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Ten-year review finds 87% of disasters climate-related
March 18, 2015
A week before world leaders and representatives of civil society gather in Sendai, Japan, for the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said today that climate-related disasters now dominate disaster risk management.
Special Report: In Jakarta, that sinking feeling is all too real
March 18, 2015
The Ciliwung River flows from a volcano south of the Indonesian capital, through the heart of one of the world’s most densely populated cities and almost into Jakarta Bay. Almost, because for the final mile or so of its course, the river would have to flow uphill to reach the bay.
The Water Channel
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February 11, 2015
TheWaterChannel – www.thewaterchannel.tv - is a public facility showing over 1,200 videos. MetaMeta, Cap-Net, Nymphaea and UNESCO-IHE initiated it in 2009 with the simple objective to build an open resource with video materials.
It’s only just begun, Jakarta’s residents warned
February 11, 2015
Greater Jakarta residents are expected to be cautious for the next few days, as heavy rainfall was forecasted to continue after downpours all through the night triggered floods across the capital on Monday.
Greater Jakarta residents are expected to be cautious for the next few days, as heavy rainfall was forecasted to continue after downpours all through the night triggered floods across the capital on Monday.
Return of Coral Reefs Brings Good Fortunes to Coastal Communities in Indonesia
February 11, 2015
Active in 358 coastal communities across Indonesia, Coremap’s main beneficiaries are families highly dependent on small-scale reef fishing for their livelihood. Like Sudirman, many said that their earnings from fishing were not enough to meet basic needs. In addition, many of them used destructive and illegal fishing methods such as cyanide and explosives to increase fish catches. This has now changed.
