According to SNV, 1 million Lampung residents still do open defecation.

Source: Kupastuntas.coDaye: April 20, 2022 Kupastuntas.co, Bandar Lampung - Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (SNV) said that of the 9 million people in Lampung, around 1 million people do not have access to a toilet or defecate as such."That does not include what we call closed defecation," said ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Access to Sanitation and Drinking Water for the Poverty-stricken Must Be Funded

Source: TribunDate: March 25, 2022 TRIBUNNEWS.COM, JAKARTA - There are still many Indonesian people who do not have access to drinking water and proper sanitation. Financing the poor for access to sanitation and drinking water needs to be supported.Water.org Senior Program Manager Aldi Surianin...

Indonesia has been selected to host the World Water Forum in 2024

Source: KOMPASDate: March 21, 2022 JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) announced that Indonesia was chosen to host the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) in 2024. This was decided at the 9th WWF in Dakar, Senegal, on Saturday (19 /3/2022) where Indonesia received 3...

A total of 199 coastal cities in Indonesia are at risk of tidal flooding in 2050

Source: KONTAN.CO.IDDate: March 17, 2022 KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. A total of 199 coastal cities in Indonesia are threatened by the annual tidal flood in 2050. If this disaster occurs, it is predicted that it will cause losses of up to Rp. 1,500 trillion more. This prediction is based on Kompas Daily ...

Sustainable water management bolsters water resiliency

 Source: ANTARADate: March 16, 2022  Jakarta (ANTARA) - The sustainable water resource management program is necessary to improve Indonesia's water resiliency, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto noted through a statement on Tuesday. "The Indonesian Government rem...

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