Field Visit
A
field excursion to some of areas in Jakarta Utara was conducted
following the workshop. Four locations were visited: fishermen
community in Kelurahan (village) Kamal Muara, Pantai Indah Kapuk
(exclusive settlement area), low cost appartments in Muara angke,
and Waduk Pluit area (pluit reservoir).
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1. Fishermen Community in Kamal Muara (RW 1- 4) Fishermen community in the Kamal Muara was established around 1940s and 1960s. Most of them are migrants from South Sulawesi, Indramayu, and other parts of Indonesia. Their number increases significantly due to the kinship networking which helps potential migrants in their origin place to come to Jakarta in getting a house and also a job. The community has experienced some hydro-meteorological extreme events such as flooding, high tide/tidal wave, typhoon and abrasion. Recently, they perceived that some extreme events occurred more frequently and affected their livelihoods. |
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2. Pantai Indah Kapuk “exclusive housing community” Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) is an exclusive settlement area developed by private developer for high income community. Previously, Pantai Indah Kapuk was a swamp area but then it was made to solid by the developer. This settlement is located in the vicinity of fishermen community in Kamal Muara, but has never suffered from regular floods as in Kamal Muara. The settlement is equipped with a high technology pump system to protect the area from floods with 6 pumping machines (three are operated regularly) and a reservoir to retain water which will be pumped back to the sea when it reaches the maximum level. |
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3. Low Cost Housing, at Muara Angke (Provided by
Budhist Foundation) Low-cost apartments have been provided by the government in some areas in Jakarta people in slum area. One of the site visited in Muara Angke belongs to the Buddhist Foundation, which was previously provided to people who relocated from other development projects in Kali Adem area in Jakarta. People living in that apartment are coming from slum areas and previously work as fishermen. |
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4. Waduk Pluit (Pluit Reservoir) Waduk Pluit is one of the reservoirs in Jakarta for flood protection. Initially the size of this reservoir is about 80 hectares but decreasing to only 60 hectares due to occupation of the surrounding reservoir areas. |
