PUPR Minister Attends Water Management Conference In Kazakhstan, Talks About Climate Change Challenges

PUPR Minister Basuki Hadimuljono together with the Indonesian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan M Fadjroel Rachman attended a conference related to the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development"./ANTARA HO KBRI

JAKARTA - Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Basuki Hadimuljono together with the Indonesian Ambassador to Kazakhstan and Tajikistan M Fadjroel Rachman attended a conference related to the International Decade for Action "Water for Sustainable Development".

In a written statement from the Indonesian Embassy, Nur-Sultan, it was explained that the conference which was held on June 6-9 resulted in three documents prepared by the Conference Secretariat.

In his key speech, delivered at the K-Water's Side Event Global Water Leaders Seminar: Water, Climate Change, and Capacity Building in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Tuesday (7/6), Basuki said that water demand has increased significantly due to rapid urbanization. , growing population, and rapid economic growth.

“The issue of climate change, depleted groundwater resources, and the condition of polluted rivers and lakes also add further pressure to the problem of the water crisis. We will be able to survive these challenges if we can optimize the available water and optimize adaptation to climate change," he said, quoted by Antara, Saturday, June 11.

He also invited various countries in the world to prepare the competence of young engineers to be able to answer various challenges in global water resources.

“We need to think about how we can design tailor-made capacity building and education to prepare young engineers and enable better regeneration to take place,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Indonesian Ambassador, Fadjroel Rachman, emphasized that water is a source of life that needs to be managed better.

“Water is the source of life. Forgetting the future of water means forgetting the future of mankind,” said Fadjroel.

In this series of events, the Indonesian side also invited all participants present to attend the 2024 World Water Forum which will be held in Bali.