Our Expertise
Despite the fact that the poverty rate in Indonesia has fallen substantially, there are two trends that should receive particular attention, (i) the slow rate of the decline in poverty, and (ii) increasing inequality and the high proportion of the community who still experience social and economic vulnerability.
To support the implementation of numerous social protection programs and the development of a Unified Database for Social Protection Programs, Statistics Indonesia (BPS), in coordination with the National Team for Accelerating Poverty Reduction (TNP2K) and World Bank, conducted the 2011 Data Collection for Social Protection Programs (PPLS 2011).
This study is part of the monitoring and evaluation for the Eastern Indonesia National Road Improvement Project (EINRIP) in Kabupaten (District of) Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, with a particular focus on Desa (Village of) Nanga Tempu in Kecamatan (Subdistrict of) Manggelewa.
The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has stipulated several laws/regulations and set up institutions related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. Implementing agencies at the national level (several ministries and agencies) have provided open access information about potential disaster areas with maps, such as: a map of potential flood areas and landslide areas. The lowest level of map is at the kabupaten level.
The global financial crisis (GFC) that swept over the world in 2008/09 had an influence on the Indonesian economy. In an attempt to reduce the impact of the GFC, the government introduced a Fiscal Stimulus Program (FSP) in 2009 in order to encourage economic growth. The program consisted of two main elements, namely, tax cuts and increased government spending.
