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water-shortage

Academia 1 year ago

An island running dry: A sustainable solution to Bali on the world stage

Water scarcity can lead to poverty, food insecurity and displacement.

City 5 years ago

Over 50,000 people in Bogor affected by drought

As many as 54,194 people have been affected by a drought in Bogor, West Java, the Bogor Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD Bogor) has said.

National 5 years ago

Drought leaves more than 100,000 short on water in Gunungkidul

With 15 of 18 districts in Yogyakarta’s Gunungkidul regency hit by drought, authorities estimate that more than 120,000 residents will experience a shortage of water.

National 5 years ago

Extreme drought triggers water crisis in East Nusa Tenggara

Authorities have been assisting villagers by supplying clean water from water tanks owned by the disaster mitigation agency as well as an unidentified third party.

National 5 years ago

BMKG predicts droughts in several regions across Indonesia

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has predicted dry weather across the country in the coming weeks and warned of water shortages and wildfires.

City 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Flood mitigation, water conservation require public participation

In a bid to save Jakarta from the triple threat of flooding, water shortages and land subsidence, the Jakarta administration is racing to build vertical drainage systems throughout the city.

City 6 years ago

Seven districts in West, North Jakarta prone to drought

The Jakarta Water Resources Agency said there were seven districts in the western and northern ends of the capital that had been forecast to experience drought in the coming weeks.

SE Asia 6 years ago

Millions hit in Manila's 'worst' water shortage

Taps are dry from four to 20 hours per day in the homes of about half of the Philippine capital's roughly 12 million people due to rolling outages driven by a dearth of rain and inadequate infrastructure.

City 7 years ago

Parts of Tangerang, Bekasi run out of clean water

Clean water has been sent in by trucks after supplies ran out in parts of Tangerang, Banten.

SE Asia 9 years ago

As lines form for water, Myanmar pins hopes on Suu Kyi

Every year at this time, the ponds and wells go dry. People walk for hours to fill their plastic buckets at a lotus-filled pond that is the only clean source of drinking water in this community outside Myanmar's biggest city, Yangon.

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water-shortage

An island running dry: A sustainable solution to Bali on the world stage

Over 50,000 people in Bogor affected by drought

Drought leaves more than 100,000 short on water in Gunungkidul

Extreme drought triggers water crisis in East Nusa Tenggara

BMKG predicts droughts in several regions across Indonesia

PREMIUM Flood mitigation, water conservation require public participation

Seven districts in West, North Jakarta prone to drought

Millions hit in Manila's 'worst' water shortage

Parts of Tangerang, Bekasi run out of clean water

As lines form for water, Myanmar pins hopes on Suu Kyi

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Your Opinion Matters

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Flood mitigation, water conservation require public participation