#drought

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El Nino: Indonesia prepares US$533 mln to anticipate food shortages

The Indonesian Government has prepared Rp8 trillion (US$533 million) to anticipate any food shortages caused by the El ...

BRIN carries out weather modification to prevent forest fires

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) uses weather modification techniques to deal with the threat of ...

El Nino: President asks regions to boost assistance budget

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional governments to strengthen and ...

Papua Govt to form task force to protect Cycloop nature reserve

The Provincial Government of Papua has planned  to form a task force to protect the Cycloop nature reserve in ...

BMKG warns of threat of El Niño-induced crop failure

Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Head Dwikorita Karnawati warned of a threat of crop failure ...

Minister spotlights importance of regional mapping in facing El Niño

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo underscored the importance of conducting regional mapping in every province in ...

Bapanas seeks to involve local gov'ts in food early warning

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is pursuing collaboration with 514 districts and cities to establish early warning ...

BNPB detects 490 hotspots in Jambi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that, based on data collected from June 17 to July 17, ...

Rice stock secure in facing El Niño peak: Agriculture Minister

The domestic rice stock is secure in facing the peak of El Niño, estimated to occur in August-September 2023, ...

Government discusses preparations for handling impact of El Nino

The government has discussed preparations for handling the impact of El Niño, which is estimated to peak in ...

Minister should secure food stocks against El Nino threat: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called on Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo and his ranks to ensure food stock ...

South Sumatra must anticipate extreme drought: Agriculture Minister

South Sumatra must make all-out efforts to anticipate the threat of extreme drought to prevent the disruption of ...

Water harvesting as form of adaptation to climate anomalies: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated that water harvesting conducted during the rainy season can ...

El Nino: Ministry begins mapping potentially affected areas

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo has informed that his ministry has started to identify and map locations that ...

BRIN conducts weather modification in South Kalimantan

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is using weather modification technology to wet peatlands in South ...