Wahyu Astuti - Jakarta Water Crisis
Talking Indonesia
- Published
- January 8, 2026
- Duration
- 36:04
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- Last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
Discusses Jakarta is said to be in a water crisis. This is a familiar claim that has been repeated for years a…
Summary
Jakarta is said to be in a water crisis. This is a familiar claim that has been repeated for years as parts of the city sink, groundwater is over-extracted, and access to clean water remains uneven. Yet what, precisely, is the crisis that Jakarta is facing? In this episode of Talking Indonesia, I speak with Wahyu Astuti, a PhD candidate at the University …
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Jakarta is said to be in a water crisis. This is a familiar claim that has been repeated for years as parts of the city sink, groundwater is over-extracted, and access to clean water remains uneven. Yet what, precisely, is the crisis that Jakarta is facing? In this episode of Talking Indonesia, I speak with Wahyu Astuti, a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, whose research shows that Jakarta’s water crisis is not singular, but defined in multiple and competing ways. She traces how certain