From Mapping Conflicts to Finding Joint Solutions in the Mota Masin Watershed
Malaka, June 12, 2026 — After starting a series of conflict management training for the Transboundary Watershed Working Group in Belu Regency, the Timor Island Watersheds (TIWA) Project has resumed the process of strengthening capacity for members of the Transboundary Watershed Working Group in Malaka Regency. This time, members of the Malaka Regency Transboundary Watershed Working Group gathered to explore how conflicts can be recognized, understood, and managed in the context of watershed management across the borders of Indonesia and Timor-Leste in the Mota Masin watershed.
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Mapping Conflicts, Building Collaboration in the Talau–Loes Watershed
Belu, June 9, 2026 — When it comes to watershed management, what comes to mind is often rivers, forests, or water resources. But behind that, there are various interests, social relations, and potential conflicts that can affect the sustainability of natural resource management. Even more so when the watershed crosses the border of two countries.
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Maintaining the Sustainability of Transboundary Collaboration
In this third edition of POINT, we have a conversation with the Director of Planning and Evaluation of Watershed Management, Directorate General of Watershed Management (PDASRH), Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, Nurul Iftitah, S.Hut., M.Si., regarding the implementation of cross-border collaboration between Indonesia and Timor-Leste through the MITLTW/TIWA program. Through the Management of Indonesia and Timor-Leste Transboundary Watersheds (MITLTW) program—now known as Timor Island Watersheds (TIWA)—Inovasi Tangguh Indonesia, with support from Conservation International (CI) – Global Environment Facility (GEF), supports the Directorate of Planning and Evaluation of Watershed Management (PEPDAS) under the Directorate General of Watershed Management and Forest Rehabilitation (PDASRH) of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia to ensure transboundary collaboration in managing watersheds along the border between Indonesia and Timor -Leste—which currently share 8 Transboundary Watersheds (TBWs)—can become a priority for both nations to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.5.2 regarding the joint governance of freshwater ecosystems in Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
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Gaining an Insight into Village Life Through the Experiences of Communities in Alas and Alas Selatan
The Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in Alas Village and Alas Selatan Village, Malaka Regency, served as a forum where various perspectives on their own villages came together, with the discussion occasionally featuring stories from local communities. There were participants who participated for the first time, there were also young people who began to learn to speak in forums with community leaders and village officials. During the two-day implementation on May 21-22, 2026, the community was not only invited to discuss village issues, but also recalled the changes they felt from time to time, ranging from environmental conditions, seasonal patterns, to the growing needs of the community. For some participants, the process felt different from village meetings in general where they not only heard or received information, but were directly involved in mapping the condition of the village, conveying experiences, and discussing the potential of their area. From that process, many participants admitted that they just realized that their village has problems as well as strengths that were rarely discussed together before.
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