Source: ANTARA News Date: 23 September 2020 Bearing the theme of reviving the maritime national identity as the basis for sustainable development, I, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, invite all Indonesians to make Nusantara maritime the pride of all of us. Happy National Maritime Day by Coor...
Is a Green New Deal on the Way in Southeast Asia?
Source: The DiplomatDate: 9 September 2020 COVID-19 offers the region an opportunity to kick start a transition toward sustainable energy – but a host of challenges remain. Ulrich Volz, director of the Centre for Sustainable Finance at SOAS, University of London, recently made a forceful case that d...
Potensi Besar Impact Investing di Indonesia
Source: Katadata Date: 18 September 2020 Sedikitnya ada empat sektor menjanjikan untuk Impact investing dalam mendukung pembangunan Indonesia yang berkelanjutan. Pembangunan berkelanjutan membutuhkan sokongan modal. Salah satu sumber pendanaan untuk mewujudkan hal tersebut melalui impact invest...
Plastics could help build a sustainable future – here’s how
Source: The Conversation Date: 12 August 2020 The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around 359 million metric tons of plastics each year. Nature cannot address the...
Banjir di Masa Pandemi, Antisipasi Diperlukan Sebelum Bencana Datang
Source: Mongabay Date: 16 September 2020 Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia [LIPI] menyoroti ancaman banjir di masa pandemi COVID-19. Potensi banjir di Indonesia sangat besar, sebab memiliki 5.590 sungai induk. Dari jumlah tersebut, ada 600 sungai yang berpotensi menimbulkan banjir.D...
Modernized seaport connects Selayar, Surabaya
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 September 2020 The government has launched a new shipping route that will connect the modernized seaport in Selayar, South Sulawesi, with Surabaya in East Java. The modernized Rauf Rahman Benteng Port saw its first shipment on Monday after being off...
Ahli Sebut Indonesia Terdampak Pencairan Es Greenland
Source: CNN Indonesia Date: 14 September 2020 Kepala Pusat Informasi Perubahan Iklim Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi, dan Geofisika (BMKG) Dodo Gunawan menyebut kenaikan permukaan laut sudah dirasakan beberapa wilayah di Indonesia terkait dengan pencairan es Greenland. Indikasinya, ada beb...
S. Korea, UN launch $18 m solar project in remote parts of Indonesia, Timor-Leste
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 11 September 2020 The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has launched a US$18 million project to provide access to solar power and clean water in remote parts of Indonesia and ...
Semarang offers Rp 17.13t infrastructure projects to investors
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 it seeks to develop the Central Java capital amid the ongoing health...
The Neglected Water and Sanitation Crisis
Source: The ASEAN Post Date: 10 September 2020 The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the importance of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. As we all know now, hand washing is one of the best frontline defenses against the virus. Yet three billion people – almost half of the world'...
Upaya Menko Maritim untuk Penanganan Land Subsidence
Source: Tagar News Date: 10 September 2020 Di Indonesia saat ini terdapat 112 kabupaten atau kota di pesisir yang berpotensi mengalami banjir rob dan perlahan-lahan akan mengalami penurunan muka tanah. Di Pulau Jawa, wilayah yang paling terdampak adalah Pantura Jawa, yaitu Demak, Semarang...
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: report
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 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new analysis of global ecological threats. Compiled by the I...
Drought leaves more than 100,000 short on water in Gunungkidul
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 2 September With 15 of 18 districts in Yogyakarta's Gunungkidul regency hit by drought, authorities estimate that more than 120,000 residents will experience a shortage of water. "We have received requests for clean water supplies from 11 affected districts," Gunu...
Extreme drought triggers water crisis in East Nusa Tenggara
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 the five villages were Holulai, Nentenae...
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In Indonesia, coronavirus floods Cisadane River with extra hazard: medical waste
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 waste: a constant stream of syringes, face masks and hazmat suits floating by. The double threat for those who depen...