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Building pollution
Jakarta City authorities recent failure to meet the minimum standards for clean and green cities...
Read more...Indoor Climate Solution: Towards A Healthier Future
Jakarta April Today Holcim introduced another innovative approach to help creating a healthier living condition...
Read more...Links
- Linkedin in Megacity Jakarta Group
- Bapeda (Regional Body for Planning and Development)
- DKI Jakarta Province
- Dinas Tata Kota (Spatial Planning Department)
- Holcim Indonesia
- IFC (International Finance Corporation)
- ITB (Institute of Technology Bandung)
- Ministry of Housing
- Ministry of Public Work
- Ministry of Transportation
- REI (Real Estate Indonesia)
- State Ministry of Environment
- Swisscontact
Rains won’t go away, but at least Jakarta residents will know the flood is coming
Rainy season has taken hold across Indonesia, though many argue that the annual respite from the rains never happened, as it has in the past.
Read moreAn inspection of Jakarta's waterways
An inspection of Jakarta’s waterways in November revealed that the program slated to clear the city’s 13 rivers of trash and debris that cause flooding, disease and pollution has moved only at a snail’s pace.
Read moreLearning to recycle more than cans and bottles
Jakarta should be recycling wastewater, say experts, even if it’s just for use in watering gardens or replenishing supplies in toilet tanks in malls and private houses. And according to a recent report in the Jakarta Globe, Singapore provides a good case study.
Read moreA look at Jakarta’s water woes
Unseasonable flooding has played havoc with Jakarta’s roads, forcing commuters to sit in traffic for longer times than usual. On June 5 the southern section of the city’s major Outer Ring Road was submerged under more than 40cm of water – the first time in its history, according to news reports.
Read moreWater everywhere, but few drops to drink
Poor urban planning, rapid urbanization and global climate change have only added to water woes in a city where 40 percent of the land area is below sea level.
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