In Indonesia, climate change is already a pernicious threat. More than 30 million people across northern Java suffer from coastal flooding and erosion related to more severe storms and sea level rise. In some places, entire villages and more than a mile of coastline have been lost to the sea. T...
NTB's plan to hold a Climate Field School in Sembalun, East Lombok
Source: ANTARADate: February 17, 2022 Mataram (ANTARA) - The West Nusa Tenggara Consortium for Participatory Study and Development (Conception) in collaboration with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of West Lombok Climatology Station held a Climate Field School in Semb...
Indonesia defends the interests of island countries during its G20 Presidency
Source: ANTARADate: January 13, 2022 We want the G20 to be relevant not just for its member countries, but also for the whole world, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahendra Siregar Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia will fight for the interests of island countries during its G20 Presidency, Vice Minist...
Indonesia leads the world on reducing deforestation
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 3 April 2021 No doubt 2021 will be a pivotal year in global efforts to combat climate change. President Joe Biden has invited the 17 members of the major economies forum, including Indonesia, to a virtual summit on April 22-23 to urge much greater ambition as these cri...
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President Jokowi Calls for Extraordinary Measures to Tackle Climate Change
Source: Cabinet Secretariat of The Republic of Indonesia Date: 26 January 2021 President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for extraordinary measures to tackle the global impacts of climate change. According to the President, enormous impacts of these changes are very real, part...
As floods hit Borneo, Indonesia urged to boost climate action under Paris accord
Source: Reuters (Thomson Reuters Foundation) Date: 18 January 2021 Deadly floods across parts of Indonesia are a stark reminder of the climate change risks facing the Southeast Asian nation, environmentalists said on Monday, urging the government to be more ambitious in its efforts to cut...
Water at heart of climate action
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 23 March 2020 We are feeling the devastating impact of climate change daily on a global scale and this threat continues to grow at an unprecedented rate. The United Kingdom experienced its wettest February on record last month, with several regions experiencing rainfa...
Asia-Pacific countries not on track to reach sustainable development goals: UN
Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 26 March 2020 A new United Nations report has warned that countries in the Asia and Pacific region are not on track to achieve any of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and are in some cases even going in the "wrong direction". The United Nations Economic and...