G20: Access to Clean Water Can Spur Economic Growth

Ensuring the availability of access to clean water through infrastructure development using new technology will encourage and increase economic growth, according to Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono. "Cooperation and regulation of new science and technology in the mainte...

US CDC launches wastewater surveillance data to track COVID-19 trends

 Source: ANTARADate: February 7, 2022 Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States (US) on Friday (4/2) launched new surveillance data for tracking COVID-19 in wastewater samples across the country.  The CDC's Wastewater Monitoring tab w...

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...

Indonesia slashes 2021 mangrove restoration target, vows to make up in 2022

Source: MongabayDate: November 17, 2021. Indonesia has scaled back its target for mangrove restoration this year, but says its longer-term goal of rehabilitating 630,000 hectares (1.55 million acres) by 2024 remains unchanged. It blames "technical hurdles," including the diversion of funding for the...

Sustaining Sanitation Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Source: UNICEFDate: July 30, 2021 Concrete steps to maintain the sustainability of sanitation services during the COVID-19 pandemic Just as water is a daily necessity, we cannot stop using sanitation facilities – even during COVID-19 or natural disasters. Nevertheless, during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Indonesia eyes less severe fire season, but COVID-19 could turn it deadly

Source: MongabayDate: July 20, 2021 This year's forest fire season in Indonesia is expected to be less severe than in previous years, but the haze from the burning could still compound the coronavirus crisis in the country. Favorable weather conditions and ongoing efforts to restore peatlands point ...

Water consumption rose sharply amid pandemic: IWI

Source: ANTARA News Date: 11 February 2021 The increase is related to the application of health protocols during the pandemic. Clean water needs in Indonesia rose two- to three-fold during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to under normal conditions, according to a survey conducted by the Indonesi...

World Food Day 2020: Building Back Better for a Healthier Future

Source: Tempo.co Date: 22 October 2020  "Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together", the theme of the World Food Day 2020 reminds us all of what needs to become a priority: making diversified healthy diets available and accessible to all. In Indonesia, almost one-third of the children below 5 years...

Langkah KLHK Atasi Pengelolaan Limbah Medis Selama Pandemi COVID-19

Source: Tirto.ID Date: 15 October 2020  KLHK telah mengeluarkan Surat Edaran MenLHK nomor 2 tahun 2020 tentang Pengelolaan Limbah Infeksius dan Sampah Rumah Tangga dari Penanganan COVID-19. Pasien COVID-19 di Indonesia semakin bertambah setiap harinya, sejak temuan kasus pertama pada awal ...

Jakarta, a coronavirus epicenter in Indonesia, braces for quarantine

​Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 29 March 2020 ​While local administrations have begun to block road access into their areas in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, the government has prepared to quarantine the country's capital, which has been most affected by the disease. The Transportatio...

ITB Researchers Predict Indonesia's Coronavirus Epidemic Peak

​Source: Tempo.co Date: 19 March 2020​ ​TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Researchers at the Center for Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) predicts that Indonesia's coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic peak will happen at the end of March and eventually end in mid-April....

COVID-19: Indonesia records highest death toll in Southeast Asia at 19

​Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 18 March 2020 ​Indonesia's death toll from the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 jumped to 19 on Wednesday, the highest in Southeast Asia to date, as the government announced that the number of infected people had reached 227. Health Ministry Disease Control and Preve...

WHO calls for calm after Indonesia confirms cases of COVID-19

​Source: The Jakarta PostDate: 3 March 2020 The World Health Organization has called on the public in general to remain calm after Indonesia confirmed its first coronavirus cases in the country, as the UN health body raised the possibility that more cases may be detected in the near future. "We are ...

Coronavirus: Two Indonesians are positive of Covid-19, "no cessation of activity" in Depok, said the Minister of Health

​Source: BBC IndonesiaDate: 2 March 2020​ ​The Minister of Health, Terawan Agus Putranto, said two Indonesian citizens in Depok, West Java, were positively infected by the coronavirus alias Covid-19 and in "good condition". He stressed that the government would not isolate or stop activities in Depo...