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In Indonesia's Central Java province, ongoing work on the 690-hectare (1,700-acre) Bener Dam has destroyed farmer Gunawan's small durian fruit plot, robbing him of his income. The 33-year-old said his land in Purworejo district was bulldozed to make way for the dam despite not being earmarked for demolition when the government published its plans for the project.
PURWOREJO, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate
PURWOREJO, Indonesia Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate change-fueled droughts and extreme rainfall, Indonesia has embarked on a dam-building project that aims see 57 new dams in place by 2024.