#drought

Collection of drought news, found 776 news.

President asks rank and file to anticipate weather-related disasters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), while addressing a plenary cabinet session at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, ...

Asia-Pacific nations must conduct transformation of agrifood systems

At a symposium convened by the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Asia-Pacific countries were ...

Desalination technology can help to address clean water crisis: BRIN

Desalination technology used to turn sea water into consumable clean water could become a solution to the clean water ...

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Indonesia's environmental diplomacy at the G20 ministers meeting

Indonesia's environmental diplomacy became apparent when Environment and Forestry (LHK) Minister Siti Nurbaya stood ...

G20 Indonesia

Encouraging multilateralism cooperation to address environmental issue

Dozens of ministers for the environment and climate of G20 member countries held an important meeting in Nusa Dua, ...

BMKG cautions of extreme, long days without rain in NTT

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to residents to be aware of extreme and long days ...

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G20 environment ministers' meeting yields several agreements

The Joint Environment and Climate Ministers' Meeting (JECMM) of the G20 resulted in several agreements on ...

APEC to strengthen cooperation in sustainable forest management

Ministers responsible for forestry from APEC members are pressing for deeper cooperation to curb deforestation and ...

Minister expects sorghum to become Indonesia's strategic commodity

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo expects broader development of sorghum farms to increase production, so that ...

Ministry introduces kimpul as diabetic-friendly substitute for rice

The Agriculture Ministry has introduced talas Belitung (taro/tuber), also known as kimpul, a type of tuber, as a ...

Extreme weather effects in Lanny Jaya being handled well: KSP

The Presidential Staff Office (KSP) ensured that the handling of extreme weather impacts in Lanny Jaya District, Papua, ...

BMKG updates seasonal zones to improve rain forecast

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has sought to improve the accuracy of forecasts for the ...

BPBD should anticipate peak of dry season: MPR

Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Bambang Soesatyo urged the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency ...

BMKG calls for disaster vigilance amid equipment breakdown

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has asked residents living on the south coast of Cianjur, ...

Papua: 8.9 tons rice sent to drought-hit Kuyawage district

The Lanny Jaya district government, Papua province, has sent 8.9 tons of rice for residents affected by the drought in ...