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Children walking to school in Indonesia
When a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Cianjur district in Indonesia’s West Java province in November 2022, more than 13,000 students at private religious schools were thrown out of their classrooms because of severe damage to their buildings.
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This note explains how the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction (GFDRR) partnered with an educational institution in Indonesia to bolster the capacity of the country’s water utility operators.
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This study case on the nexus approach used in implementing the development program and humanitarian work in PIA Lembata presents qualitative data from key interviews with Plan staff in PIA Lembata and two assisted villages, Lamawolo and Wailolong.
The Indonesian government has a five-year plan setting out its development objectives and how it will manage the impacts of climate change and although this includes provisions for vulnerable groups, trans people are not listed among them.
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El Niño's dry weather has hit Indonesian rice supplies causing record price rises for consumers and crop failures for farmers.
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Plan Indonesia and PSBA UGM, supported by Plan International UK, developed an Anticipatory Action framework for flood control with the integration of PGI in Wowong village, Lembata district, Nusa Tenggara Timur province, Indonesia.
Fires are a major threat to Borneo's people, forests, and wildlife. An all-female crew is combating them while changing attitudes towards women.
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This study's main objective is to chart out the critical response time that communities residing in the coastal areas of Aceh and strategic areas on outer islands of Sumatra have at their disposal to respond to, and to evacuate, after an earthquake.

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