Indonesia is looking to increase its current pledges on cutting emissions growth, a senior government adviser said on Monday, with a final decision likely by mid-September. Home to the world’s third-largest tropical forests, and the biggest palm oil producer, Indonesia will have a key role at the United Nation’s Paris climate conference late this year, […]
Category: Perubahan Iklim
Dampak El Nino, 18 Desa di Blitar Selatan Krisis Air Bersih
El Nino yang menyebabkan kemarau panjang di Tanah Air berdampak pada warga Kabupaten Blitar, Jawa Timur. Ada 18 desa di 5 kecamatan yang tercatat kekurangan air bersih akibat menurunnya debit air sungai dan sumur. “Kami sudah siapkan stok air bersih dan segera mengirimkan ke masyarakat yang membutuhkan,” kata Kepala Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BNBD) Kabupaten […]
Kekeringan, Warga Sitaro Kesulitan Air Bersih
Sitaro, Ekuatorial- Kemarau panjang menyebabkan warga di Kabupaten Sitaro, Sulawesi Utara, mulai kekurangan air bersih. “Ada 10 kampung yang kini krisis air. Datanya kami peroleh dari lapangan dan aduan yang masuk,” ungkap Kepala Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Sitaro, Bob Ch Wuaten. Kesepuluh kampung tersebut yaitu Kampung Lai (Siau Tengah), Sawang (Siau Timur Selatan), Kanawong […]
Extreme weather hits Papua, 11 dead
At least 11 people from three districts in Lanny Jaya regency, Papua, have died after extreme cold weather hit the area earlier this month, a local official said. Speaking to The Jakarta Post in a phone interview on Tuesday, Lanny Jaya regional administration secretary Christian Siholait said extremely cold temperatures along with hail had occurred […]
Cuaca Ekstrem, 10 Warga Tewas Kedinginan di Lanny Jaya Papua
Sebanyak 10 orang meninggal dunia akibat cuaca ekstrem atau yang sebelumnya diduga hujan es di Kabupaten Lanny Jaya. Kabupaten Lanny Jaya merupakan satu dari tiga kabupaten yang berada di Pegunungan Tengah, Papua, yang sudah melaporkan sejumlah wilayah mereka mengalami cuaca ekstrem ke Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Provinsi Papua. Sekretaris Daerah Kabupaten Lanny Jaya, Christian […]
GHG emission contributed from coal went up to five times within a decade, says official
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia’s emission profile on coal had increased five fold for the past decade catching up on land use change contribution for releasing greenhouse gas emission, said an official on Friday (3/7), in Jakarta. Based on SIGN or Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory System, set up by Ministry of Environment and Forestry, coal had […]
Indonesia needs to ‘decarbonized’ its energy policy to tackle climate change, says expert
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Even with current climate policies, Indonesia still need to apply deep carbon emission cuts to prevent the world to reach two degrees Celsius temperature, said an expert, in Jakarta, on Tuesday (16/6). “It has to be deep [carbon emission cuts] because it would not be enough to rely on 26 percent [Indonesia’a […]
500 Hektare Sawah di Pamarican Ciamis Dilanda Kekeringan
Memasuki musim kemarau, ratusan hektare sawah tadah hujan di wilayah Kecamatan Pamarican, Kabupaten Ciamis, sudah hampir dua minggu ini dilanda kekeringan. Kondisi tersebut menjadi ancaman tersendiri bagi kelangsungan sektor pertanian di Kecamatan Pamarican. Kepala Balai Penyuluh Pertanian Perikanan dan Kehutanan (BP3K) Kecamatan Pamarican, Sahman, ketika ditemui harapanrakyat.com, Senin (25/05/2015), mengatakan, sedikitnya areal sawah tadah hujan […]
Indonesia launches national carbon accounting system
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Ahead of this year’s global climate conference, Ministry of Environment and Forestry launched an emission monitoring system which tracked down Indonesia’s released and stored greenhouse gas emissions, on Friday (27/3), in Jakarta. The system, Indonesian National Carbon Accounting System (INCAS), also serves as the country’s MRV mechanism, an abbreviation from ‘Measurement, Reporting, […]
Kalteng Tetap Jalankan Program REDD+
Palangka Raya, Ekuatorial – Pembubaran Badan Pengelola Penurunan Emisi Gas Rumah Kaca dari Deforestasi Degradasi Hutan dan Lahan Gambut (BP REDD+), dan Dewan Nasional Perubahan Iklim (DNPI) pusat tidak berpengaruh terhadap program yang menjadikan Kalimantan Tengah (Kalteng) sebagai pilot project program ini. “Program-program REDD+ di Kalteng tetap berjalan seperti biasa, walaupun badan pengelolaannya itu bubar […]