alleviation program in Indonesia was just as successful as dedicated conservation programs in reducing deforestation. The researchers attribute this to the program…
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Jakarta Braces for Flood as City Rivers Cannot Contain Excess Water
Ciliwung river, behind the Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta (Photo by Wibowo Djatmiko) Source: Tempo.co Date: 6 August 2020 Jakarta Water Resources Agency Head Juaini Yusuf, admitted that the city administration has much to do on mitigating flood, such as figuring out how to contain 1,032 cubic meters of water per second…
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Patimban seaport to start first-phase operation in November after delays
Workers finish the construction of a pier at Patimban seaport in Subang, West Java. (Photo by Tempo.co/Nanang Sutisna) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 10 August 2020 Japan-backed Patimban Port in Subang, West Java is now scheduled for partial operation in November, while its first development phase will reach completion by October…
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Plastic pollution plagues Southeast Asia amid Covid-19 lockdowns
Featured Indonesia generates 6.8 million tonnes of plastic waste each year. (Photo: EPA) Source: South China Morning Post Date: 9 August 2020 Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia have seen a surge in plastic waste as environmental awareness takes a back seat to health concerns There has been a heavy reliance on food-delivery…
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Indonesia needs investment of US$47 billion to develop ports: official
A view of the Makassar New Port in South Sulawesi. (ANTARA FOTO/Abriawan Abhe/foc) Source: ANTARA News Date: 13 August 2020 Indonesia needs US$47 billion in investment to develop ports across the country, a Transportation Ministry official said. “Based on the master plan for national ports (RIPN), we need US$47 billion to…
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Erick: The construction of Benoa Bay Port encourages maritime tourism
Benoa Bay (Photo by ANTARA) Source: ANTARA News Date: 14 August 2020 BUMN Minister Erick Thohir said that the construction of the Benoa Bay Port in Bali is to encourage tourism as well as the maritime economy. “There is Pelindo III, where we want to ensure Bali becomes a hub for…
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Water management in Java adds to burden on women and reduces their incomes
A woman carries water. (Photo by Open Data Lab Jakarta) Source: The Conversation Date: 14 August 2020 Women make up half the Indonesian population but their roles and contribution to the economy are still limited. The 2020 Global Gender Gap Index shows Indonesian women earn only half of men’s estimated income.…
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INSA: Number of Ships in Indonesia Has Doubled in 5 Years
Aerial Photo of Sunda Kelapa Harbor (Photo by Gabriel Montadaro) Source: Tempo.co Date: 24 August 2020 During the last five years, the number of national shipping fleets or ships in Indonesia has doubled. In 2015, the original fleet number of 16,142 vessels increased to 32,587 in 2019. Chairperson of the Indonesian…
