Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia is critically important to the nation’s economy and houses about 12 million people. Six rivers (6 Ci) form one large river basin in which the city is located. Sufficient water is available, but the people of Jakarta are confronted with land subsidence, flooding, poor water quality because of domestic and industrial pollution which leads to health hazards. A combination of capacity building and IWRM planning is required to bring effective changes.
The City of Jakarta faces many challenges, land subsidence, ground water abstractions, tidal flooding, a lack of sanitation, inadequate water supply for domestic purposes and water pollution. In principle sufficient water is available, but adequate water resources management (WRM) is required to have the water available at the right time, at the right place, in the right quantity and quality, without compromising the environment.
The Government of Indonesia developed the River Basin Road Map approach for an incremental development program, which is a mix of investments in both structural and non-structural measures.
DHV has an internationally recognized reputation in Integrated Water Resources Management and has had a presence in Indonesia and the area for many years.
DHV as lead consultant implements the Institutional Strengthening for IWRM in 6 Ci's River Basin Territory project for the Ministry of Public Works. The objective of the project is to “Introduce and effectively deliver holistic IWRM principles to the water sector in the 6 CI’s River Basin Territory, especially through strengthening of a wide range of organizations and their related legal and regulatory framework in water resources protection, water services provision and river basin management”.
The project is divided in three main components
- Institutional Strengthening for IWRM
- Spatial Planning in 6 CI’s
- Development of Key Policies and Strategies for IWRM
The first component focuses on capacity building of all stakeholders, including the establishment of Water Councils, and capacity training of River Basin Management Organizations. Secondly the component focuses on the development of proper tools for WRM planning, Strategic WRM Planning & “State of the Basin” reporting.
The second component: Strategic Spatial Planning in relation to WRM addresses the sensitivity of water systems for increasing land-use intensities, evidenced in increased water demand and adverse impact on run-off and erosion, resulting in increased flood hazards. Spatial developments play a critical role to realize a sustainable future for Water Resources Management, and are simulated through the Java Spatial Model (JSM).
The third component: Policy Development comprises the development of key government policies and strategies that will be fundamental to achieve Integrated Water Resources Management in the future in the 6 Ci’s River Basin Territory.
The project is executed by a team of 10 international and about 40 Indonesian advisors in a time frame of three years.