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Arie Rompas

Arie Rompas

Head of Forest Campaign, Greenpeace Indonesia

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Paraphrased: Rompas argued that the Sumatra floods should be a final warning to overhaul Indonesia’s forest governance and environmental and climate policies.([greenpeace.org](https://www.greenpeace.org/southeastasia/press/68147/sumatra-floods-send-prabowo-govt-warning-to-correct-course/?utm_source=openai))

Stories

Sumatra’s megaflood: cyclone Senyar, deforestation, and a $3.1 billion rebuild

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Prominent civil‑society critic of government forest and climate policy during the crisis

In late November 2025, Cyclone Senyar struck Sumatra, unleashing days of extreme rainfall that triggered catastrophic floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The disaster killed at least 950 people, left 274 missing, injured thousands, and displaced about a million people—one of Southeast Asia's deadliest recent climate disasters.

Updated 6 days ago