Managing Conflicts to Manage Transboundary Watersheds
Kupang, June 24, 2026 — Transboundary Watershed Management is not only about protecting water resources, forests, or the environment. Behind the landscapes that are connected across national borders, there are various communities in society with diverse interests, needs, and social dynamics that need to be understood and managed together. This awareness is the background for the implementation of the Basic Training on Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Development for the Working Group on Transboundary Watersheds (Pokja DAS LBN) of East Nusa Tenggara Province organized by Inovasi Tangguh Indonesia (InTI) through the Timor Island Watersheds (TIWA) Program in Kupang.
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Seeing the Root of the Problem: PRA Learning in Tohe and Maumutin
The series of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in Belu Regency continues after the people of Baudaok Village and Asumanu Village were involved in the process of information mining and participatory analysis, similar activities were then carried out in Tohe Village and Maumutin Village on June 4-5, 2026. Although both aim to explore the potential and problems of the village, the experiences that emerged in the two villages are different.
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From Listening to Understanding: Community Learning in the PRA in Asumanu and Baudaok
After the implementation of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) in four villages in Malaka Regency, a series of similar activities continued to Belu Regency. On June 2-3, 2026, the people of Baudaok Village and Asumanu Village were involved in a participatory study process to explore the condition of the village, identify problems and potentials, and document the experiences of the community that has been part of their daily lives. Even though they use the same methods, the experiences that emerge in each village have a different story. In Baudaok, the most important thing is how the PRA process helps the community and co-facilitators to recognize the problems and potentials of the village that they have not seen in its entirety. Meanwhile, in Asumanu, the participants’ experience was largely shaped by the challenges of gathering information in the field while discussing various agricultural and environmental issues that are part of the community’s daily life.
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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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