JAKARTA – Drought disaster only occurred in the palm oil producing provinces?. Find out the answer to this question by reading the following facts. The phenomenon of drought disaster is also an indication of global climate change, which has occurred in many countries across the globe, including Indonesia.

Data from the national disasters mitigation board (BNPB) in 2022, provinces with very often cases of drought during the period of 2010-2021 (photo-3) are Central Java (19 percent), East Java (17 percent), West  Java (15 percent), South Sulawesi (7 percent) and West Nusa Tenggara (6 percent). The five provinces are not palm oil producing provinces.

Berdasarkan data-data di atas, dapat disimpulkan bahwa bencana kekeringan yang terjadi di berbagai provinsi Indonesia tidak ada kaitannya dengan perkebunan kelapa sawit. Kekeringan sebagai bagian dari dampak perubahan iklim global, dapat terjadi di setiap negara atau daerah dan tidak ada kaitannya dengan perkebunan kelapa sawit. (Mitos 6-40)

Referensi :

• BNPB (2022)