#drought

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Villagers of Aceh's outermost island reel from clean water crisis

Drought and bad weather have fueled a clean water crisis on Siumat Island, East Simeulue Sub-district, Simeulue ...

Flash floods destroy 20 houses in Riau's Luda Village

Flash floods that struck Luda Village, Kampar District, Riau Province, recently destroyed 20 houses, a school building, ...

Indonesia, US air forces conduct exercise for disaster response skills

The Indonesian and US air forces is to conduct joint exercises to enhance humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ...

Disasters in August 2021 afflicted greater destruction than 2020: BNPB

Some 155 natural disasters reported in August 2021 were lesser than the corresponding period last year, albeit causing ...

Rainfall, drought among largely reported natural disasters in Aug BNPB

Rainfall and drought were among the most reported natural disasters to have struck areas in August 2021, according to ...

Indonesia hit by 1,805 natural disasters during Jan-Aug 2021: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that a total of 1,805 natural disasters struck Indonesia ...

BMKG detects two hot spots in West Fatuleu of Kupang District

El Tari Kupang Meteorological Station of Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) detected two hot spots ...

BMKG warns pressing need for authorities to mitigate climate change

The national Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) made an earnest request to regional authorities, ...

Five hotspots indicating forest fires detected on Sumba Island

Five hotspots, indicative of forest fires, were detected on Sumba Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, the El ...

Superior Indonesian soybeans

Soybean is the main raw material used in the manufacture of tempeh and tofu that are widely consumed by Indonesian ...

Bogor allots Rp900 million of budget for rice farming insurance

Bogor District in West Java has apportioned Rp900 million of the regional budget for rice farming insurance in ...

Climate change impact as devastating as COVID-19 pandemic: minister

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati cautioned that the impact of climate change would be huge, akin to the COVID-19 ...

Increasing awareness of Indonesians living in "disaster supermarket"

Natural disasters are a day-to-day occurrence in Indonesia, as some 10 natural disasters occurred daily in ...

Expert calls to bolster mitigation to address drought impacts

Hydrology and Water Resources Expert at Jenderal Soedirman University, Yanto, Ph.D, reminded all parties of the ...

Bolster public awareness of natural disaster potentials: BNPB Head

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Head Lt Gen. Doni Monardo highlighted the importance of boosting public ...