Blessed with ample water, Indonesia fills a crucial portion of its energy needs with hydropower. However, the supply of hydropower has declined in recent years because of increasing sediment loads in the water used to generate electricity. RUPES researchers in the upper Way Besay watershed in Sumberjaya. Have isolated land degradation, landslides and erosion as primary factors in creating extremely high sediment loads that reduce production capacity and dramatically As a solution, RUPES is investigating mechanisms for the community to “sell” environmental services to hydroelectric company “buyers.” These mechanisms go beyond usual environmental payment schemes that ask buyers to make payments while trusting they will receive value.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Suyanto; Widodo R H; Purnomoshidi P; Susanto; Verbist B
Language
English
Keywords
rivers, rewards, environment, land degradation, lighting, hydroelectric power, water use
Geographic
Indonesia
