Joris van Etten

Senior Urban Development Specialist, Southeast Asia Regional Department

Joris van Etten is a senior urban development specialist at the Asian Development Bank and is based in Indonesia. He has been working with governments on addressing technical, institutional and financial challenges to create livable cities.

For many in Indonesia, direct contact is needed in order to make a living. Photo: ADB

To survive the pandemic, Indonesia’s urban poor need economic support and help with basic services

For many of Indonesia’s urban poor who work in the informal sector, social distancing is nearly impossible if they want to maintain their income. Two key policies can help.

Joris van Etten, Tiffany M. Tran