Indonesia's initiative to save lakes to maintain the sustainability of global water resources was included as one of the clauses of the Ministerial .
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized the government's commitment to realizing integrated and .
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Erick Thohir to serve as ad interim Coordinating Minister of Maritime .
The story goes like this: for years, locals near the rivers, in absence of proper waste management facilities, dump household garbage (which include large amounts of plastic) right into the river, thinking that the water will carry it away.