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With the fourth largest population in the world, one might expect Indonesia to be one of the strongest economies. However, it currently lies at just 16th on the share of world Gross Domestic Product (GDP, Worldometer). The middle-income country was ...

"Budget advocacy for poverty alleviation in the Province of DIY has become part of IDEA's strategic program, at least in the last 10 years. This is considering the increasingly concerning conditions of poverty and inequality in the Province of DIY". The topic was discussed in the syawalan and 28 ...

One of the measuring tools to see the condition of gender equality and inequality in Indonesia is the Gender Inequality Index (IKG). IKG or Gender Inequality Index (GII) is an index that explains the extent of the loss of development achievements in three aspects of human development ...

In 2007, flooding in Jakarta killed 57 people and displaced over 420,000 residents. In 2013, flooding caused 47 deaths, and in 2020, caused another 66. Indonesia, Jakarta especially, has long been prone to flooding. It is the country’s most frequently ...

Sea Level Rise (SLR) is one of the impacts of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), sea level rise due to climate change ranges from 0.8-1 meter until 2100. This means that for 80 ...

The status of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) in the Province of DIY has been raised again as of February 7, 2022, to level 3. Previously, for more than three months, starting from October 19, 2021 to February 6, 2022, the status in the Province of DIY had dropped to level ...

Women are the most affected by the iron sand mining plan on the coast of Kulonprogo Beach, Yogyakarta because they are threatened with losing their living space, livelihood, and socio-cultural access. Sih Sumarni, 39, stared blankly remembering the incident in 2009 when she joined the action of coastal farmers of Kulonprogo who were members of ...

Buntari (57) witnessed that in 2018 the stunting cases in her village, Sendangsari, were ranked number one in Pengasih District, Kulon Progo Regency. She also witnessed that the budget for handling stunting in Sendangsari in 2018 was only allocated from the budget for organizing integrated health posts, ...

The following is a story of good practice by IDEA Yogyakarta in the Open Contracting Program for Clean Water Access for Poor and Disabled Women in Bantul Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta Province. As the Open Contracting Program by Hivos and Article 19 ends, ...

Women, like men, are an integral part of a nation's entity. All their rights, including political rights, are guaranteed by the constitution. There is not a single article that prohibits women from being involved in political contestation. In fact, Indonesia has specifically regulated women's affirmation ...

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