Indonesia will highlight optimizing water management to increase food production at the 10th Bali World Water Forum (WWF) 2024 to address the food crisis threat, Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono stated. "As it was stated by the President (Joko Widodo), we are facing...
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World Oceans Day, Time to Clean Up Garbage in Bali's Most Polluted River
Date: June 9, 2022 June 8 is celebrated as World Ocean Day. The celebration aims to respect, protect and preserve oceans around the world, including from the problem of plastic waste.The ocean provides us with many resources such as oxygen, climate regulation, food sources, medicine, and many others...
UNESCO's support on Indonesia for World Water Forum 2024
Date: May 7, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) expressed its support for the Indonesian government to make the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) a success in Bali which will be held in March 2024.Minister of Public Works and Public...
Reduce Groundwater Use, Two Dams Built in Bali
Date: June 3, 2022Bali Governor Wayan Koster has announced plans to reduce groundwater use on Bali by building two dams to meet needs through surface water.The two dams will be Tamblang dam and Sidan dam.The construction of the two dams is projected to cost up to Rp2.6 trillion, all of which will co...
Bali's Tanjung Benoa can be a tsunami-resilience model
Date: May 30, 2022 Badung, Bali (ANTARA) - Tanjung Benoa village in Badung district, Bali, can serve as an example of tsunami preparedness for other Indonesian regions, Bali Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati remarked on Saturday. "The international recognition of T...
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...
ECOTON: The findings of antigen test-kit waste in the water have an impact on the environment
Source: ANTARADate: February 4, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservation (ECOTON) Research and Development Manager Daru Setyorini said the findings of medical waste or antigen test kits in the Bali Strait could have an impact on the surrounding environment, including w...
“Great reboot” or short-term saviour? Bali's seaweed farming revival
Source: The Fish Site Date: 30 April 2021 A renaissance in Bali's seaweed farming sector is being widely touted as a sustainable alternative to tourism, following the outbreak of the Covid pandemic, but the reality is much more complicated. The economic landscape in Bali, Indonesia, has changed dram...