The 10th World Water Forum became Indonesia’s stage to show its political commitment in dealing with climate change issues which include global water problems such as disasters, water security and improving water management.
INDONESIA has succeeded in hosting a number of international events. This also shows how much trust the international public has in Indonesia’s leadership in world forums to share experiences and innovations and find concrete solutions for the global interests and interests of the Indonesian people.
WWF is a multi-stakeholder event to explain the mission, views and achievements of the water community, so that Indonesia raises the big theme ” Water for Shared Prosperity ” or Water for Shared Prosperity. Delegations from various countries together with relevant stakeholders discussed Water resilience and prosperity, Water for Humans and Nature, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Governance, Cooperation and Hydro-diplomacy, Sustainable Water Financing and Knowledge and Innovation.
The 10th WWF moment is an opportunity for Indonesia to be used as a forum to bring together countries to discuss a number of thematic, political and regional topics. Meanwhile, six sub-themes are determined in the thematic topics, namely Water Security and Prosperity, Water for Humans and Nature, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management, Governance, Cooperation, and Hydro-diplomacy Sustainable Water Finance, Knowledge and Innovation.
In the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN) with the aim of creating clean water and adequate sanitation, Indonesia is currently continuing to strive to increase accessibility to clean water and its management, both facilities and quality. However, there are still factors such as the environment and human resources which are still challenges that must be faced. This not only happens domestically, but globally it is also a problem for other countries in the world.
Expert Staff to the Minister of PUPR for Water Resources, Firdaus Ali, stated that as the host of WWF 2024, Indonesia wants to bring water as a source of growth and shared prosperity, not to give rise to problems. According to him, the meeting of countries and stakeholders at WWF this time is a monumental event to transform all policies, all spirits to jointly welcome the future to make water a source of life, growth and peace.
The water problem is a global problem that requires concrete solutions so that it produces real and accountable implementation, not only to the world but also to domestic society. The welfare and sustainability of people’s lives really depends on how policies are taken and transformed into steps and efforts to resolve water problems. In this case, cooperation and collaboration is needed between the government, relevant stakeholders and the community, so as to produce technology and innovation that can support the implementation of sustainable clean water management policies in the community. Cooperation between countries is also very important to share experiences so that the benefits and advantages of an innovation can be studied.
The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Kemenko Marves) is using the opportunity to hold the 10th WWF to highlight innovation and environmentally friendly solutions in overcoming water disasters in Indonesia’s coastal areas. In his statement, Assistant Deputy for Basic Infrastructure, Urban and Water Resources at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Lukijanto, said that one of them is the Natural Based Solution (NBS) concept in preventing disasters in coastal areas such as tidal floods. The Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries also collaborates with several experts from the Netherlands as a country that is considered to have more experience.
The problem of tidal flooding is a serious problem faced by several coastal areas in Indonesia. On the Wikipedia page, Rob Flood is a flood on the coast because the sea level is higher than the shoreline or land on the coast. Tidal floods are specifically defined as floods caused by sea water inundating lower land, but are actually not limited to floods caused by sea water but also high rainfall on land which causes water to slow down flowing into the sea which results in the water being held back. for a relatively long time on coastal land. This phenomenon is also exacerbated by high tide conditions at certain times.
In Indonesia itself, there are several coastal areas that have the potential to be affected by tidal floods, such as Jakarta, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung, Riau Islands, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, East Java, Central Java, NTT, North Sulawesi, North Maluku, Papua and a number of other areas.
The 10th WWF was held in Bali with the theme “Water for Shared Prosperity”, bringing together all stakeholders from various geographical and sectoral backgrounds to discuss openly. On the official website of the 10th WWF, it is stated that the main objective of the World Water Forum is to increase the importance of water on the political agenda, awareness among decision makers, water sector and other professionals, the media and the wider community regarding world water issues of critical concern , supports the deepening of discussions towards solving international water problems and to provide a platform for exchanging views, information and knowledge on current issues and information related to global water. In addition, the forum aims to present knowledge about global water assessment, challenges and potential solutions and generate political commitment for improved water management.
As host of the World Water Forum in 2024, Indonesia continues to prove the quality of its political diplomacy and leadership in the eyes of the international public to open a forum for sharing experiences and innovation in facing various global challenges, including environmental issues and climate change. such as water problems. The World Water Council (WWC) of course has special reasons for choosing Indonesia to host WWF 2024. One of them is Indonesia’s achievements in hosting many international events such as the G20.
Indonesia’s political commitment was clearly reflected in the 10th World Water Forum, where Indonesia truly showed concern in facing climate change issues which included global water problems.
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Writer : Reenee WA (Economic and Public Policy Observer / Former Journalist)
Editor: Agush A. Apituley