The irony of this country is that it is a haven of water but that we are always experiencing water shortages. Every dry season we are confronted with the same sad situation. The farmers stare in despair at their dried-out fields. The vegetation all around them has withered from a lack of water. "Where can we find fodder for our livestock?" they demand.

Villagers walk dozens of kilometers in search of small water-sources that the Javanese call belik.