#drought

Collection of drought news, found 705 news.

World Water Forum 2024

Securing Jakarta's clean water from climate change

Climate change is increasingly having a real impact on human life. From January 1 to May 1 this year alone, the ...

Indonesia installs deep well pumps to reduce risks of crop failure

The government continues to install deep well pumps in rice farming areas vulnerable to water scarcity due to drought ...

Collective global efforts paramount to overcoming climate crisis

Climate crisis poses a major threat to sustainability and development progress, with women, children, and poor and ...

Pamsimas, clean water provision program during dry season

Some regions on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, are susceptible to drought, so with the onset of the dry season, ...

PMI should implement environmental improvement program: Kalla

General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla urged PMI across all levels in provinces, districts, and ...

Ministry highlights need to consider children in climate action

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs highlighted the need to consider children while ...

World Water Forum 2024

Hydrometeorological information system can serve as model in WWF: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) assessed that Indonesia's hydrometeorological ...

Climate change driving up dengue infections: Ministry

The Health Ministry has reported that in 2023, it managed to bring down the number of dengue cases from 143 thousand to ...

Air Force asked to prepare for weather modification

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Hadi Tjahjanto, has asked the chief of Air Force ...

Indonesia expects World Water Forum to build political consensus on climate change

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is optimistic that the 10th World Water Forum ...

 Government continues to secure rice reserves: minister

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir affirmed that the government is continuing to make efforts to ...

wagely has secured US$23M in new funding - The largest for any earned-wage access (EWA) player in Southeast Asia

wagely, Asia's leading financial wellness platform, has secured US$ 23 million in new funding ...

APEC growth outlook brightens, but risks linger

The APEC economy is expected to show 3.5-percent growth in 2023 and is projected to sustain growth at 3.2 percent in ...

Ministry promoting sago development for food diversification

The Ministry of Industry is encouraging the development of sago for the diversification of carbohydrate food sources ...

Govt to resume flood-relief funds for farmers in 2024: Minister

The government will resume the provision of stimulant funds of around Rp200 billion (US$1.2 million) to farmers ...