Insufficient Efforts to Face the Winds of Change

The government estimates Rp544 trillion in economic losses due to climate change from 2020 to 2024. Climate change budgets are insufficient.

Retno Sulistyowati

March 28, 2022

RIKI Mudzakir, 40, fears strong winds most of all. His prized crop of Pandan Wangi premium quality rice in his rice fields is highly vulnerable to strong winds. If his crop is hit by such winds, he could lose annual revenue. The problem is, this plant is only harvested once a year as its planting period last longer than six months.

“(Husked) rice is large, and if hit by strong winds the stalks can fall over and a lot of the husks can fall

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