Kate Walton
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Biography
Publications
Kate Walton is a Jakarta-based activist and writer, originally from Canberra. She has a Bachelor of Asian Studies (Honours) from the Australian National University, and a Master of Human Rights from Curtin University.
![In Java, the water is running out](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-515829531%20copy.jpg?itok=VUxpAiLu)
In Java, the water is running out
Drought, pollution, and poor resource management threaten Indonesia's most populous island with total water scarcity.
![Indonesia should put more energy into renewable power](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1151910098.jpg?itok=hZiUGtOz)
Indonesia should put more energy into renewable power
Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.
![Jakarta’s air quality kills its residents – and it’s getting worse](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1005306074.jpg?itok=ODJgblLL)
Jakarta’s air quality kills its residents – and it’s getting worse
Choked up citizens have had enough and are taking the government to court over Jakarta’s chronic smog.
![Indonesia: a concrete block and a hard case](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-656871414mini.jpg?itok=7IAcZ2kC)
Indonesia: a concrete block and a hard case
A unique protest has still failed to cement support for Indonesian farmers.
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Borneo oil spill costs Indonesia’s poor
Marine pollution and its impact on ocean life represents a major threat to coastal communities.
![Sensitivity as Indonesia grapples with a measles outbreak in Papua](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/38547839966_473feab0fe_omini.jpg?itok=PsUhatKw)
Sensitivity as Indonesia grapples with a measles outbreak in Papua
An epidemic might be the focus but illustrates a long-term problem across eastern Indonesia.