Reports

The situation Heavy rains that have been pounding the Island of Sumatra, Indonesia, since 7 February, have caused signficant floods and landslides, killing at least 5 people, damaging more than 7,100 houses and displacing or isolating at…

Lismiyatun was 35 weeks pregnant with her third child when Central Java’s Mount Merapi erupted in late October 2010. Living just six kilometres from the crater, a 27-year-old Lismiyatun and her family had to evacuate their home…

Hygienic latrines boost health and safety November 2015—Globally, there are 2.4 billion people without access to safe, clean bathrooms. In Indonesia, this means that one in three people does not have access to a flush toilet, latrine…

Marunda, a slum area with 23,000 residents in Jakarta, is cramped in between the heavy industrial port area, property developments and the sea. Marunda is characterized by floods, environmental pollution and unsafe zones for women and…

Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Karo | Archipelago | Tue, November 10 2015, 3:04 PM Thousands of families affected by the continuous eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo regency, North Sumatra, are reportedly experiencing a shortage of…

QC’s office in Jakarta intervened to help the Rohingya families who were washed up on the beach of Indonesia while trying to escape from their countries. QC offered the Rohingya refugees food, clothes, water and school bags…

The Jakarta Post, Gorontalo | Archipelago | Sat, October 10 2015, 3:32 PM GORONTALO: The clean water crisis in Gorontalo regency, Gorontalo province, has spread to all 19 districts as the drought that began earlier this year…

Syamsul Huda M.Suhari, thejakartapost.com, Gorontalo | Archipelago | Tue, September 29 2015, 6:51 PM Local residents of Bubalango village in East Sumalata district, North Gorontalo regency, are fortunate enough to still have safe drinking water although their…

P.J. Leo, The Jakarta Post | Feature | Tue, September 15 2015, 4:03 PM Over the last several months, residents of Sinarjati village in Cibarusah district, Bekasi, West Java, have been engaged at the bottom of the…

Highlights • The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) recorded drought in Indonesia this year due to the El Nino phenomenon. • 16 provinces covering 102 districts / cities in Indonesia by the end of July 2015 was a…