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area, the number of people threatened
program, private companies with real
by the flood, the number of homeless,
estate development licenses have an
casualties number, number of people
obligation to participate in the project
living in places vulnerable to floods,
of water environment treatment. Jakarta
death toll and number of damaged
currently has several self-service schemes,
houses, social and economic loss caused
of which the main concept is to reduce
by floods (including damages caused to
government spending and optimize public
city’s basic facilities, interruption to daily
investment. During the process of urban
life, disease outbreak, reduction of visitor
governance process, government alone
number). The project uses the concept of
is not enough. All parties, especially
“vulnerability” to test the applicability
enterprises and other social capital must
of the policy system as a whole, and at
be fully mobilized.
the same time develops scenarios/path by using various scientific methods, in
4. Synergic cooperation between
order to integrate current into long-term
the cities should be reinforced
vision. Indicators of monitoring and
to jointly combat the threat of
detecting the effectiveness of projects
climate change
have been ensured. Fiscal policy has been
In the past, in face of floods,
improved to support the project. Close
authorities of Jakarta used to blame
contact has been maintained between
each other and shirk responsibility.
project performer and squatters involved.
However, with the overall water
In this sense, the project is not only a
management strategy and Pluit
ecological project, but also a social one.
Reservoir Revitalization Project, the
The test and relevant indicators are jointly
government has realized that in order
made by the project parties, Jakarta
to solve the urban floods completely,
environmental management authority,
local governments in the surrounding
and Jakarta planning administration after
area must be united together to create
researches. Thus, it will shed lights on water
synergies. Forest conservation needs
environment treatment for other cities.
to be promoted upstream, and river dredging outlets should be added
3. The projects with public-
downstream. Water conservancy is
private partnerships should be
a systematic problem. Cities shall
implemented
form alliance in dealing with regional
In Jakarta, under cross-subsidy
governance so as to work together to