Nusa Dua, May 22, 2024 – At the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, young people were invited to the “Youth Hackathon: Bali Raincraft x 10th World Water Forum” to develop ideas for overcoming the water crisis with the help of the game "Minecraft".

This game, which is popular among young people, encourages them to imagine digital water solutions.

On Wednesday (5/22/2024) they stepped up to present the results of the "Maincraft" game after the entire team had previously visited Lapangan Monumen Perjuangan Rakyat Bali Bajra Sandhi, Renon, Denpasar, Bali to see first-hand the conditions on the ground and interview local people to obtain contextual information.

Team IRONIC and Team Pogung Warriors, consisting of young people from different countries, emerged as the winners.

The game "Minecraft" became a "battlefield” for five teams from several countries, including Indonesia. Their task is to find digital solutions to water problems in the surroundings of Bali Bajra Sandhi, Renon.

"The problem we experienced during our visit to Lapangan Renon was the lack of access to drinking water in the form of tap water for visitors. This is compounded by the high carbon emissions caused by public transportation. This situation is linked to SDG 6 on clean water and adequate sanitation and SDG 13 on climate change," said  Team Masuk Maji.

Furthermore, Team Masuk Maji has found a solution by building a tap water pipeline that can be used by visitors to the Bajra Sandhi field, as this field is one of the tourist attractions in Bali.

"There are still floods there when it rains heavily, because there are still many people who carelessly throw away their garbage," said one participant from Team #EatPrayLoveWATER.

Special Advisor to the Minister of Public Works and Housing on Water Resources Management Firdaus Ali said that the Hackathon program could be a way to promote the exchange of ideas between young people from different countries in tackling the challenges of water security in the future. The problems faced by each team are aligned with the SDGs. In this way, young people become sensitive and empathetic to local and global environmental issues. (Tabitha Angelica/Ayu Sulistyowati)