Did the 2020 floods help prepare Jakarta for climate emergency response?

The start of 2020 saw Jakarta experience the biggest rainfall on record. This resulted in floods that killed 67 people in Indonesia’s capital and affected more than 400,000 people. These floods were claimed as a wake-up call on the impact of climate change. 

Climate change is a global issue and its impact of this Continue reading Did the 2020 floods help prepare Jakarta for climate emergency response?

New MRT, old habits: lessons learned from MRT Jakarta trial run

Despite the euphoric celebration of this transport technology finally coming to Jakarta, the MRT that stretches along a 15.7km route from Bundaran HI (Hotel Indonesia Roundabout) in Central Jakarta to Lebak Bulus in South Jakarta has raised much discussion on social media about the habits and attitudes of passengers. This is because existing public transport modes in Jakarta …Continue reading New MRT, old habits: lessons learned from MRT Jakarta trial run

Perubahan lingkungan, dapat membantu mengubah perilakumu?

Jakarta memiliki lebih dari 100 gedung pencakar langit, terdiri juga dari berjuta mobil dan motor di jalanan utama seperti Sudirman atau Kuningan. Selain memiliki gedung dan mesin-mesin lainnya, Jakarta juga memiliki berjuta penyakit dan polusi, mulai dari polusi udara, air yang kotor dan tercemar limbah kimia dan juga tumpukan sampah penyebar penyakit Continue reading Perubahan lingkungan, dapat membantu mengubah perilakumu?