Water and Maritime - Indonesia
Indonesia faces unprecedented climate challenges and many of them are connected to having too much, too little and too dirty water. These challenges are being compounded by growing urbanisation.
That is why the Netherlands works together with companies, knowledge institutions, NGOs, government, and local communities in Indonesia in the fields of climate adaptation against too much water, enabling water technologies against too dirty water, water-efficient agriculture against too little water, as well as urban water solutions future-proofing cities.
That is why the Netherlands works together with companies, knowledge institutions, NGOs, government, and local communities in Indonesia in the fields of climate adaptation against too much water, enabling water technologies against too dirty water, water-efficient agriculture against too little water, as well as urban water solutions future-proofing cities.
Green Batik Workshop with Sabine Bolk
To support Green Batik even more, on 27 November 2023, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in collaboration with The Water Agency and Sabine Bolk (a batik activist), hosted the “Green Batik Workshop." Relevant stakeholders, including Pekalongan city government officials, Dutch businesses in the sectors of water, waste, and circular economy, CSOs, universities, batik communities from Pekalongan, Bandung, and Yogyakarta, as well as sustainable textile and craft entrepreneurs, participated in the workshop. This forward-thinking workshop addressed actions and explored potential collaboration from a variety of areas, including water and environment, social and economic, as well as entrepreneurship and market, to realize the Green Batik workshop.
Read more about Green Batik Workshop with Sabine Bolk.
Read more about Green Batik Workshop with Sabine Bolk.
Building with Nature Indonesia
Communities in Northern Java are suffering from coastal erosion affecting hundreds of kilometres of coastline. In the district of Demak more than 3 kilometres of land - including entire villages - have already been swallowed up by the sea while the important nursery function of mangroves for several fish species was lost. In response, Dutch and Indonesian partners are building a stable coastline by restoring mangrove coastlines that reduce erosion, can adapt to sea level rise and enable inclusive economic growth, so that communities in Demak are safe and can prosper. They do this through an inspiring Building with Nature pilot in which a paradigm shift is triggered towards water infrastructure solutions that align the interest of economic development with care for the environment.