Special Presentation
Exchanging knowledge and experience on preventing, planning and responding to floods beyond Malaysia……
Dr Ir Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa, MURP, Deputy Governor for Spatial Planning and Environment, Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
Dr Ir Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa, MURP will speak on “Jakarta’s defense against annual flooding”
Synopsis
(The Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta is putting in a lot of effort to prevent floods from engulfing the city during the rainy season every year, including laying out various plans that will mitigate the City's annual flooding, for example, widening rivers and water reservoirs, adding more infiltration wells, as well as building a 20-kilometer long sea wall in the north coast, as the last defense against floods. Most recently, is the introduction of a mobile app flood early warning system, Jakarta Flood Information Platform (JAFIP). JAFIP enables residents to receive or deliver information on floods- in real-time. This presentation provides an opportunity for Malaysia to draw parallel on the challenges faced by the Provincial Government of DKI Jakarta in carrying out flood prevention plans, while at the same time, it provides an opportunity for industry experts to bring into the discussion how best Jakarta should tackle recurring flood problems. As such, this session is a timely platform for all forward-thinking companies to gain access to information to participate in flood mitigation projects across Jakarta, Indonesia. For the year 2018 budget, the Jakarta administration has allocated US$255 million for flood mitigation projects).
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