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City 5 years ago
Jakarta urged to move with tap water remunicipalization plan despite court ruling
Jakarta’s water privatization should remain unlawful despite a case review ruling approved by the Supreme Court in 2018 that canceled the previous citizen lawsuit against the Jakarta Administration and private water operators amid sluggish progress by the administration in its remunicipalization plan, experts have said.
Opinion 5 years ago
No one left behind: Handwashing saves lives
An elderly woman in Sumbawa regency said that, without the health worker who came to her house to explain about COVID-19 and teach her how to wash her hands correctly during critical times, she would not know that this behavior was important for her survival.
City 5 years ago
Public questions transparency in Jakarta’s tap water service takeover
More than a year after Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan promised to take over the management of the capital's tap water supply from private operators, residents and civil society groups are demanding transparency in the handover process.
World 5 years ago
S. Korea, UN launch $18 m solar project in remote parts of Indonesia, Timor-Leste
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has launched a US$18 million project to provide access to solar power and clean water in remote parts of Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
World 6 years ago
More than 1 billion people face displacement by 2050: Report
Rapid population growth, lack of access to food and water and increased exposure to natural disasters mean more than 1 billion people face being displaced by 2050, according to a new analysis of global ecological threats.
Business 6 years ago
Private sector infrastructure funding needs boost as SOEs overleveraged: World Bank
The World Bank has urged the Indonesian government to improve public-private partnership (PPP) financing schemes to attract more private capital that could fill the government’s budget shortage on infrastructure projects.
Business 6 years ago
Djuanda project to provide access to clean water in Greater Jakarta
The government aims to provide additional clean water access for 3.9 million residents in the dense Greater Jakarta region by 2023 by developing the Ir. H. Djuanda drinking water system (SPAM) in Purwakarta, West Java.
Opinion 6 years ago
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Jakarta flood response: Beyond technical debate
It is easy to blame climate change for the devastating flood in Jakarta this year. However, the persistent and worsening flooding shows us that a deeper issue lies in Jakarta’s water governance that cannot be simply solved by technological fixes.
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