After going through long preparations, the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment held a workshop related to the pre-selection of investment projects for the Green Infrastructure Initiative (GII) pipeline on October 25, 2021. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid manner (online and offline) and were attended by a number of stakeholders from the provincial and central levels.

This workshop is an important element in the project cycle to be able to carry out the planned initial feasibility study, in collaboration with KfW, in accordance with the joint Operational Plan. On this occasion, the workshop was held to discuss project proposals from four GII partner provinces, namely West Java, Central Java, East Java, and Bali, related to one thematic sector: Water and Wastewater Management.

The event was opened by the Assistant Deputy for Watershed Management and Watershed Conservation M. Saleh Nugrahadi. He said that green infrastructure is a solution that is being promoted as a sustainable approach for the infrastructure sector, where water has a key role that functions to protect, restore or perhaps resemble natural water circulation.

“This “Green Infrastructure” is an effective, economical approach, and the goal is to increase community security and improve quality of life. With the GII, it is hoped that we can use these funds to use advanced technology or approaches to mitigate climate change.”

The event was followed by an opening and brief presentation on GII from the Principal Advisor and Senior Advisor of GIZ, Philipp Johansenn and J.W. Saputro who expressed full support for the Government of Indonesia to provide technical consultation on the selection of infrastructure projects from partner provinces for GII.

PUPR Sanitation Director Prasetyo gave his remarks. He said that several things that PUPR had done related to green infrastructure, which not only aims to support economic growth and human resources but also need to pay attention to environmental sustainability and its sustainability efforts. One of these efforts is carried out by developing the concept of Green Infrastructure which includes natural systems and technical solutions, of which the planning, implementation, operation and maintenance stages, all aspects related to the protection and savings in the use of natural resources have been taken into account, one of which can be done through the use of clean water and domestic wastewater treatment aimed at reducing the pollutant load on raw water sources, surface water, and ground water.

“The implementation of the concept of sustainable drinking water and sanitation is also in line with the international Agenda, SGDs goal 6, where by 2030 it is mandated to ensure the availability and sustainable management of clean water and sanitation for all. The SDGs target has been included in the 2020-2024 RPJMN target, where by 2024 it is targeted that 100% of households have access to safe drinking water, including 15% access to safe drinking water, an increase in household access to 90% proper sanitation. , which includes households having access to safe sanitation »

The director of sanitation hopes that in the future provision of infrastructure, it will not only prioritize technology development, but also be able to raise the values ​​of local wisdom and not disturb the environmental ecosystem.

The event was continued with discussions and input from stakeholders who were present offline and offline on the proposed project. A substantial discussion was opened by Rudy Yuwono, GIZ Consultant regarding Pre-Selection Criteria for the Proposed GII Project in the Water and Wastewater Sector. In the presentation, it was conveyed that there were 3 important criteria, namely aspects of conformity (suitability), readiness (readiness), investability (investment) that need to be considered to enter the pre-selection stage.

Then the event continued with the presentation of project proposals from the four provinces carried out by each Regional Planning and Development Agency (BAPPEDA). The Head of the Klungkung Regional Planning, Research, and Development (Baperlitbang), Anak Agung Gede Lesmana, submitted a proposal for the Low Carbon Tourism Development Islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan.

“Water is the most important thing in human life. That also the same for waste, particularly, if we can process and develop it and turn it into something with an economic value for the community. However, what we currently have is the provision of clean water in Klungkung Regency that we cannot provide optimally, apart from our funding factor in the APBD, also not being able to maximize it because our biggest income from the 30s is tourism. So we hope that through this GII we can give us as little or as much participation as possible. Our reference in the form of a project dossier for water and wastewater is one of our ways to better serve all residents living in the islands and especially to tourists who are present in our islands”

The Head of Central Java BAPPEDA, Prasetyo Aribowo explained Improving the Water Quality of the Bengawan Solo River through Wastewater Management and Raw Water Supply in the Subosukowonosraten Region. Prasetyo hoped that the central government can help provide assistance for the study of environmental document research and the provincial and city/district governments are ready to cooperate.

The BAPPEDA of West Java, Ady Rachmat, explained the Integrated Management of Drinking Water & Domestic Wastewater in the Southern part of West Java 2 and the Management of Domestic & Industrial Wastewater in the Citarum Watershed.

Resmiani from The West Java Environment Agency added that now exist very strict rules that demand a consideration on capacity of the river if there is an industry wish to build and dispose of waste water into rivers based on PP 2/2021 and PERMEN KLHK 5/2001. Before compiling environmental technical documents, one must consider the carrying capacity of the river. If there is an industry that builds and disposes of wastewater into river water whose quality is inadequate, then it must transfer the alternative treatment to a third party, making it possible to make Communal IPAL provided that the wastewater treatment industry must be able to treat water. waste into a new water source (recycle). This is the reason why the Government needs to provide Communal WWTP facilities, as a solution for industries that will develop their activities and add facilities.

From this workshop, Asdep Saleh hoped that there will be a dossier project agreement that has been prepared in advance from each province in the water sector or water resources and wastewater.

The GII is a cutting-edge strategic bilateral initiative between the Government of Indonesia and the Federal Government of Germany. The initiative was agreed in 2019 in Berlin and includes a five-year Financial Cooperation (FC) facility of up to EUR 2.5 billion to support environmental and climate relevant infrastructure projects along with grant-financed technical cooperation to jointly identify and prepare for projects. aims to promote the development of environmentally and climate relevant infrastructure projects in three sectors: Solid Waste Management, Water and Wastewater Management, and Urban Public Transport. GII is co-chaired by the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (CMMAI) and the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development