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December 27, 2024

Tempo - December 27, 2024

Abdul Manan, Antara, Jakarta – The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Pamekasan Regency Government, East Java, recorded at least 22 units of buildings in houses, kitchens and

Jakarta Post - December 27, 2024

Radhiyya Indra, Banda Aceh – As Aceh commemorates 20 years since the 2004 earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands in the province, authorities are striving to ensure that people ar

Tempo - December 27, 2024

Antara, Jakarta – The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan reported that floods have submerged three subdistricts in the past two d

December 26, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 26, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia has secured a Japanese loan worth 23.1 billion yen or approximately $146.7 million from Japan to repair disaster management facilities damaged by

Agence France-Presse - December 26, 2024

Banda Aceh – A siren rang out as survivors and relatives of victims began commemorations Thursday for more than 220,000 people killed when a tsunami hit nations around the Indian Ocean

December 24, 2024

Sydney Morning Herald - December 24, 2024

Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies, Banda Aceh – Heri Syahrial thinks his family is here, somewhere under his feet and the crumbling path, amid the roots of the now-towering trees.

December 23, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 23, 2024

Jakarta – Floods and landslides triggered by extreme weather have struck various regions across the archipelago in the past week, as millions of people prepare to hit the road and flock

Tempo - December 23, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – More than 5.64 million people have been victims of natural disasters in various regions in Indonesia throughout this year, from January 1 to December 22, 2024.

December 19, 2024

Tempo - December 19, 2024

Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Imam Hamdi, Jakarta – Thousands of residents were reported to be affected by the tidal flooding disaster in Indramayu Regency, West Java.

Tempo - December 19, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – Flash floods sweep South Tapanuli Regency, North Sumatra, on Wednesday afternoon, December 18, 2024, injuring ten people.

December 18, 2024

Tempo - December 18, 2024

Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Floods are still inundating several coastal areas of Jakarta, including the Sunda Kelapa Port area, Ancol Village, Pademangan District, North Jakarta.

December 17, 2024

Tempo Editorial - December 17, 2024

Jakarta – It is time Indonesia abandoned the dream of obtaining significant funding from the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).

December 16, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 16, 2024

Jakarta – A flood in Trenggalek regency, East Java, has cut off access to Jl. Soekarno-Hatta, a key national road leading into the city center.

Jakarta Globe - December 16, 2024

Gandhi Armansyah, Jakarta – For the past four days, 11 neighborhood units (RT) in the Muara Angke area of North Jakarta have been submerged in tidal floodwaters, with water levels rangi

December 13, 2024

Tempo - December 13, 2024

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BNPB, recorded that 20,629 residents were affected and 3,464 residents were evacuated due to floods and landslid

December 12, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 12, 2024

Jakarta – Natural disasters over the past two weeks have damaged 58 elementary schools in 11 districts across Cianjur regency, West Java, an education official said on Tuesday.

Jakarta Post - December 12, 2024

Dio Suhenda, Jakarta – The European Green Deal may help commodity-exporting countries such as Indonesia to reap economic benefits from increased trade with European nations, but doing s

December 9, 2024

Jakarta Globe - December 9, 2024

Riza, Sukabumi – A series of natural disasters in Sukabumi, West Java, has displaced 3,064 people and caused 12 deaths, with two still missing, according to the National Disaster Mitiga

Jakarta Globe - December 9, 2024

BeritaBali.com, Badung – As the rainy season intensifies, Bali's iconic beaches – Kuta, Legian, and Seminyak – have once again been inundated with waste carried by ocean currents.

Jakarta Post - December 9, 2024

Jakarta – Authorities plan to launch a cloud seeding operation to mitigate flooding in the disaster-hit Sukabumi regency in West Java following a series of hydrometeorological hazards s

December 6, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 6, 2024

Jakarta – At least seven people are missing following floods and landslides that hit Sukabumi regency, West Java in the past week, while authorities said at least five villagers lost th

Jakarta Globe - December 6, 2024

Mita Amalia Hapsari, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto already has a plan to help Jakartans breathe cleaner air, according to his senior economic advisor Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.

Tempo Editorial - December 6, 2024

Jakarta – Situ, as small lakes in the western part of Java are known, are part of the freshwater ecosystem, but often escape attention.

December 5, 2024

The Conversation - December 5, 2024

Zulfakriza Z. – 20 years have passed since the Aceh tsunami, which left deep scars on Indonesia, especially for those directly affected.

Jakarta Post - December 5, 2024

Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – The foremost global conference on climate change resulted in a commitment from developed nations to fund climate change initiatives in developing nations to t

December 4, 2024

Tempo - December 4, 2024

Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – Thousands of houses were inundated by floods after heavy and prolonged rain poured over the Lebak Regency, Banten, on Monday, December 2, 2024.

December 3, 2024

Jakarta Post - December 3, 2024

Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisal Nurofiq has urged regional administrations to address the problem of illegal final disposal sites (TPA) within their jurisdictions.

December 2, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - December 2, 2024

Jakarta – Some delegates at the COP29 climate conference have scoffed at the US$300 billion annual fund pledged to developing countries to finance losses and damages from climate change

The Diplomat - December 2, 2024

Emenda Sembiring, Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan and Elprida Agustina – Bali has a unique opportunity to address plastic waste by integrating sustainable practices into the tourism experience

November 29, 2024

Fulcrum - November 29, 2024

Iim Halimatusa'diyah, Aptiani Nur Jannah, Grace Rachmanda – COP29, the multilateral decision-making forum on climate change in Baku, Azerbaijan, has just concluded, yet the Prabowo gove

November 28, 2024

Tempo - November 28, 2024

Jakarta – The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Jakarta) has reported that 51 neighborhood units (RT) across the city are submerged in floodwaters today, November 28.

Reuters - November 28, 2024

Jakarta – Rescuers are searching for passengers trapped in a minibus buried in mud after flash floods and landslides hit several locations in North Sumatra, killing at least 27, an offi

November 26, 2024

Tempo - November 26, 2024

Irsyan Hasyim (Kontributor), Jakarta – Ministry of Environment said it has received approval from President Prabowo Subianto to halt plastic waste imports.

Tempo - November 26, 2024

Reuters, Jakarta – Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province, causing flash flooding and landslides that ki

Agence France-Presse - November 26, 2024

Jakarta – Rescue workers in North Sumatra used heavy equipment on Tuesday to dig out from weekend flooding and landslides that have killed at least 20 people, the National Disaster Miti

November 25, 2024

Jakarta Post Editorial - November 25, 2024

Jakarta – It is that time of the year again when the United Nations climate change conference runs longer than scheduled only to produce an inadequate deal about how the world, especial

Jakarta Globe - November 25, 2024

Muhammad Ghafur Fadillah, Jakarta – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has announced a series of mandatory programs set to roll out next year, aimed at addressing critical enviro

Jakarta Globe - November 25, 2024

Associated Press, Karo, North Sumatra – Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks or that were swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages in N

November 22, 2024

Tempo - November 22, 2024

Ahmad Fikri (Kontributor), Jakarta – Heavy rainfall on Thursday, November 21, led to the collapse of the Cisunggala River embankment in Panyadap Village, Solokan Jeruk District, Bandung

Associated Press - November 22, 2024

Edna Tarigan and Firdia Lisnawati, Jayapura, Indonesia – On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting

November 21, 2024

Tempo - November 21, 2024

Anwar Siswadi (Kontributor), Jakarta – Heavy rains in Bandung from the afternoon to the evening of Wednesday, November 20, caused the Citarum River and several other rivers to overflow.

Jakarta Globe - November 21, 2024

Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto recently revised Indonesia's net zero target from 2060 to 2050, much earlier compared to what his predecessor Joko "Jokowi" Wido

November 20, 2024

Trend News Agency - November 20, 2024

Baku, Azerbaijan – Climate finance needs to be increased under a new collective quantitative target to $1.3 trillion annually by 2035, Special Envoy, Ambassador for Climate Affairs of T

November 18, 2024

Jakarta Post - November 18, 2024

Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has highlighted Indonesia's abundant natural resources as a foundation for national energy security, suggesting that the country could meet its enti

November 15, 2024

Macao Business - November 15, 2024

Lusa – The President of Timor-Leste said on Thursday that the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP), which is taking place in Azerbaijan, is u

Mongabay - November 15, 2024

Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto called on U.S.

Jakarta Globe - November 15, 2024

Jamaah, Rembang – Rembang Police are investigating a clash between foreign workers from Kapur Rembang Indonesia (KRI), a foreign-owned limestone company, and locals from Blora Regency,

November 14, 2024

Jakarta Globe - November 14, 2024

David Wilson, Monique Handa Shafira, Jakarta – The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), since Nov.

November 13, 2024

Tempo - November 13, 2024

Tempo.co, Jakarta – High-intensity rains caused the Batang Sumpur River to overflow, resulting in flash flooding in five "nagari" in Sijunjung Regency, West Sumatra, on Monday night, No

November 12, 2024

Tempo - November 12, 2024

M. Faiz Zaki, Jakarta – Jakarta Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) noted that from 2022 to mid-2024, extreme weather has caused 100 buildings to collapse in the region.