Source: Tempo.coDate: 20 January 2021 The Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBA) reported that hundreds of residents were forced to flee as the flooding hit East Aceh Regency following a heavy downpour. Houses in a number of Gampongs or urban villages were inundated. "Due to high-intensity rain, the...
Ministry targets to complete four dams construction in December
Source: ANTARA News Date: 18 October 2020 The Public Works and Public Housing Ministry has targeted to complete the construction of four dams by end of December 2020 to support national food and water resilience. Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono said in a sta...
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...
Flood leaves at least 15 dead, dozens missing in South Sulawesi
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 Severe flooding that hit North Luwu regency, South Sulawesi, on Monday, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens more missing. "The number [of victims] may increase because some villages are still not accessible," North Luwu Regent Indah Putri Indr...
The Complexity of Flooding and Tidal Flooding on the Semarang-Demak Coast, Here's the Expert Analysis
Source: TIMES IndonesiaDate: 18 Juni 2020 The problem of flooding and tidal flooding in the Semarang-Demak coastal area is not a new problem. At least this condition has occurred around a decade ago. However, this problem has only recently gotten worse. According to some experts, this is triggered b...
How sand mining puts Southeast Asia’s farmers at risk
Source: ASEAN TodayDate: 19 May 2020 Farmers in Southeast Asia face increased pressure to feed the region during the pandemic, but on top of record droughts and climate change, they're now facing impacts from sand mining. "This land was mine, it eroded slowly from the riverbank and after a while, th...
Flooding will affect double the number of people worldwide by 2030
Source: The GuardianDate: 23 April 2020 New research finds 147 million will be hit by floods by the end of the decade – 'the numbers will be catastrophic' The number of people harmed by floods will double worldwide by 2030, according to a new analysis. The World Resources Institute, a global...
13,843 Houses Inundated by Floods in South Bandung
Source: CNN IndonesiaDate: 18 February 2020 Bandung, CNN Indonesia - Torrential rains have submerged thousands of houses in South Bandung in recent days in the Citarum River basin. The flood in Bandung Regency covered three sub-districts, namely Dayeuhkolot District, Baleendah District, and Bojongs...