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| | | Mitra Emisi Bersih (MEB) is CAI-Asia's local network in Indonesia |
MEB participated in the Teambuilding 2006 workshop held on 13-18 January 2006, Philippines.
In 2004, stakeholders from Indonesia met in Agra, India during a local networking session of BAQ 2004 to discuss feasible actions to improve air quality. The session -- which was chaired by Ahmad Safrudin -- resulted in specific commitments to be implemented over the next two years.
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| Featured Documents | | Car free day reduces air pollution | Car Free Day program held in the Indonesian Capital City of Jakarta has proven effective in reducing air pollution. Based on the data from Jakarta Environmental Management Board (BPLHD), the program has managed to decrease the amount of dust particle (PM-10) by 34 percent, Carbon Monoxide (CO) by 68 percent, and Nitrogen Monoxide (NO) by 80 percent.  |
| Motorcyclists face high risks | Weaving in and out of dense traffic, motorcyclists earn the envy and wrath of other road users. Unfortunately, they are also the largest number of road accident victims, the WHO says. |
| Chaotic public transportation is here to stay: Expert | The new traffic law does not clearly define the government's responsibilities in providing public transportation, with governmental responsibility limited to giving out licenses to transportation companies, an expert said. By Prodita Sabarini, The Jakarta Post |
| Paratransit network still stuck at slow lane | Focussing on plans for modern subways, rapid-transit buses or express trains, while Jakarta delays overhauling its Metro Mini, Kopaja, angkot and mikrolet networks, the administration is just sweeping dirt under the rug. By Anissa S. Febrina, The Jakarta Post |
| City plans to reorganize Transjakarta | City administration announced Friday its plan to reorganize busway operator Transjakarta into a more accountable and independent organization in the hope of better service. By Tifa Asrianti , The Jakarta Post |
| Air Quality in Jakarta Goes Up | Beside to combat air pollution, The Jakarta Car Free Day, hopefully it will encourage policy reform on transport management. |
| Busway system could save Rp 235 billion in subsidies | If private vehicle users switched to taking the busway, the administration could save hundreds of billions of rupiahs, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) estimates. By Agnes Winarti , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta |
| Fuel quality comes before price hike, Govt told | Clean air campaigners have called on the government to raise the quality of fuel before raising its price, as part of an effort to alleviate the country's long-standing air pollution problems. By Adianto P. Simamora , The Jakarta Post |
| Busway Consortium Inefficient: NGOs | The Jakarta governor says his administration is still studying whether a counterflow system along busway lanes could reduce the city's traffic. By Agnes Winarti and Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post |
| Jakarta air the best it's been since 2000: Agency | Jakartans have experienced more days of "good" air quality this year than in the same period of any other year since 2000, the city environmental management agency says. By Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post |
| Losing land to palm oil in Kalimantan | Barto is more sad than angry. He is a leader of a Dayak Kanayan community in a remote part of the rainforest in deepest Borneo. By James Painter, BBC News, West Kalimantan |
| Mining firms may pay royalties in coal | The government is considering requiring coal-mining firms to pay royalties in the form of coal, not in cash as is currently the case. By Ika Krismantari, The Jakarta Post |
| Indonesia criticized over climate change response | A World Bank-sponsored report launched Monday said Indonesia was lagging behind other countries and not making the most of the several options that would help the country deal with the impacts of climate change. By Tony Hotland, The Jakarta Post |
| Pertamina Goes Unleaded | Pertamina, the government-owned oil company in Indonesia, ceased adding lead in gasoline since July 1, 2006. |
| CDM Country Guides | CDM Country Guides is a series of manuals on CDM project development for Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand developed by IGES. These guidebooks aim at facilitating CDM project developments in Asia by providing essential information to both project developers and potential investors. |
| Access to Transportation for the Urban Poor Workshop | 20 participants attended the three-day training on
Access to Clean Urban Transport Energy Solutions for the Urban Poor. By Institute for Transportation Studies Indonesia and Mariana N. Sam, Swisscontact Indonesia Foundation |
| Enjoy Jakarta - The Unrealized Dream | Heavy congestion is the main problem that hinders visitors and citizens alike to enjoy Jakarta. By Mariana N. Sam, Swisscontact Indonesia Foundation |
| Indonesia’s Peat Forests – A Valuable Commodity for Emerging Carbon Markets | Peat is one of the world’s most carbon dense materials, and approximately 60% of the world’s peatlands are found in Indonesia. In Indonesia, draining, deforestation, and burning of tropical peatlands for conversion of lands to palm oil production have caused massive carbon loss into the atmosphere and contributed to global warming. |
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