The floods subside. Until next year.

As is customary at the beginning of the year, major centres in Indonesia like Jakarta and Semarang were recently hit by floods. There must be a solution.

Citizens struggle to make their way through a flooded neighbourhood of Jakarta. Just another year. Source: Photo: Ed Wray/Getty Images 20 Feb 21

Prof. Dr. Irfan Budi Pramono, is an expert in forest hydrology and senior researcher at the Watershed Management Technology Centre explains why Jakarta has been unable to deal with annual floods. He also offers a solution. Can it work?   

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Kemang is just one area affected by flood in Jakarta this year. This kind of evacuation is a too common sight in Jakarta in the early months of every year. Source: Photo: Anton Raharjo/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images - 20 Feb 21