The Australia-Indonesia Centre’s newest research program is putting a focus on coastal communities to look at ways to tackle some critical economic and social gaps.
Water
On Friday, September 13, UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Indonesian Retno L.P. Marsudi as the first Special Envoy on Water.
The Indonesian Seaweed Association (ARLI) has reported that 10 seaweed processing factories, inactive since 2016, are now receiving assistance from the Ministry of Industry to resume operations.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo inaugurated a dam on Tuesday that will supply potable water to the future national capital, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan.
Dig below the surface, however, and you find Jakarta and Iowa face strikingly similar problems of water scarcity and water pollution.
What’s the connection between your smartphone and crocodile attacks? It’s quite straightforward.
The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment launched the International Tropical Seaweed Research Center (ITSRC) in Badung District, Bali, on Wednesday.
The South Sulawesi Provincial Government together with the Partnership for Australia-Indonesia Research (PAIR) have designed a road map for developing the seaweed industry in South Sulawesi. Starting from upstream to downstream.
Indonesia, the world’s second-largest seaweed producer, plans to introduce a nationwide export ban on seaweed, following a ban at a provincial level in 2022.
The IndOz Conference 2022 in Brisbane featured discussions about energy, education, digital economy and health and carried the theme of “stronger together”.
The Citarum is the longest and largest river in West Java, running 270km through thousands of communities to connect the people, villages and landscape of the most populous province in Indonesia.
Practicing good hygiene is important in preventing the spread of COVID-19, but this can be very challenging when access to water and sanitation is poor. The traditional caregiving and cleaning roles, which usually fall to women and girls, leave them particularly vulnerable to the impact of COVID-19.
Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., D.Eng., as UGM Chancellor, has allowed becoming one of the speakers at the 6th International (Virtual) Workshop on UI GreenMetric World University Rankings (IWGM 2020).
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have investigated the use of remotely piloted aircraft systems to detect early-weeds in broadacre wheat crops.
Dams are incredibly important for water and food security in Indonesia, but are also at risk of natural disaster. In response, a team from the Engineering faculty at Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) designed an earthquake-resistant dam.
Virtually the entire country – 92 per cent – has been “experiencing drought due to El Niño cycle at the end of 2018, resulting in a drier and harsher dry season,” an IFRC information bulletin said.