Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Extreme weather has severely impacted the Tapanuli Tengah Regency in North Sumatra, triggering widespread floods and landslides over the past few days.
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November 27, 2025
November 26, 2025
Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Storms rarely make landfall in Aceh.
Sahat Simatupang, Jakarta – Floods and landslides due to heavy rainfall in several regions of North Sumatra over the past few days have caused at least 65 natural disaster incidents.
November 25, 2025
Wawan Kurniawan, Tangerang, Banten – Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has called on the provincial governments of Jakarta and West Java to immediately secure land for waste-to-
November 23, 2025
Eka Yudha Saputra, Jakarta – The search and rescue (SAR) operation for victims of the landslide in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, has been extended for three more days a
Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – Colombia and the Netherlands have agreed to jointly host the first international conference on a fair transition from fossil fuels next year, as drama unfol
November 22, 2025
Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, concluded on November 21, 2025.
November 21, 2025
Agencies, Jakarta – Hundreds of people stayed in temporary shelters Thursday after a volcano in East Java erupted, damaging houses and a school, with around 190 people evacuated from it
Jakarta – The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java rose to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.
November 20, 2025
Agencies, Jakarta – Semeru volcano erupted on Wednesday and the country's volcanology agency increased the alert level of Java Island's tallest mountain to the highest.
Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The Indonesian peatland and environment watchdog Pantau Gambut's Research Manager, Muhammad Syafiq Gumilang, doubts the country's approach to advance simultaneo
Jakarta – With much of the country suffering from the impacts of global heating, verging on boiling, citizens are rightly expecting the government to deliver a genuinely ambitious pledg
Sri Wahyuni, Makassar, Indonesia – For years, Rahma paid a monthly rate for water that never flowed to her home in eastern Indonesia's largest urban area, here where the Tallo River mee
A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade. They came at the peak of the dry season.
November 19, 2025
Indonesia's Mount Semeru, the highest peak on Java island, has erupted, blanketing several villages with falling ash, prompting evacuations and leading authorities to raise the alert to
November 18, 2025
Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – For the Indonesian delegation at COP30, the summit was meant to be a showcase for its climate diplomacy and growing carbon market ambitions.
Zacharias Wuragil, Jakarta – The global civil society coalition has chosen Indonesia to receive the "Fossil of the Day" on Saturday, November 15, 2025, the last day of the first week of
Antara, Jakarta – Indonesia's Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq reported strong progress in carbon credit transactions at the Indonesia Pavilion during the UN Climate Change Con
November 17, 2025
Dinda Shabrina, Jakarta – A landslide in Situkung Village, Pandanarum District, Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, has left dozens of residen
November 16, 2025
Dede Leni Mardianti, Jakarta - A landslide disaster struck dozens of houses and threatened several others in two hamlets in Cibeunying Village, Majenang Sub-district, Cilacap Regency, C
November 14, 2025
Hans Nicholas Jong, Belem, Brazil – As governments debate how to mobilize trillions of dollars in climate finance, Indonesia is using the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to aggressively
Dian Aprilianingrum, Cilacap – A landslide triggered by heavy rains struck Cibeunying village in Central Java's Cilacap regency on Thursday night, killing three people and leaving 20 ot
November 12, 2025
Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – As the United Nations climate change conference kicks off in Brazil, Indonesia's climate commitment has once again come under scrutiny as the delegation priori
November 11, 2025
Belem, November 10th, 2025. The Indonesian government officially opened the Indonesian pavilion.
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) officially opened on Monday, November 10, 2025, in Belem, Brazil, marking the event's return to the country
Antara, Jakarta – Thousands of people from hundreds of households have been affected by the flash floods and strong winds that swept over 13 villages in five districts of Bima Regency,
Theresia Sufa, Jakarta – The United Kingdom and Indonesia are committed to expedite the transition toward a fair low-carbon economy and climate resilience.
November 10, 2025
Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – The People's Alliance for Climate Justice (ARUKI) criticized carbon trading, a key topic at the COP30 Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil.
November 8, 2025
Antara, Jakarta/Belem, Brazil – Indonesia is aiming for at least Rp16 trillion (roughly $980 million) in carbon market transactions during the United Nations COP30 climate summit in Bel
November 7, 2025
Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Greenpeace Indonesia says the government still needs to make fundamental changes to ensure indigenous communities and vulnerable groups benefit fairly from clim
November 4, 2025
Yogi Eka Sahputra, Jakarta – The illegal importation of electronic waste (e-waste) from the United States into Batam is escalating.
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung decided to freeze the test run of the Rorotan RDF (refuse-derived fuel) waste processing facility in Cilincing, North Jakart
November 3, 2025
Alif Ilham Fajriadi, Jakarta – Residents living around the Rorotan RDF waste processing facility in Jakarta are planning to demonstrate on November 10, 2025.
Jakarta – At least 15 people, mostly children, are missing and are likely to be dead after floods and landslides hit Papua after torrential rain, a local official said on Monday.
October 31, 2025
Sultan Abdurrahman, Jakarta – At least ten trees fell after a torrential downpour and strong winds lashed in Jakarta yesterday afternoon, Thursday, October 30, 2025.
Jakarta – The administration of President Prabowo Subianto does not appear to be serious in preventing the climate emergency by reducing the greenhouse gas emissions.
October 30, 2025
Andrew Tito, Jakarta – Torrential rain that lashed Jakarta on Thursday afternoon caused flooding across several parts of the capital, including the upscale Kemang Raya area in South Jak
October 28, 2025
Antara, Jakarta – Heavy rain that washed Bogor, West Java, on Monday night caused the Katulampa Dam water level to rise to alert level III, triggering flooding in parts of South Jakarta
October 25, 2025
Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – Indonesia plans to use the COP30 momentum as an opportunity to woo foreign buyers into purchasing its carbon credits following sluggish demand.
October 24, 2025
Defara Dhanya, Jakarta – Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), Eddy Soeparno, said climate change can no longer be viewed as a mere environmental issue.
October 23, 2025
Hans Nicholas Jong, Jakarta – "Going to Dubai was an act of desperation," says Muninggar, a 48-year-old former fish farmer from northern Java. "There were no jobs left in the village.
October 18, 2025
Jamaah, Usep Adi Wihanda, Jakarta – After enduring scorching heat with temperatures reaching up to 37.6 degrees Celsius in recent days, parts of Indonesia are now preparing for a wave o
October 17, 2025
Gembong Hanung, Jakarta – Southern Indonesia is expected to experience extreme heat until the end of the year, as both minimal cloud cover over the islands and the ongoing pancaroba (th
October 16, 2025
Antara, Jakarta – The Jakarta provincial government is stepping up its response to extreme heat, launching weather modification efforts, accelerating tree-planting programs, and warning
October 15, 2025
Jakarta – President Prabowo Subianto has issued a new decree to restart international carbon emission trading after a four year hiatus.
October 8, 2025
Ruth Dea Juwita, Jakarta – Indonesia has pushed back its peak emissions target by five years to 2035, prompting officials to raise doubts over the country's ability to reach net zero by
October 6, 2025
Irsyan Hasyim, Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry/Environmental Management Agency (KLH/BPLH) has thwarted the entry of 73 illegal containers of electronic was
Muhammad Iqbal, Jakarta – Residents near the Rawa Buntu River on Jalan Artowijaya, Serpong, South Tangerang, were alarmed when the water suddenly turned bright red last Saturday afterno
Rizky Pradita Ananda, Jakarta – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of a possible weak La Nina forming toward the end of 2025, which could lead
October 1, 2025
Iman Rahman Cahyadi, Jakarta – A string of earthquakes shook Indonesia over the past 24 hours, including a magnitude 6.5 quake off East Java that damaged homes and sent residents fleein
