Indonesia

3 Steps to Mobilize Waqf to Fund Indonesia's Net-Zero Ambitions

Indonesia urged to invest in building human capital, establish coordination between government and non-government actors; and build a blueprint for climate waqf.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Energy

Metaverse in the Classroom: Reimagining Learning in Southeast Asia

The potential of the metaverse to help both students and educators has yet to be explored, but ensuring teachers have the skills and the means to use this frontier technology in the classroom is a good start.

Tags: ASEAN, Education, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia

Can Green Hydrogen Help Indonesia Meet Its Net-Zero Goals?

Hydrogen technology could play an important role as an alternative to fossil fuels and can be employed across industries, power generation, and transport.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Energy, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam

Greening Islamic Finance to Scale Up Investments in Climate Action

An ADB–IsDB report provides recommendations on how to speed up the development of Islamic climate finance.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Malaysia, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Lao PDR

What Is Waqf and How Can It Help Finance Indonesia’s Clean Energy Transition?

With annual cash waqf donations estimated at around $12 billion and total land waqf assets at $134 billion, authorities are now considering using these Islamic endowments to fight climate change.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Energy

How Indonesia Can Put 55 Million e-Motorcycles on the Road by 2030

ADB study favors limiting the use of gasoline motorcycles for specific zones over subsidizing electric-powered units.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Transportation

Indonesia's Women Impact Entrepreneurs: Her Barriers Are More Systemic Than You Think

Women entrepreneurs face a range of constraints in growing their businesses, including limited access to capital, advice, and training opportunities, as well as support networks for business-related resources.

Tags: Gender and development, Private sector development, Indonesia, MSMEs

DKI Jakarta Province Voluntary Local Review 2021—Jakarta Collaboration in Handling the COVID-19 Pandemic: Rise toward a Resilient Jakarta

This publication shares findings from a 2021 review by the provincial government of DKI Jakarta on the implementation of the SDGs.

Tags: Indonesia, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals

Indonesia’s Future Capital Aspires to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045

Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Urban development