Series of Conflicts Related to Water Resources in Indonesia

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Erlina Fury Santika 26/03/2025 16:50 WIB

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The Pacific Institute reveals several water resource conflicts occurring in Indonesia. The recorded frequency is one to two incidents per year.

Number of Water Resource-Related Conflicts in Indonesia (2012-2023)

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Number of Water Resource-Related Conflicts in Indonesia (2012-2023)

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The Pacific Institute has compiled at least seven water resource-related conflicts in Indonesia from 2012 to 2023.

The highest frequency occurred in 2012 with two conflicts. The remaining water-related conflicts occurred once a year.

These conflicts even resulted in casualties in 2013. Some involved violence such as bombings or destruction by armed groups.

The following details the water resource conflicts in Indonesia compiled by the Pacific Institute:

* Assailants fired on security personnel guarding a water tanker convoy (2012)
* A mob fought over a water source (2012)
* Five people died in a protest over water shortages in an Indonesian prison (2013)
* A bomb exploded at a hydroelectric power plant in East Java (2016)
* Several people were injured when hundreds of students protested a water price increase in Sulawesi, Indonesia (2018)
* Armed rebels in Indonesia damaged the water supply system for a military post (2022)
* The West Papua National Liberation Army damaged water pipes and disrupted access to clean water in Oksibil Regency, Indonesia (2023).

The Pacific Institute categorizes these cases based on the use, impact, or effect of water in the conflict, dividing them into three main groups.

First, categorized as 'victims,' describing the loss of water resources or systems due to intentional or unintentional targeting of violence.

Second, defined as 'weapons,' when water resources or systems are used as instruments or weapons in violent conflict.

Third, as 'triggers,' encompassing conflicts directly linked to water control. In this case, economic or physical access to water, or water scarcity events, have triggered violence.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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