Source: The World Bank Date: 20 May 2021 Indonesia is battling one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time—marine plastic debris. To support the Government of Indonesia's efforts on combating plastic waste and marine debris and its leadership in implementing the agenda, a better underst...
A Sustainable Ocean Economy is Key to Indonesia’s Prosperity
Source: World BankDate: March 25, 2021 For Indonesia, oceans are vital for its economy and welfare. With more than 17,500 islands and three-quarters of its territory at sea, oceans are central to Indonesia's prosperity. Yet, Indonesia's marine and coastal ecosystems and their economic value are unde...
What do we need to boost water supply resilience in Indonesia? A risk-based mindset
Source: The World BankDate: February 26, 2021 Nestled in a narrow valley in the center of Java Island, Magelang City is surrounded by rivers and steep mountain slopes. Its location makes it highly exposed to natural hazards, particularly floods, earthquakes, and landslides. When a 2008 landslid...
Ports and Nature-based Solutions: An Overview of 12+1 Financial Instruments
Source: Water Science PolicyDate: 31 January 2021 A variety of nature-based and hybrid solutions are available to build sustainable value in and around ports.Financiers and investors are willing to jump in, but diffused benefits and a lack of hard and enforceable cashflows prevent uptake at scale12+...
Net-Zero Challenge: The supply chain opportunity
Source: World Economic Forum Date: January 2021 Addressing supply-chain emissions enables many customer-facing companies to impact a volume of emissions several times higher than they could if they were to focus on decarbonizing their own direct operations and power consumption alone – an...
Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore
Source: Eco-Business.comDate: 11 January 2021 Increased government and corporate accountability, including the full implementation of the EPR law and more investment into upcycling innovations, are equally critical to create a more sustainable waste management ecosystem in Singapore. Singapore ...
Interwoven risks, untapped opportunities
Source: CDP Date: September 2020 Water pollution is an invisible crisis posing serious risks to societies, economies and to business. The apparel and textiles sector has a vital role to play in reducing water pollution at the scale and pace urgently needed. However, many companies in...
Warming oceans more 'stable' and that's bad, scientists warn
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 29 September 2020 Global warming is making the oceans more stable, increasing surface temperatures and reducing the carbon they can absorb, according to research published Monday by climate scientists who warned that the findings have "profound and troubling...
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...
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'...
Land use change leads to increased flooding in Indonesia
Source: Göttingen University Date: 27 August 2020 International team led by Göttingen University investigates effects on local water cycle While high greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss are often associated with rapid land-use change in Indonesia, impacts on local water cy...
Innovative Technology in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Sector
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Date: 20 August 2020 Access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) embodies a fun- damental human right recognized by the United Nations General Assembly. Technology often plays an important role by providing resource-...
Water Management Worldwide Is Failing, It's Time for A New Approach
Source: Pursuit Date: 12 August 2020 Climate extremes are not going away during the pandemic, testing water management to its limits. We need robust inter-disciplinary solutions from climate and social scientists, engineers and lawyers. The United Nations recently announced that prog...
Explainer: Man-made climate change, is it real or fake?
Source: Channel News Asia Date: 3 August 2020 The Australian bushfires from September last year to early February are proof to many people that man-made or "anthropogenic" climate change is real and threatening. But for some Australians involved in the coal-mining industry, the fires seeme...