#water catchment

Collection of water catchment news, found 35 news.

Eight coal mining sites worsen floods in Bengkulu

Environmental activists highlighted the existence of eight coal mining companies operating in the Bukit Daun Protection ...

Reservoirs still to be tapped to their full potential

Indonesians, like most other people in the world, love to go out for a picnic to unwind at tourism resorts or at other ...

Government urged to halt Jakarta coastal reclamation project

A political party leader and fishermen have called on the Jakarta authorities to halt the North Jakarta coastal ...

Jakarta Looks At 1001 Ways To Prevent Flooding

Indonesias capital city, Jakarta, with a population of around 10 million, has suffered the brunt of annual flooding ...

Damaged roads after floods hamper food distribution

The recent flash floods in a number of areas in Indonesia particularly in Jakarta that damaged several roads have ...

Jakarta to have a water tunnel to deal with flood

Jakarta Public Works Chief Manggas Rudy Siahaan stated that the city will receive a water tunnel network to overcome ...

Villa demolition yet to solve flood problem: minister

Environment Minister Balthasar Kambuaya stated that the demolition of illegal villas in the Puncak resort area have ...

PMI cooperates with Zurich in mitigating flood risks

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with Zurich Insurance Indonesia in mitigating flood risks through a ...

Disaster mitigation agency strengthens command posts

The Jakarta Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) is strengthening a number of command posts and early warning ...

Deep tunnel no solution for Jakarta floods

Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo`s plan to build a deep tunnel will not serve as a solution to the floods that hit the ...

It is not easy to find solution to floods

Director of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for Jakarta Hubert J Gijzen ...

Indonesian govt plans to build port in Cilamaya in 2019

The government is planning to build a port at Cilamaya, Karawang district, West Java, in 2019 as part of effort to ...

Three centuries on, Jakarta still unable to prevent flooding

Floods have become synonymous with the living experience of people residing in Jakarta. For hundreds of years, dealing ...

RI needs 30 years to become green again

Indonesia will be green again in 30 years if all parties work hard in terms of greening efforts, Forestry Minister ...

Delta Summit ends with "Jakarta Delta Message"

A three-day Delta Summit ended here Friday with the adoption of a "Jakarta Delta Message" that stresses the need to ...