VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

Last Wednesday (31/1), the Myanmar military junta again extended the emergency status in the country for the next six months.

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula seem to never end. This week, relations between North and South Korea heated up again. The cause is the military activities carried out by both countries.

At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured as of Thursday (4/1) after two explosions hit Kerman City in south-eastern Iran as crowds were on pilgrimage to mark the fourth anniversary of the death of General Qassem Soleimani. The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was killed in a US drone attack in front of Baghdad airport, Iraq on January 3, 2020.

The World Water Council (WWC) is trying to be the voice of water since its establishment 27 years ago. Since there is no international organisation close to United Nations system in the field of water, the WWC shares and gathers all water communities such as governments, international organizations, NGOs, academics, operators and universities to provide solution to water problem.

President of World Water Council (WWC) Loic Fauchon told Voice of Indonesia on Monday afternoon that there should political will from decision makers to get solution. He added in national level there should laws and budget which could make water as priority. For Indonesia, he said the main problem is not the quantity of water resources but the quality of resources. He believes that related ministers in Indonesia have great concern on providing sanitation and better quality of water.

“Specifically in Indonesia your main problem is not the quantity of water resources but the quality of water resources. And probably I have a lot discussion with different ministries in charge and I understand that they have great consciousness or effort to provide sanitation and good quality of water in the future”, Fuchon said

Indonesia held the Kick-off Meeting of the 10th World Water Forum in Jakarta from 15-16 February 2023.

Fauchon also said the World Water Council will help Indonesia as the nation will help WWC to understand some problems important to Indonesia which to be able to transfer Indonesia’s solution worldwide.

As the president of World Water Council, Fauchon is very attentive about risk management and hydro diplomacy. He said Hydro diplomacy is a new diplomatic issue in this momentum for the future of water. He said there are about 270 water basins around the world and some of them are in tension among neighbouring countries, therefore there should be dialogs to avoid water wars. He also encourage all stake holders to spare water to share prosperity. He could not image prosperity without securing and preserving water. He called al parties to stop ignoring water.//DP