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NATURAL DISASTERS

The fundamental cause of unhealthy watersheds is spatial planning and spatial use that do not pay attention to watershed principles.

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Watershed Crisis, Spatial Planning and Sectoral Development

The fundamental cause of unhealthy watersheds is spatial planning and spatial use that do not pay attention to watershed principles.

Rivers in Indonesia Increasingly Dangerous

Floods and landslides have been increasing in several watersheds (DAS) over the last 10 years. These watersheds, which are categorized as posing very high risk of disaster, are home to 80.9 million people.

Making Progress on New Challenges

Indonesia has gone through difficult times during the COVID-19 pandemic and faced the threat of an economic recession. The enthusiasm of the residents at the turn of the year is an asset in facing new challenges.

Trans-Kalimantan Floods Cause Economic Halt

The Trans-Kalimantan route in Central Kalimantan is still partly inundated in Lamandau regency. The route connecting Central Kalimantan with West Kalimantan is submerged due to the overflow of the Delang River.

State Budget for the People’s Welfare

The key to economic recovery is overcoming the pandemic. As long as social restrictions continue, investment growth will remain low due to weak demand. Other economic activities have also slowed.

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Natural Disasters and Our Systemic Vulnerability

We should seriously make preparations to face disasters because this resource-rich country is at the same time very vulnerable to all kinds of calamities of moderate to mega magnitudes, such as the tsunami in 2004.

The Gaping Holes in the Upstream Martapura River Area

When the landscape changes or is damaged, it loses its carrying capacity. Rainwater goes straight to the rivers, because the trees can no longer hold the water.

Indonesia’s Climate Change Diplomacy

In the middle of the Covid-19 storm that continues to ravage the world, we cannot afford to be careless in tackling another major issue that is a global battlefield: climate change.

Physical, Ecological Improvements Go Hand in Hand

After floods and landslides hit a number of areas in Bogor regency, West Java, as well as in several locations in Lebak regency, Banten, the government has sought to restore the lives of residents.

Flooding in Parts of Java, Sumatra

Floods and landslides have hit several regions in Indonesia as a higher intensity of rain falls across the archipelago. At least six floods and landslides have occurred in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and West Java in the past week.

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