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The NCDID (National Capital Integrated Coastal Development-Damms) embankment, with an allocated budget of 5.7 trillion Indonesian rupiah, is targeted for completion in 2024. Experts argue it only offers a temporary solution to the sinking problem. © Dinas SDA Jakarta

Flood
 North Jakarta's unrelenting sinking problem

Year after year, Jakarta sinks a few centimetres further below sea level. Flooding is on the rise, while many residents still inhabit the city’s most vulnerable areas. Indonesian journalist Dewi Safitri sheds light on the origins of this tragic situation and how many impoverished people find themselves without other choices.

Our projects

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A work full of meaning
 "Monumen Antroposen"

is an activist collective art project and think tank promoting the circular economy, bringing together artists, scientists, environmental activists and people from all walks of life concerned with environmental issues and focused on processing used materials and waste treatment systems.
Visual Unearthing Visualizes Air Quality Using Open Data © CC-BY-SA 4.0 Mikko Agustin

Environment
 Visual Unearthing

What impact did the Corona Lockdown have on environmental values in South Asian metropolises? Goethe-Institut Indonesia has analytically investigated this question.
Kota Kita Nanti © Goethe-Institut Bandung

Design
 "Kota Kita Nanti"

How can public design and urban practice inspire us to change our daily practices and structures? How can we build multidisciplinary networks to exchange ideas, skills and knowledge in our city?

In exchange with nature

Samsu, ketua tim community warden (patroli berbasis komunitas) di Kelompok Kelompang. © Elviza Diana

Community Warden
 Guardians of the Sumatran Rainforest

“Hutan Harapan” in Sumatra has been in existence as long as anyone can remember. This forest is the habitat of the Indigenous community of Batin Sembilan, and is under threat by over-exploitation and the establishment of oil palm plantations. Therefore, as community wardens they try to protect the rainforest's biodiversity and actively contribute to its preservation. Journalist Elviza Diana takes us on a journey through “Hutan Harapan”.
A healthy part of a coral reef with many different kinds of fish. Photo (detail): Daniela Dirscherl © picture alliance / WaterFrame

Ecosystems
 Coral Reefs: Fortresses of Resistance

Coral reefs are ecosystems that boast very great biodiversity but are highly endangered. The “climate refugee” super corals could offer some unexpected help and possibly ensure the survival of the reefs.
Kids on a floating lab Photo (detail): © Labtek Apung

"Labtek Apung"
 How Jakarta Teaches How to Read Rivers

Many rivers in Jakarta are heavily polluted, despite being dynamic spaces. A collective of architects, scientists, and activists, came together to turn a bamboo raft into a laboratory, joining citizen science with education and inviting people to listen to rivers. 

Urban life

A pedestrian walking on blue and yellow painted concrete Photo (detail): Albert Gea © picture alliance / REUTERS

Gender Equity
 Creating Feminist Cities

Cities have the potential to improve women’s lives. But in reality, the planning of urban spaces often prioritises men’s routines and sidelines women’s needs and habits. What does a feminist city look like?
Germans have a built-in, must-buy reflex when confronted with any product labelled bio. Photo (detail): © Susi Bumms

Stereotypes
 The Fine Art of German Nachhaltigkeit

Germans made headlines in the past as pioneers of recycling, photovoltaic technology and resistance to nuclear energy production, and still today they are proud of their ecological mindset. Yet signalling being nachhaltig is sometimes easier than actually being it.
 

Sustainable Economy

Globalisation was the buzzword of the 1980s: Back then, international corporations began outsourcing large parts of their production abroad to cut costs. Today, the world’s 50 largest corporations carry out 94 percent of their operations in supply chains. Photo (detail): © Adobe

Supply Chain Act
 Holding Companies Responsible

For many outside Europe, working for a supplier of German companies means exploitation, poor wages, and a lack of labour rights. Starting in 2023, a new law will take effect to punish human rights violations taking place in German supply chains. But can it really bring the needed change?
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