Capturing Eco Theology Through Water And Waste Management Practices At The Pesantren
Haryani Saptaningtyas
Abstract
Islam has a significant role in environmental conservation, by its teachings and principles for the protection and preservation of the environment. The fact that many Islamic countries, including Indonesia, face some environmental problems drives us to understand the life experience of Muslims in managing water and waste. Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) shows that each person wastes 0,68 kg each day. Each Muslim needs 1.5 litres of water each time for preparing pray.
Islam has a significant role in environmental conservation, by its teachings and principles for the protection and preservation of the environment. The fact that many Islamic countries, including Indonesia, face some environmental problems drives us to understand the life experience of Muslims in managing water and waste. Each Muslim needs 1.5 litres of water each time for preparing pray.
This presentation is based on observation of some pesantrens near the upstream of the Serayu River, Central Java, and inquires on how the Muslim communities apply their waste and water management and create innovation of the modern waste and water management concepts. This empirical study analyses applied eco-theology in Pesantren, focusing on waste and water management practices. It shows the transformation from traditional to modern waste and water management. This research found some barriers to applying waste and water management in the pesantren, which includes theological interpretation, but also cultural, and related to the existing infrastructure.
Keywords: Muslim engagement, community empowerment, waste and water management, practical issue of eco-theology
Short bio
Haryani Saptaningtyas was born in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia on August 13, 1975. In 2009, she obtained an M.A. in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Vrije University Amsterdam with a scholarship from International Ford Fellowship Program. In 2020 she finished her PhD study from the Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen. Currently she is the Director of Percik, the Institute for Social Research, Democracy and Social Justice in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia, and also a lecturer at the postgraduate school of Sebelas Maret University since 2020. Her current research works are: climate change and mobility in collaboration with JRS AP and Caritas Australia; and exploration of food security and health diseases in the tidal flood under KONEKSI project Australia and BRIN.