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Glasgow, 10 November 2021 (WMO) - Sea surface temperatures and ocean heat in parts of the South-West Pacific are increasing at more than three times the global average rate, with marine heatwaves...
With more than 700 ongoing forest fires, Indonesia's third-largest province declares a state of emergency amid scaling back forest protection JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) - Indonesia's third-largest...
Indonesia is home to around 14 million hectares of peatlands – making up approximately 23 per cent of the world’s total tropical peatlands. In its natural state, tropical peat occurs in flooded...
An interview with UN Environment Programme’s peatlands expert Dianna Kopansky Tropical peatlands have been in the news recently with the very serious fires in Indonesia’s Jambi Province. Dianna...
The roles of National Meteorological Services are the key to inform appropriate actions before and during hazardous event, such as the recent drought-induced fires and smoke episode in the western...
I. Key Information According to the latest report on Sunday 22 September 2019, 1,769 hotspots were detected throughout the Sumatera Island. The hotspots mainly found in Jambi with 799 hotspots,...
Jakarta (Indonesia), 23 September 2019 – Wild forest and peatland fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra in Indonesia are putting nearly 10 million children under 18 at risk from air pollution, said...
The situation According to the latest report (17 September 2019) from the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana or BNPB) there are 2,719 hotspots in...
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Regional Summary of Week 35 and Outlook for Week 36 1) In Week 35, the AHA Centre observed floods and landslides in the northern part of the ASEAN region (Philippines, Viet Nam, and Myanmar), which...
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Regional Summary of Week 34 and Outlook for Week 35 1) In Week 33, the AHA Centre observed drought and forest fire reports in southern part of ASEAN region, which is in stark contrast to flooding in...
By Karina M. Tehusijarana Government agencies have deployed 10 water-bombing helicopters to extinguish forest and wildfires that have been plaguing West Kalimantan over the last month. “The joint...
Jakarta, March 2018 Considering the significance of Indonesia’s peatlands for the environment as well as for the livelihoods of the communities surrounding the area, Indonesia has prioritized its...
Nurul Fitri Ramadhani The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned of an increasing risk of land and forest fires from August to September as a result of the prolonged dry season. The...
At least 52 hotspots indicating forest fires appeared in satellite images of several locations in Sumatra on Tuesday. “We spotted [the hotspots] at 7 a.m.,” said Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology...
By: Vania Santoso – Innovations Adolescent and Youth Engagement Officer Palangkaraya: “Haze made me feel like I don’t want to be here anymore, ever!” said Gibran, a fourth-grader from Palangkaraya,...
Indonesia is recruiting tribespeople to help fight outbreaks of haze which shroud Southeast Asia every year with a government deal designed to tap into traditional ways of containing forest fires. By...
UN Global Pulse is pleased to share an update on Haze Gazer, a crisis analysis and visualization tool that provides real-time information on fire and haze hotspots in Indonesia. The tool, which was...
During 2016 there were 2,342 disaster events, caused 522 deaths, 3.05 million displaced, 69 287 houses damaged and destroyed 2,311 units of public facilities, floods being the most common disasters...
5 December 2016 - Indonesia's president Joko Widodo announced today a landmark moratorium, which bans all activities that damage the hydrological functions of peatlands - the world's largest...
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation - Wed, 16 Mar 2016 08:16 GMT By Stella Paul NUSA DUA, Indonesia, March 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tourist taxi driver Nur-ul Aslam watches in hopeful silence...