President Joko Widodo Spotlight the Importance of Preserving Wakatobi Coral Reefs

Date: June 9, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Iriana Jokowi released hatchlings with students and the community at Patuno Resort, Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Thursday (9/6/2022). President Joko Widodo reminded the public to work to preserve the coral reefs in Wak...

Indonesia Proposes 4 Concepts of Disaster Resilience at the Global Level, including Water Resilience

Source: SuaraPemerintahID Date: 10 June 2022 The Indonesian government continues to strive to overcome the water crisis and climate change to improve disaster, water, food, energy resilience, and ensure positive socio-economic growth. This was conveyed by PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono at the Plen...

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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...

Manokwari water taxi service providers to welcome W20, Y20 delegates

Date: June 8, 2022   Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) - Water taxi service providers at Doreri Bay, Manokwari city, West Papua province, on Tuesday expressed their enthusiasm to welcome the participants of the Women 20 (W20) and Youth 20 (Y20) events to be hosted by the city. According to the o...

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...

PUPR completes the SPAM project to supply clean water to Labuan Bajo

Date: June 5, 2022  Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) has completed the construction of the Wae Mese II Drinking Water Supply System (SPAM) aimed at meeting the needs of clean water for residents of Labuan Bajo City, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). "Infrastruct...

West Papua: Floods hit residential areas in three sub-districts

 Date: May 31, 2022  Wasior, West Papua (ANTARA) - Floods triggered by incessant and heavy rains inundated residential areas in three sub-districts—Raisiei, Wondiboi, and Wasior—of Wondana Bay district, West Papua, on Monday. Hundreds of houses in the areas were flooded after rains fell co...

Rob Flood in Pekalongan City Recedes, Hundreds of Residents Still Refuge

Date: May 27, 2022  DETIK - Pekalongan City - Tidal flooding in Pekalongan City is currently starting to recede, Thursday (26/52022). The water level in residential areas is now around 10-50 centimeters. You could say that today's tidal flood has receded by almost half when compared to las...

Rob Floods Hit the Coast of Central Java

Date: May 25, 2022  TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The tidal flood hit the coastal area of Central Java on Monday, May 23, 2022. The tidal wave as high as 2 meters even paralysed the Tanjung Emas Port in Semarang. Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo asked local governments in coastal areas to prepare a c...

BPBD: Nontoxic water spray containing gas in East Seram

Date: May 24, 2022  Ambon (ANTARA) - The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Maluku Province has confirmed that the spray of water containing gas is not toxic and does not threaten the health of residents in Waisamet Village, East Seram Regency. "I have coordinated with the company (C...

Clean Water Crisis in the City of a Thousand Rivers

 Date: May 19, 2022 BANJARMASIN – Until yesterday (6/5), there was no clean water flowing to the houses of residents on Jalan Tanjung Berkat. In fact, during the month of Ramadan earlier. Unfortunately, this condition has been going on since four months ago.In fact, they are also customers...

Government continues building clean water facilities in IKN Nusantara

Date: May 17, 2022  Penajam (ANTARA) - Clean water supporting facilities in Sepaku Sub-district, North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan, continue to be constructed as part of the requirements for building the new state capital (IKN) Nusantara."The work for the construction of clean water...

Indonesia Invites 80 World Ministers to Discuss Water and Sanitation

Source: KOMPASDate: May 13, 2022 JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The meeting of the Ministers of the Sanitation and Drinking Water for All Sector (SMM) Indonesia (SWA) will host the 2022 event which will be held on 18-19 May 2022 in Jakarta. In this agenda, as many as 80 ministers around the world will attend...

Climate Change and Water Shortcourse: For residents of South and South East Asia

Source: Griffith.edu.auDate: May 11, 2022 Download PDF File Here The short course will explore climate change mitigation and adaptation, with a specific focus on best practices in water resources management (WRM) and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) for achieving water security outcomes. Partici...

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