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        "id": 1611562,
        "msgid": "bappenas-highlights-regions-facing-potential-water-crisis-1773410297",
        "date": "2026-03-13 19:53:23",
        "title": "Bappenas highlights regions facing potential water crisis",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) has identified several regions, particularly on Java Island, facing potential water crises despite the nation's overall adequate water resources averaging 3.9 billion cubic metres annually. The ministry projects water demand will increase by 31 per cent by 2045 compared to 2015, driven by population growth and industrial expansion, whilst agriculture accounts for 80 per cent of current water consumption. The government is implementing water resource conservation programmes including forest rehabilitation, irrigation system improvements, and the construction of multifunctional dams to address these challenges.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of National Development Planning\n(Bappenas) has highlighted several regions facing the potential of a\nwater crisis, particularly on Java Island.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNationally, Indonesia\u2019s water resources are relatively adequate on\naverage, but when examined by island and region, Java Island has\nsignificant water shortages,\u201d stated Dadang Jainal Mutaqin, Director of\nForestry and Water Resource Conservation at Bappenas, during the\ndissemination of the Indonesia Environmental Outlook 2026 by the KEHATI\nFoundation in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Specific areas identified with water availability challenges include\nJakarta, East Java, and several regions in West Java. Outside Java,\nareas around Medan and Makassar also face similar issues.<\/p>\n<p>According to World Bank data from 2021, Indonesia\u2019s water\navailability potential reaches 3.9 billion cubic metres per year.\nAgriculture and irrigation account for 80 per cent of national water\nuse.<\/p>\n<p>Several challenges related to water resources in the country have\nalso been identified. Water demand is projected to increase by 31 per\ncent by 2045 compared to 2015, driven by population growth and a\nfour-fold increase in industrial water demand.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the country faces threats of land subsidence from\ngroundwater extraction and 12.7 million hectares of critical land.<\/p>\n<p>Mutaqin noted that water resource conservation has become a\ngovernment priority, beginning with pollution control measures and water\nquality monitoring through to the protection and preservation of water\nsources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding water self-sufficiency, this is a watershed conservation\nprogramme that includes forest and land rehabilitation, irrigation\nsystem improvements, multifunctional dam construction, and other\nmeasures,\u201d he explained.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bappenas-highlights-regions-facing-potential-water-crisis-1773410297",
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