The Minister of Environment and Forestry: Exploration about the potential of Blue Carbon

Source: ANTARADate: April 19, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Minister of Environment and Forestry (LHK) Siti Nurbaya said that there is a lot of potential that can be associated with carbon originating from coastal and marine ecosystems, known as blue carbon.Speaking when opening a discussion related t...

The Capital of South Kalimantan Province, Assisted by the Ministry of PUPR, Banjarbaru Improves Sanitation

Source: JejakrekamDate: April 18, 2022 Jejakrekam - Among other things, Banjarbaru City will be more advanced, the economy will grow, new areas will appear and so on. However, this will also have a negative impact if it is not addressed from the start. One of them is related to population sanit...

Taylor-made Training (TMT) Welang 2021- DPU SDA Jawa Timur, a platform for knowledge transfer in the field of water resources

Welang River Basin Management Academy (RBMA) final presentation was successfully held on 17 March 2022. This training was tailor-made to support the knowledge transfer and capacity building for the Water Resource Department of the East Java Provincial Government's young staff. A collaboration with t...

Head of BMKG suggests Government should stem the pace of climate change

Source: ANTARADate: Aoril 14, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Head Dwikorita Karnawati urged the government to immediately take comprehensive and measured mitigatory steps to stem the pace of climate change.In a statement on Wednesday, Karna...

UGM researcher & lecturer develop technology to support seagrass mapping

Source: ANTARADate: April 13, 2022 Yogyakarta (ANTARA) - The Department of Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) Pramaditya Wicaksono has developed remote sensing data processing technology for accurate, effective and efficient seagrass beds. As quoted in a press statement r...

What is the Function of the National Water Resources Council?

 Source: KOMPASDate: April 12, 2022 JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan received a new mandate from President Joko Widodo to serve as Daily Chair of the National Water Resources Council. The position is regulated...

Indonesia, Panama cooperate on water conservation

 Source: ANTARADate: April 11, 2022  Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Panama have agreed to cooperate on water conservation to strengthen implementation of the blue economy concept to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. "The attempt aims to bolster implementation of ...

USAID IUWASH Tangguh, a five-year humanitarian America's charity program for Indonesia

Source: TempoDate: April 8, 2022 TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United States, through USAID, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, announced a five-year humanitarian program in Indonesia called USAID IUWASH Tangguh. This program includes efforts to improve access to drinking water, safe sanitation, and hygiene for...

Wanggar Weir Project Continues, Watering 3,200 Hectares of Agricultural Land

Source: KompasDate: April 5, 2022 JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has resumed the construction of the Wanggar Dam in Nabire Regency, Papua. Previously, construction work on the Wanggar Weir had stopped in 2021. PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said the Wa...

The Governor of West Java said there were 23 violations in the Citarum River during 2021

Source: ANTARADate: April 6, 2022 Bandung (ANTARA) - West Java Governor M Ridwan Kamil said based on data compiled from the Citarum Harum Task Force Team, during 2021 there were 23 violations that occurred in the Citarum River area. "During 2021 a lot of law enforcement was carried out, there were 2...

2023, Wonosobo Builds 2,542 Connections for Residents' Clean Water Access

 Source: jatengprov.go.idDate: April 5, 2022 WONOSOBO – By 2023, the Wonosobo Regency Government is targeting the installation of clean water access installations to as many as 2,542 residents' homes. That way, the target of access to drinking water and sanitation of 140 percent can be achieved...

Microplastics Contaminate Ciwulan River Tasikmalaya

Source: Detik.comDate: April 4, 2022 Tasikmalaya - Pollution of the Ciwulan river which stretches from Garut to Tasikmalaya Regency is considered worrisome. In addition to the water containing heavy metals, the generation of garbage in this 114 km long river is found at many points.There have b...

Call for Abstracts: ‘This is Water, WASH and Climate: Stories from Practice’

 Source: Water and WASH FuturesDate: April 9, 2021  We are pleased to open the Call for Abstracts for the Water, WASH and Climate virtual symposium. Abstracts are invited for "Story Hosts" – water and WASH professionals interested in sharing their experiences relating to water management, ...

ATB Batam Forms a Special Team to Help Regional Drinking Water Companies in Indonesia

 Source: SUDUTBATAMDate: April 1, 2022 SUDUTBATAM.COM - The commitment of PT Adhya Tirta Batam (ATB) to continue to actively contribute to efforts to improve the quality of clean water services in Indonesia grows more serious.The company has formed a special team to assist PDAMs in Indonesia.&n...

Rowosari and Tandang Villages are Supplied with 21 Thousand Liters of Clean Water

Source: Radar SemarangDate: March 31, 2022 RADARSEMARANG.ID, Semarang – Rowosari and Tandang Villages, Tembalang District, received a supply of 21 thousand liters of clean water. So far, these two areas have been subject to drought disasters. If anything, the water quality is poor. The assistan...

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