Balinese traditional irrigation system - Subak
Indonesia which was developed more than 1,000 years ago. For Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem. Paddy fields in Bali were built around water temples and the allocation of water is made by a priest.
System
Subak is a traditional ecologically sustainable irrigation system that binds Balinese agrarian society together within the village's Bale Banjar community center and Balinese temples. The water managements is under the authority of the priests in water temples without forget about Tri Hita Karana Philosophy which is relationship between humans the earth and the gods; an ancient method followed in India by rishi's of Hindu Religion in India.
Threat
Since the 1960s,Bali has attracted travellers and tourist worldwide as part of Indonesian tourism. Estimates indicate about 1,000 hectares of paddy fields are converted into tourist facilities and housing annually threatening the age-old system.World Heritage Site status
On June 2012, Subak was enlisted as a UNESCO world heritage site.
In 1981, Subak Museum is opened in Tabanan Regency with limited items until now
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