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Page 1: Challenges and opportunities for an integrated coastal management

Challenges and opportunities for

an integrated coastal management approach in

Jakarta Bay, Indonesia

Evi Siti Sofiyah

Discipline of Geography Environment and Population

The University of Adelaide, South Australia

November 2013

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List of contents

List of contents ............................................................................................................................. ii

List of tables .................................................................................................................................. x

List of figures .............................................................................................................................. xii

Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... xiv

Declaration ................................................................................................................................. xvi

Presentations and publication ................................................................................................. xvii

Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. xviii

Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. xix

Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1

1.1 The importance of coastal areas ............................................................................................. 1

1.2 Integrated coastal management (ICM) .................................................................................... 4

1.3 Indonesia ................................................................................................................................ 7

1.4 Jakarta Bay ............................................................................................................................. 9

1.5 Rationale, aim and objectives ............................................................................................... 12

1.6 Thesis organisation ............................................................................................................... 14

Chapter 2 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 17

2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 17

2.2 Theoretical framework of case study approach ..................................................................... 19

2.3 Research framework ............................................................................................................. 21

2.3.1 Research protocol ....................................................................................................... 21

2.3.2 Research questions and objectives ............................................................................ 22

2.3.3 Unit analysis: case and boundaries ............................................................................ 23

2.3.4 Type and source of evidence ...................................................................................... 23

2.3.5 Data collection methods and research instrument ...................................................... 26

2.3.6 Maintaining a chain of evidence .................................................................................. 28

2.3.7 Managing data and data interpretation ....................................................................... 28

2.3.8 Reporting .................................................................................................................... 29

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2.4 Chapter summary.................................................................................................................. 29

Chapter 3 Integrated coastal management: concept and practice ....................................... 30

3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 30

3.2 Concept of ICM ..................................................................................................................... 30

3.2.1 Background ................................................................................................................. 30

3.2.2 What is ICM? .............................................................................................................. 31

3.2.2.1 Philosophy ..................................................................................................... 31

3.2.2.2 Concept ......................................................................................................... 33

3.2.2.3 What does ICM do? ....................................................................................... 35

3.2.2.4 How does an ICM work? ................................................................................ 37

3.2.3 Developing an ICM framework .................................................................................... 37

3.2.4 Principles and elements of ICM .................................................................................. 42

3.2.4.1 Integration and interrelationship principles ..................................................... 43

3.2.4.2 Adaptive management ................................................................................... 44

3.2.4.3 Effective governance ..................................................................................... 45

3.2.4.4 Institutional arrangements .............................................................................. 45

3.2.4.5 Coordinating mechanism ............................................................................... 46

3.2.4.6 Multi-stakeholders’ participation ..................................................................... 46

3.2.4.7 Capacity development ................................................................................... 47

3.2.4.8 Financing arrangements ................................................................................ 48

3.2.4.9 Monitoring and evaluation .............................................................................. 48

3.2.4.10 Two-track approach ..................................................................................... 49

3.2.4.11 Boundaries and scope ................................................................................. 49

3.2.4.12 Communication ........................................................................................... 49

3.2.4.13 Educational outreach ................................................................................... 50

3.2.5 Sustainability ............................................................................................................... 50

3.2.5.1 Measurable environmental gain ..................................................................... 51

3.2.5.2 Stakeholders’ participation ............................................................................. 51

3.2.5.3 Economic returns and livelihood .................................................................... 52

3.2.5.4 Legal and policy framework ........................................................................... 52

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3.2.5.5 Compliance .................................................................................................... 53

3.2.5.6 Durable institutions beyond leadership changes ............................................ 53

3.2.5.7 Private sector role .......................................................................................... 53

3.2.5.8 Capacity improvement ................................................................................... 54

3.2.5.9 Education and awareness .............................................................................. 54

3.3 ICM practice .......................................................................................................................... 54

3.3.1 ICM practice in Indonesia ........................................................................................... 55

3.3.2 Successful ICM program of Sanur, Indonesia ............................................................. 57

3.3.3 Successful ICM program of Xiamen, China ................................................................ 60

3.4 Chapter summary.................................................................................................................. 66

Chapter 4 State of the Jakarta Bay coast ............................................................................... 68

4.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 68

4.2 Physical profile ...................................................................................................................... 69

4.2.1 Geography .................................................................................................................. 69

4.2.2 Geology .................................................................................................................... 71

4.2.3 Rivers and estuaries ................................................................................................... 72

4.2.4 Climate .................................................................................................................... 75

4.2.5 Coastal use ................................................................................................................. 75

4.2.6 Physical issues ........................................................................................................... 77

4.2.6.1 Accretion and erosion .................................................................................... 77

4.2.6.2 Groundwater .................................................................................................. 79

4.2.6.3 Subsidence .................................................................................................... 80

4.2.6.4 Flooding ......................................................................................................... 81

4.2.6.5 Reclamation ................................................................................................... 83

4.2.6.6 Sea level rise and inundation ......................................................................... 84

4.3 Environmental profile ............................................................................................................ 85

4.3.1 Nutrients .................................................................................................................... 85

4.3.2 Persistent organic pollutants ....................................................................................... 86

4.3.3 Garbage .................................................................................................................... 87

4.3.4 Heavy metals .............................................................................................................. 88

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4.4 Coastal resources ................................................................................................................. 89

4.4.1 Coral reef .................................................................................................................... 89

4.4.2 Mangroves .................................................................................................................. 91

4.4.3 Seagrass .................................................................................................................... 93

4.4.4 Beaches .................................................................................................................... 94

4.4.5 Captured fish .............................................................................................................. 94

4.5 Economic profile.................................................................................................................... 94

4.6 Stakeholder profile ................................................................................................................ 97

4.6.1 Residents .................................................................................................................... 97

4.6.2 Fishers .................................................................................................................... 99

4.6.3 Mussel farmers ......................................................................................................... 102

4.6.4 Enterprises ................................................................................................................ 104

4.6.5 NGOs .................................................................................................................. 105

4.6.6 Universities ............................................................................................................... 106

4.6.7 Social contract .......................................................................................................... 106

4.7 Policy enforcement and educational measures ................................................................... 107

4.8 Chapter summary................................................................................................................ 108

Chapter 5 Coastal governance in Indonesia ........................................................................ 109

5.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 109

5.2 Definition of governance ..................................................................................................... 109

5.3 The nature of the Indonesian coastline ............................................................................... 110

5.4 National policy framework ................................................................................................... 111

5.4.1 Coast and ocean management in Indonesian development plans ............................ 112

5.4.2 Coastal management Law 27/2007 .......................................................................... 118

5.4.2.1 Historical perspective ................................................................................... 119

5.4.2.2 Main features of Law 27/2007 ...................................................................... 119

5.4.2.3 Linkage with Law 26/2007 regarding spatial planning .................................. 131

5.4.3 Other national legislation affecting coastal areas ...................................................... 133

5.4.3.1 Coastal and marine resources management ............................................... 133

5.4.3.2 Marine resources and related activities ........................................................ 135

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5.4.3.3 Coastal and terrestrial activities ................................................................... 136

5.4.3.4 Environmental management ........................................................................ 137

5.4.3.5 Decentralisation regulation........................................................................... 139

5.5 Structure of government ...................................................................................................... 141

5.6 Chapter summary................................................................................................................ 143

Chapter 6 Jakarta Bay management system ........................................................................ 146

6.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 146

6.2 Authorities of Jakarta Bay ................................................................................................... 146

6.3 Government affairs distribution ........................................................................................... 146

6.4 Local legislation .................................................................................................................. 148

6.4.1 Banten Province long-term development plan 2005 to 2025 .................................... 148

6.4.2 Province of Jakarta’s mid-term development plan 2007 to 2012 .............................. 148

6.4.3 Province of West Java’s long-term development plan 2005 to 2025 ......................... 149

6.4.4 Spatial plans of Jakarta Province .............................................................................. 150

6.4.4.1 Plans ............................................................................................................ 150

6.4.4.2 Issues related to the plans and implementation ........................................... 157

6.5 Management framework ..................................................................................................... 161

6.6 Chapter summary................................................................................................................ 161

Chapter 7 Jakarta Bay management accomplishment from an ICM perspective ............. 163

7.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 163

7.2 General management practice ............................................................................................ 164

7.2.1 Responsibilities ......................................................................................................... 164

7.2.2 Problems in the bay .................................................................................................. 165

7.2.3 Main regulations affecting Jakarta Bay ..................................................................... 167

7.2.4 Programs and funding............................................................................................... 167

7.2.5 Obstacles in program implementation ....................................................................... 167

7.2.6 Obstacles from other sectors .................................................................................... 168

7.2.7 Efforts to address the obstacles ................................................................................ 169

7.2.8 Vision for the future ................................................................................................... 169

7.2.9 Proposed inter-sectoral management mechanism .................................................... 170

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7.2.10 Main points of the survey result ................................................................................ 170

7.3 Accomplishments of the Jakarta Bay management practice from an ICM perspective ....... 172

7.3.1 Integrated programs ................................................................................................. 172

7.3.2 Adoption of ICM actions ............................................................................................ 173

7.4 Management framework from an ICM perspective .............................................................. 175

7.4.1 Integration ................................................................................................................. 175

7.4.2 Adaptive management .............................................................................................. 180

7.5 Jakarta Bay and ICM principles........................................................................................... 180

7.6 Jakarta and Sanur ............................................................................................................... 181

7.7 Family planning program: A lesson of public attitude changing ........................................... 183

7.8 Chapter summary................................................................................................................ 186

Chapter 8 An integrated management framework for Jakarta Bay: a recommendation... 187

8.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 187

8.2 Contributing elements to an effective ICM program ............................................................ 187

8.3 The enabling factors of the family planning program in Indonesia ...................................... 188

8.4 Development of an ICM framework for Jakarta Bay ............................................................ 189

8.4.1 Identification of environmental, social and governance issues ................................. 189

8.4.2 Primary environmental, social and governance issues ............................................. 191

8.4.2.1 Pollution ....................................................................................................... 191

8.4.2.2 Flooding ....................................................................................................... 192

8.4.2.3 Subsidence .................................................................................................. 192

8.4.2.4 Reclamation ................................................................................................. 196

8.4.2.5 Spatial use ................................................................................................... 196

8.4.2.6 Sustainable livelihood of fishers ................................................................... 196

8.4.2.7 Sustainable livelihood of mussel farmers ..................................................... 197

8.4.2.8 Policy ........................................................................................................... 197

8.4.2.9 Management framework .............................................................................. 197

8.4.3 Primary stakeholders and their roles......................................................................... 198

8.4.4 Issues prioritisation ................................................................................................... 201

8.5 Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 203

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8.5.1 Vision, goals and objectives ...................................................................................... 203

8.5.2 The boundaries ......................................................................................................... 204

8.5.3 Required measures to address the main issues ....................................................... 205

8.5.4 ICM framework ......................................................................................................... 208

8.5.4.1 Initiator ......................................................................................................... 209

8.5.4.2 Governance arrangement ............................................................................ 210

8.5.4.3 Policy arrangement ...................................................................................... 210

8.5.4.4 Management framework .............................................................................. 212

8.5.4.5 Coordinating force and mechanism ............................................................. 213

8.5.4.6 Stakeholders ................................................................................................ 214

8.5.4.7 A model of ICM for Jakarta Bay ................................................................... 215

8.6 Chapter summary................................................................................................................ 218

Chapter 9 Discussion and future research ........................................................................... 219

9.1 Discussion ........................................................................................................................... 219

9.1.1 Policy to manage Jakarta Bay .................................................................................. 219

9.1.2 Coastal policy framework .......................................................................................... 219

9.1.3 Law 27/2007 ............................................................................................................. 220

9.1.4 Pro-environmental regulations and enforcement ...................................................... 223

9.1.5 The impact of decentralisation .................................................................................. 224

9.1.6 Secretary of local government (sekda) ..................................................................... 224

9.1.7 ICM approach ........................................................................................................... 225

9.1.8 Educational measure ................................................................................................ 226

9.1.9 Public attitude change: A lesson from the family planning program .......................... 227

9.2 Contribution to the knowledge ............................................................................................. 228

9.2.1 A model of ICM for Jakarta ....................................................................................... 228

9.2.2 Does Indonesia need a national policy? ................................................................... 228

9.3 Research limitation .............................................................................................................. 229

9.4 Future research ................................................................................................................... 230

9.5 Closing ................................................................................................................................ 231

List of references ...................................................................................................................... 233

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Appendix 1 List of regulations ................................................................................................ 249

Appendix 2 Questionnaire ....................................................................................................... 252

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List of tables

Table 1.1 ESP of coastal ecosystems in several countries .......................................................... 2

Table 2.1 Research objectives and source of data .................................................................... 24

Table 2.2 Government offices associated with the Jakarta Bay management framework ......... 25

Table 2.3 Questions list for the Likert scale enquiry .................................................................. 27

Table 3.1 Indicators for the five steps of an ICM cycle .............................................................. 40

Table 3.2 Guiding principles for developing ICM initiatives ........................................................ 42

Table 3.3 Application of hierarchical principles to ICM practice ................................................. 43

Table 3.4 Political and cultural setting of Xiamen ...................................................................... 61

Table 3.5 Xiamen ICM cycle ...................................................................................................... 63

Table 3.6 Enabling conditions in Xiamen ................................................................................... 63

Table 4.1 Climate profile of Jakarta Bay in 2010 ....................................................................... 75

Table 4.2 Rate of subsidence (cm/year) in three locations in Jakarta Bay ................................ 81

Table 4.3 Sea level rise rate in Jakarta Bay .............................................................................. 84

Table 4.4 Level of concentration of PO4-P and NO3-N in surface waters of Jakarta Bay ........... 86

Table 4.5 The extent of mangrove areas in North Jakarta ......................................................... 92

Table 4.6 The gross regional domestic product of the three municipalities at current market prices (in million Rupiahs) .......................................................................................... 95

Table 4.7 The percentage of the revenue based on sources in the three municipalities ........... 95

Table 4.8 The GRDP of the three provinces and comparison to the average national GRDP ... 96

Table 4.9 The percentage of the revenue sources of the three provinces in 2010 .................... 96

Table 4.10 Population and density of the municipalities and the coastal districts of Jakarta Bay in 2010 ................................................................................................................ 97

Table 4.11 Statistics related to fishing in the Tangerang and Bekasi Regency, 2008 ................ 101

Table 4.12 Statistics related to fishing in North Jakarta ............................................................. 101

Table 4.13 Statistics related to green-mussel farming in North Jakarta and Tangerang ............ 103

Table 4.14 List of NGOs with interests associated with the coastal and marine affairs of Jakarta Bay .............................................................................................................. 105

Table 4.15 List of regulations regarding environmental quality protection ................................. 107

Table 5.1 Hierarchy of the Indonesian legal system according to Law 12/2011 ...................... 112

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Table 5.2 Indonesia’s development plan since Independence Day ......................................... 113

Table 5.3 Planning documents according to the National Development Planning System and its functions .............................................................................................................. 115

Table 5.4 List of the Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries regulations as the derived regulations of Law 27/2007 ...................................................................................... 124

Table 5.5 Local governments that have developed part of the four-plans (√) .......................... 125

Table 5.6 Laws affecting coastal and marine resources .......................................................... 134

Table 5.7 Environmental management tools according to Law 32/2009 .................................. 138

Table 6.1 Spatial plans of Jakarta ........................................................................................... 150

Table 6.2 Other spatial regulations affecting development of Jakarta ..................................... 151

Table 6.3 Objectives, policies and strategies that related to coastal area of Jakarta and Jakarta Bay issues ................................................................................................... 155

Table 6.4 List of local offices in the Jakarta Bay authorities- the shaded numbers indicate offices involved in activities on the coast of Jakarta Bay.......................................... 160

Table 7.1 Field research result related to data collection method ............................................ 163

Table 7.2 The responsibilities of some government offices related to the physical state of Jakarta Bay .............................................................................................................. 165

Table 7.3 Main problems in Jakarta Bay according to respondents (total problems stated are 66) ........................................................................................................................... 165

Table 7.4 Survey result of identified problems faced by the management of Jakarta Bay ....... 171

Table 7.5 Result of self-assessment on Jakarta Bay management measure by government representatives in a percentage ............................................................................... 176

Table 7.6 Result of self-assessment on Jakarta Bay management measure by government representatives in score ........................................................................................... 177

Table 7.7 Comparison of ICM principles and Jakarta Bay context ........................................... 180

Table 7.8 Comparison of the enabling factors in Sanur and Jakarta Bay ................................ 182

Table 8.1 Identified environmental, social and governance issues in Jakarta Bay .................. 190

Table 8.2 Links of issues and its related concern .................................................................... 193

Table 8.3 List of stakeholders and their roles in the proposed Jakarta Bay management framework ................................................................................................................ 198

Table 8.4 Scoring process of issues in Jakarta Bay ................................................................ 202

Table 8.5 Contributing aspects of pollution and flooding, the required and the type of measures ................................................................................................................. 205

Table 8.6 Authorities responsible for the required actions ....................................................... 211

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List of figures

Figure 1.1 A traditional developmental approach to coastal resources (addapted from Hotta & Dutton, 1995, p. 8) ....................................................................................................... 3

Figure 1.2 Location of Jakarta Bay and Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia ........................... 10

Figure 2.1 General approach of the research ............................................................................. 17

Figure 2.2 The approach in conducting field research ................................................................ 26

Figure 3.1 Relationship between coastal areas and coastal resources systems (Scura et al. 1992, cited in Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 17) ........................................................ 36

Figure 3.2 ICM cycles of development (Olsen, 2003, cited in Harvey & Hilton, 2006, p. 43) ...... 38

Figure 3.3 Location of Xiamen, China (Chua, 2008, p. 88; Google Map, retrieved 18 November 2013) ........................................................................................................ 61

Figure 4.1 Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu (Cleary, Suharsono, & Hoeksema, 2006, p. 3658) ......................................................................................................................... 70

Figure 4.2 Main rivers that shaped the coastline of Jakarta Bay and a comparison of the Jakarta Bay coastlines between 1883/1885 and 1976 (Adapted from Ongkosongo, Ilahude, & Praseno, 1980) ......................................................................................... 72

Figure 4.3 The 13 waterways that flow through the Jakarta Province (modified from Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2010; Susanti, 2009) .......................... 73

Figure 4.4 Estuaries and canal mouths in Jakarta Bay (modified from BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 3; Google Map, retrieved 22 February 2013) ............................................... 74

Figure 4.5 Coastal use of Jakarta Bay (Adapted from BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 5; Google Earth, accessed on 12 March 2013) .............................................................. 76

Figure 4.6 Aerial photograph of the Cilincing area in 1948, scale :12,500 (Verstappen, 1988, p. 578) ....................................................................................................................... 78

Figure 4.7 Aerial photograph of the Cilincing area in 1982 with the 1948 coastline added for comparison, scale 1:12,500 (Verstappen, 1988, p. 579)............................................ 78

Figure 4.8 Part of Cilincing coastline in 2011 (picture by Sofiyah) .............................................. 79

Figure 4.9 The position of Mauk and Angke (Google Map, retrieved 15 November 2013) ......... 91

Figure 4.10 Coastal districts of Jakarta Bay .................................................................................. 98

Figure 4.11 Bagans in Cilincing (picture by Sofiyah, 1 August 2010).......................................... 100

Figure 4.12 The locations of static farming and fishing (adapted from Arifin, 2005, p. 2) ............ 102

Figure 5.1 The constituents of coastal governance .................................................................. 110

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Figure 5.2 Links between planning documents under the National Development Planning System ..................................................................................................................... 116

Figure 5.3 The components of management in the Law 27/2007(Adapted from Republik Indonesia, 2007b) .................................................................................................... 121

Figure 5.4 The procedure for developing the four-plans of coastal and small island management according to the Ministerial Decree 16/2008 ...................................... 122

Figure 5.5 Structure of regional administration(adapted from Government Decree 41/2007 regarding the regional organisation) ........................................................................ 142

Figure 6.1 Administrative boundaries on the coastline of Jakarta Bay (Map source: Google Map, retrieved 22 February 2013) ........................................................................... 147

Figure 6.2 Development growth of Jakarta (RUTR 1985-2005, Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 1984, p. 2) ..................................................................................... 151

Figure 6.3 Land use of northern part of Jakarta (Adapted from Dinas Tata Ruang DKI Jakarta, 2011, pp. 1-5, 7; Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 1967, p. Peta 2; 1984, p. 13; 2012, p. 146) ........................................................................... 154

Figure 6.4 Comparison of North Jakarta coast without islands (land use 2009 – above picture) and the plan of developing some islands in the RTRW 2030 (below) (Local Regulation 1/2012 regarding the RTRW 2030, Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2012, pp. 158, 173) ....................................................................... 156

Figure 7.1 Value, score and interpretation ................................................................................ 174

Figure 7.2 Accomplishment of respondents concerning Jakarta Bay management actions ..... 174

Figure 8.1 Challenges and opportunities for an ICM approach in Jakarta Bay ......................... 208

Figure 8.2 A model of ICM for Jakarta Bay ............................................................................... 217

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Abstract

Integrated coastal management (ICM) has had limited success in the Asia-Pacific region where,

according to the literature, only three countries have inter-agency or inter-ministerial coordinating

mechanisms, including Indonesia as the only developing country. However, there is a lack of

research into the practice and efficiency of these coordinating mechanisms in Indonesia and the

extent to which ICM can operate in practice, particularly in areas with complex administration

such as Jakarta Bay.

This research aims to investigate the applicability of an ICM approach within the existing

Indonesian governance systems focusing on Jakarta Bay. The bay is adjacent to the Jakarta

metropolitan area of 6,406.33 km2, which is inhabited by approximately 28 million people, has

some of the highest economic development in in the country, is experiencing population growth,

and economic development pressures related to pollution, erosion, subsidence, flooding, habitat

degradation and loss of ecosystem. These diverse problems are subject to the complexities of

management between different sectors and jurisdictional boundaries. It is in this context that this

research investigates an integrated approach for managing coastal areas of Jakarta Bay.

The research was carried out in two steps. First, a literature study of ICM concepts, principles

and successful practices in the region was conducted to explore the factors required in designing

an ICM initiative and to identify the enabling factors that could be adopted in a Jakarta Bay ICM

framework. Second, a detailed case study of Jakarta Bay was conducted to investigate the state

of the Jakarta Bay coast, and gain a better understanding of the coastal governance provisions in

Indonesia and the current management system of Jakarta Bay. The primary data for the case

study was obtained through interviews and surveys of government officers and members of

coastal communities. Government officers were selected from sectoral offices involved in

managing Jakarta Bay at national, provincial and municipal levels. Secondary data was obtained

from government documents, research reports and academic articles.

The research shows that the governance system in Indonesia has advantages and

disadvantages for employing an ICM approach. A major advantage is an existing umbrella policy

to conduct an integrated approach for coastal management (Law 27/2007). However, the policy

has not been fully implemented, and many of the derived regulations are not finalised. The

current management structure has no single agency to coordinate divergent perspectives among

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sectors and different levels of government. The structure also experiences problems with inter-

sectoral and inter-level connection. On the other hand, sekda (local government secretary) is a

critical entity in the management structure that is potentially capable of mobilising sectoral offices

to employ an ICM approach. The research also concludes that there is a need for an initiator or

champion to drive the ICM agenda. In addition, an entry point is needed to enable access and

communication with leaders and a mechanism to convince decision makers of the importance of

an ICM approach.

The contributions of this research are two-fold. Firstly, it provides new insights into coastal

governance in Indonesia and reveals key differences between the purpose of existing coastal

legislation and policies compared with some of the problems of implementation and the reality of

what happens in practice. Secondly, the research provides a framework for adopting an ICM

approach for Jakarta Bay within the existing legislation and the complexities of the various

management structures currently operating.

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Declaration

I certify that this work contains no material which has been accepted for the award of any other

degree or diploma in any university or other tertiary institution in my name and, to the best of my

knowledge and belief, contains no material previously published or written by another person,

except where due reference has been made in the text. In addition, I certify that no part of this

work will, in the future, be used in a submission in my name, for any other degree or diploma in

any university or other tertiary institution without the prior approval of the University of Adelaide

and where applicable, any partner institution responsible for the joint-award of this degree.

I give consent to this copy of my thesis, when deposited in the University Library, being made

available for loan and photocopying, subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968.

I also give permission for the digital version of my thesis to be made available on the web, via the

University’s digital research repository, the Library catalogue and also through web search

engines, unless permission has been granted by the University to restrict access for a period of

time.

Evi Siti Sofiyah

November 2013

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Presentations and publication

Presentations arising out of this thesis:

Jakarta Bay: Identifying governance issues. LOICZ open science conference: Coastal

systems, global change and sustainability. Yantai - China, 12th – 15th September 2011.

The footprints of anthropogenic activities in Jakarta Bay coastal area. Academic discussion

conducted by the Indonesian Student Association (PPIA – Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia di

Australia) the University of Adelaide. Adelaide – Australia, 9th May 2012.

Publication arising out of this thesis:

Contribute to: Pelling, M. and Blackburn, S. (forthcoming) "Megacities and the Coast: Risk,

Resilience and Transformation", Routledge. Link:

http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415815123/

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Acknowledgements

My sincere thanks go to Professor Nick Harvey who provided me with enormous support and

guidance from the time I applied for the scholarship. Without his continuous support and faith in

my ability to complete the program, it would not have been possible for me to come this far in a

PhD journey. I am thankful to Dr. Melissa Nursey-Bray, my co-supervisor, for her valuable

feedback on my thesis. I am also thankful to Dr. John Tibby, the earliest co-supervisor, who

granted me with support at the early stage of candidature.

I would like to thank the University of Adelaide for giving me the opportunity to undertake this

program by providing the IPRS and UAS Scholarship. Undertaking this research was possible

with the assistance of different government offices and organisations and the kindness of various

individuals in Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia. My sincerest thanks go to all who participated

in the survey and interviews.

Thanks to Christine Crothers in the Discipline of Geography, Environment and Population,

University of Adelaide, for preparing some of the maps used in this thesis. I am thankful to Linda

Christensen who proofread the whole thesis and Meredith Hugo who proofread some of my

chapters and gave advice on English grammar.

I wish to thank my mum and dad, also my grandma who passed away during this program and

my big family back home for their encouragement and support for me to achieve more. Special

thanks go to my husband, Dadang Purnama, for his encouragement, support and understanding

all the way through to pursue my dream. Special thanks also go to my three wonderful

distractions Ira, Adelia and Abhi. I cannot expect more understanding than what you showed me

when precious family time was consumed by this research.

Thanks to Nicole Pelton for her support for my family and I and for proofreading my proposal.

Thanks to Ika Saimima who was just an e-mail away to help me with her caring heart. Also,

thanks to my friends Prae, Abel, Ash, Nita, Wahida, Uci, Ratni, Poppy, Supre and the girls in

room G37a; Rhiannon, Cathy and Romy; for friendship and sharing all the ups-and-downs of a

PhD journey. Thanks also go to Mustafa for organizing my final thesis lodgement.

This long journey was not easy for me. Therefore, I am grateful to the Almighty for giving me the

courage and strength to travel this far. Alhamdulillah...

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Abbreviations

ADB Asian Development Bank

Bapedal Badan Pengendalian Dampak Lingkungan National environmental agency

Bappeda Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Regional planning agency

Bappenas Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional National planning agency

BNP Bunaken National Park Management Projects

BORDA Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association

BPLHD Badan Pengelola Lingkungan Hidup Daerah Local environmental management agency

COREMAP Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program

CRMP Coastal Resource Management Project or Proyek Pesisir

DEM Digital Elevation Model

DKI Daerah Khusus Ibukota Special capital region

DPR Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat National parliament

DPRD Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah Regional parliament; province and municipal level

EIA Environmental Impact Assessment

EICD Economic Institution for Coastal Development

ESP Ecosystem Service Product

GEF Global Environmental Facility

GESAMP Joint Group of Experts on the Scientific Aspects of Marine Environmental Protection

GRDP Gross Regional Domestic Product

HP3 Hak Pengusahaan Perairan Pesisir The undertaking right

ICM Integrated Coastal Management

IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature

Jabodetabek Jakarta Bogor Depok Tangerang Bekasi Jakarta Metropolitan Area

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Jabodetabekpunjur Jakarta Bogor Depok Tangerang Bekasi Puncak Cianjur A region that includes Jakarta Province; Bogor Regency, Bogor City, Depok City, Cianjur Regency, Bekasi Regency and Bekasi City in West Java Province; Tangerang Regency and Tangerang City in Banten Province

JBIC Japan Bank of International Cooperation

JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency

KINMP Komodo Island National Marine Park

KLHS Kajian Lingkungan Hidup Strategis Strategic environmental assessment

MCMA Marine and Coastal Management Areas

MCRMP Marine and Coastal Resources Management Project

MHA Ministry of Home Affairs

MMAF Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

MoE Ministry of Environment

MPW Ministry of Public Work

MREP Marine Resources Evaluation and Planning

Musrenbang Musyawarah Rencana Pembangunan Development planning meeting

NGO Non-Governmental Organisation

NPA National Planning Agency

NRMP Natural Resource Management Program

OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAH Poly Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Pantura Pantai Utara Jakarta North shore of Jakarta

PEMSEA Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia

Propenas Program Pembangunan Nasional National development program

Repelita Rencana Pembangunan Lima Tahun Five-year development plan

RIK 1985 Rencana Induk Jakarta (1965-1985) Master plan of Jakarta (1965 to 1985)

RPJM Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Medium-term development plan

RPJMD Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Daerah Regional medium-term development plan

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RPJMN Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional National medium-term development plan

RPJP Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Long-term development plan

RPJPD Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Daerah Regional long-term development plan

RPJPN Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Nasional National long-term development plan

RPPLH Rencana Perlindungan dan Pengelolaan Lingkungan Hidup Environmental protection and management plan

RTRW Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah Regional spatial plan

RUTR 2005 Rencana Umum Tata Ruang (1985-2005) General spatial plan of Jakarta (1985 to 2005)

SAP Segara Anakan Project

SEMP Strategic Environmental Management Plans

SMA Special Marine Areas

SPPN Sistem Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional National development planning system

TNC The Nature Conservancy

TFR Total Fertility Rate

UN United Nations

UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme

USAID United States Agency for International Development

UUD 1945 Undang Undang Dasar 1945 Basic Constitution of 1945

WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1 The importance of coastal areas

Coastal areas have been a focal point of human activity for a long time. They represent only 20%

of all land in the world (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 269) but play important roles in human life.

Harvey and Caton (2003, pp. 1-2) note that globally coastal areas are important for three

reasons; first, a high proportion of the world’s population lives around the coast; second, there is

a high dependency of people on coastal resources and; third, there is a high impact of

development as the result of high population and population dependency on coastal areas.

Correspondingly, Martinez et al. (2007) see that coastal areas are important for ecological,

economic and social reasons.

The coasts are home to 41% of the world’s population (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 254).

Approximately 80 to 100% of the total population in more than 50% of coastal countries live within

100 km of the coastline and 21 of the 33 world's megacities are found on the coast (Martínez et

al., 2007, p. 254). A denser population compared to the average global population density

inhabits coastal areas. The average population density within 100 horizontal km and 100 vertical

meters of a coastline in 1990 was 112 people/km2. This figure was 2.5 times higher than the

average global population density, which was 44 people/km2 (Small & Nicholls, 2003, p. 591).

The population in coastal areas grows faster than in other parts of the world. The population living

at or near the coast in 1990 was approximately 1.2 billion people or about 23% of the global

population (Small & Nicholls, 2003, p. 591). By 2003, the figures had risen to approximately 2.4

billion or 41% of the global population (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 254). Using the coastal population

growth rate between 1990 and 2000, the United Nations (UN) Population Division (2001, cited in

Duxbury & Dickinson, 2007, p. 319) estimates that the number of people living at and around the

coast would increase to 3.1 billion people by 2025. This is a significant population living in such

narrow strips.

The coastal ecosystem services provide a significant role to human welfare. Martinez et al. (2007)

have estimated the economic value (ecosystem service product, ESP) that is provided by coastal

ecosystems of the world (see Table 1.1). The estimation includes natural (terrestrial and aquatic)

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and human-altered ecosystems, with a terrestrial limit within 100 km. The total value calculated

for the ESP adds up to 25,782.53x109 $US per year (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 257). Natural

ecosystems contribute the most and within the natural ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems provide a

higher ESP than terrestrial, even though aquatic ecosystems only represent 5% of total natural

coastal ecosystems (p. 261). Australia, Indonesia and the Russian Federation hold the highest

values of natural and total ESP.

Table 1.1 ESP of coastal ecosystems in several countries

Country

Natural (million $US) Modified

(million $US) Total (million $US) Terrestrial

(T) Aquatic

(A) Total (T + A)

Semi-altered

Altered

1 Australia 90,112.63 222,762.36 312,875.00 3.27 3,306.55 316,184.82

2 Indonesia 154,563.42 123,200.30 277,763.72 1,636.51 6,099.75 285,499.98

3 Russian Federation 276,080.86 666.06 276,746.92 1,196.01 1,276.03 279,218.96

4 Canada 123,574.62 577.32 124,151.94 234.93 45.64 124,432.51

5 United States 69,617.19 27,340.94 96,958.13 1,611.50 1,633.77 100,203.40

6 Brazil 51,292.51 10,957.19 62,249.70 5,090.20 272.00 67,611.90

7 Papua New Guinea 47,077.80 13,064.48 60,142.28 48.58 85.31 60,276.17

8 Mexico 36,557.30 19,577.24 56,134.54 420.5 1,786.10 58,341.14

Source: Martinez et al. (2007, pp. 258-260)

Martinez et al. (2007, p. 261) estimate the total value calculated for the ESP provided by coastal

ecosystems of the world, including natural (terrestrial and aquatic) and human-transformed

ecosystems represents 77.5% of world global value calculated by Costanza et al. (1997, p. 256),

which is 33,268×109 $US per year, whereas the remaining is provided by terrestrial ecosystem.

This is a high economic value of coastal resources and high contribution to human welfare.

The high value of coastal resources throughout the world has historically been among the most

heavily exploited. As stated above, people are highly dependent on coastal resources (Harvey &

Caton, 2003, p. 2). The problem is particularly critical in developing countries, where

unsustainable practices of coastal exploitation occur. As illustrated by Hotta and Dutton (1995,

pp. 7-8) in Figure 1.1, when resources are over-exploited and development is conducted in an

unsustainable manner, resource depletion or even loss will occur and put the quality of life for

coastal inhabitants at risk. The impacts of human activities upon coastal areas include pollution,

erosion, habitat degradation, loss of ecosystem and conflicting uses of coastal resources as the

result of sectoral management approach (Chua, 2006, pp. 10-11).

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Figure 1.1 A traditional developmental approach to coastal resources (addapted from Hotta & Dutton, 1995, p. 8)

The problems of coastal areas make effective coastal management practice critical. Through

time, coastal management practices have been shown to develop and become more effective in

addressing such problems. O’Riordan and Vellinga (1993) identify three periods of coastal

management development. Coastal management from 1950 to 1970 was characterised by a

sectoral approach, man-against-nature ethos, low public participation, limited ecological

consideration and a reactive focus. Between 1970 and 1990, the practices developed more

ecological considerations. The coastal management key features during those years involved

environmental assessment, greater integration and coordination between sectors, public

participation, heightened ecological awareness, sustained engineering dominance and a

combined proactive and reactive focus. Since 1990, the practices have become more focused on

sustainable development and comprehensive environmental management with an emphasis on

public participation (Harvey & Caton, 2003, p. 196).

The establishment of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission in the

United States in 1965 was seen as the beginning of an integrated approach to coastal

management. The country then disseminated the Coastal Management Act in 1972, the landmark

legislation that encouraged coastal states throughout the country to develop and implement

coastal zone management. This was followed by the first Coastal Zone Conference, which was

held in San Francisco in 1978. In early 1983, through the efforts of the United States Agency for

International Development (USAID), the US model of coastal zone management was promoted in

many developing countries. The concept of integrated management received considerable

support, especially after the 1992 United Nation Conference on Environment and Development

(UNCED) where the integrated coastal management (ICM) concept was an integral part of

Death of System

Resources Discovery

Exploitation Decline

Overharvest

Recognise Need for Sustainability Management

Sustainable Development Approach

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Agenda 21 (Chapter 17 on Oceans and Coasts). ICM became the overarching action plan arising

from Agenda 21 (Chua, 2006, p. 14).

1.2 Integrated coastal management (ICM)

The main aim of ICM is to balance development pressure and the use of coastal resources in a

sustainable manner. A holistic approach is needed to address intense conflicts among competing

interest groups for coastal resources and between the impacts of inland activities on coastal

areas. Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, p. 18) state that the major reason why an integrated

approach is needed for managing oceans and coasts are twofold: (1) the effect of the ocean on

coastal use, and the effect of activities farther inland on ocean and coastal environments, and (2)

the effects that ocean and coastal users can have on one another.

The following are two frequently cited definitions of ICM:

ICM is a process that unites government and the community, science and management, sectoral and public interests in preparing and implementing an integrated plan for the protection and development of coastal ecosystems and resources (GESAMP, 1996, p. 2).

A continuous and dynamic process by which decisions are made for the sustainable use, development, and protection of coastal and marine areas and resources. The process is designed to overcome the fragmentation inherent in single-sector management approaches (fishing operations, oil and gas development, etc.), in the splits in jurisdiction among different levels of government, and in the land-water interface (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 1).

The above definitions highlight characteristics of ICM and demonstrate that ICM is a process of

governance, consisting of a legal and institutional framework which aims at uniting government

and the community including scientists; and allowing development of coastal areas while taking

conservation and sustainable use of coastal and ocean resources and habitat in account. ICM is

designed to overcome the complex relationships that exist between sectors and jurisdictions in

the coastal areas.

Managing human activities and the use of coastal resources is the purpose of ICM. It aims to

protect the functional integrity of natural resources systems while allowing economic development

to proceed. Chua (2006, p. 14) states that the purpose of ICM is to increase the efficiency and

effectiveness of coastal governance in terms of achieving the sustainable use of coastal

resources and services generated by the ecosystem in the coastal areas. Similar to his opinion,

Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, p. 41) state that the purpose of ICM is to achieve sustainable

development of coastal and marine areas, to reduce vulnerability of coastal areas and their

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inhabitants to natural hazards, and to maintain essential ecological processes, life support

systems, and biological diversity in coastal and marine areas. To add to the ICM purposes

mentioned above, Christie (2005, p. 209) states that another purpose of ICM is to resolve

conflicts among user groups.

The main principle of ICM is a holistic or integrated approach. Several aspects of integration need

to be addressed as a part of an ICM. Those aspects are (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, pp. 45-46;

English, 2003, pp. 5-6; Harvey & Hilton, 2006, p. 43; Sorensen, 1997, p. 9):

Inter-sectoral or horizontal integration: integration among different sectors. It is translated as

integration between different government sectors related to coastal activities and integration

between: (1) coastal and marine sectors and (2) coastal and marine sectors with land-based

sectors that affect the coastal and ocean environment.

Inter-governmental or vertical integration: integration among different levels of government

from national to local.

Spatial integration: integration between three geographic components—ocean, coast and

land.

Science-management integration: integration among the different disciplines (natural, social,

technical, legal) into coastal management.

International integration: among nations on trans-boundary coastal use and management

issues.

Community integration: the public domain that benefits from coastal areas and resources and

public agencies that are concerned about coastal issues, such as NGOs.

To ensure the development of ICM and to fulfil its principles and purpose, guidelines have been

issued by various global organisations. Those organisations are OECD (Organisation for

Economic Co-operation and Development) in 1991, IUCN (The International Union for

Conservation of Nature) in 1993, the World Bank in 1993, World Coast Conference Report and

UNEP (The United Nations Environment Programme) in 1995 (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p.

105). The numbers of ICM guidelines also demonstrate global acceptance of ICM. The number of

ICM initiatives across the world also shows the global acceptance for ICM. Sorensen (2002, pp.

3-1) examined that 217 ICM initiatives that were recorded world-wide in 1993, and this number

increased to 698 initiatives by early 2002 (2002, pp. 1-4). ICM has also been practiced across the

world, in both developed and developing countries (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 253).

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An evaluation of ICM practices in twenty-two nations conducted by Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998,

pp. 269-272) showed that there was some evidence of a movement towards greater integration.

They also found that most nations adopted a similar range of regulatory and planning processes,

external assistance and funding had played an important role in many countries and the available

data was insufficient to assess the implementation of ICM in most countries. Cicin-Sain and

Knecht (1998, pp. 255-258) also found that in developed countries such as United States, the

extent of ICM implementation is good with moderate effectiveness. In the Netherlands, the extent

of ICM implementation is good and effective with the establishment of a coordinating mechanism.

In developing countries such as Ecuador, Pakistan, Fiji or Indonesia, the extent of ICM

implementation is very limited and the effectiveness of ICM is mainly unknown (pp. 261-269). In

the Asia-Pacific region, Harvey and Hilton (2006, pp. 56-59) conducted a review of ICM practice

in 41 countries. Their review showed that only three countries (Singapore, Japan and Indonesia)

had interagency or inter-ministerial coordinating mechanisms while no nation had a single agency

responsible for ICM. In the Southeast Asia region, Chua (1998, p. 599) evaluated the

performance of eight donor-initiated ICM programs in seven countries. He examined

management frameworks, planning and implementation processes relative to outputs and

impacts. In contrast to the progress observed by Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998), Chua (1998, p.

609) concluded that ICM was relatively new in the region and there were not many success

stories. Of the eight case studies that had completed requirements for problem identification and

project formulation, only two initiatives; Batangas Bay, Philippines and Xiamen, China had

reached the implementation stage (p. 599). The examination by Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998)

showed that ICM is widely adopted in developed countries and proven as an effective approach

but in developing countries, the approach is limited with a need for studies on its effectiveness.

Similarly, Chua (1998) recognised the limited success of ICM achievement in Southeast Asia’s

developing countries.

The fact that these studies could provide only limited examples of ICM success raises the

question about the usefulness of the ICM model for Southeast Asia’s developing countries. The

broad review conducted by Harvey and Hilton (2006, pp. 56-57) showed that three countries in

the region had an inter-ministerial coordinating mechanism indicating potential to develop an

integrated approach such as ICM. Two of the countries (Japan and Singapore) are classed as

developed countries but the third country listed, Indonesia, is a developing country with the fourth

largest population in the world, one of the longest coastlines and high coastal ESP. Harvey and

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Hilton (2006) provided only a broad review of ICM in Indonesia and did not examine mechanisms

of ICM in practice or provide any detail on the governance systems around coastal management.

However, given their identification of the potential for ICM in Indonesia and given the lack of ICM

success for other developing counties in the region, Indonesia provides an ideal case study to

examine detailed information on ICM practices and on the potential to apply the principles of ICM

within the governance system of Indonesia. Before discussing this further, it is appropriate to

provide an introduction to the country of Indonesia.

1.3 Indonesia

Indonesia is an archipelagic country located in South-eastern Asia, around the equator, between

the Indian and the Pacific Ocean and between the continent of Asia and Australia. It comprises of

13,466 islands (Karsidi, 2011, cited in Yun, 2011) with 95,181 km of coastline (Rompas, 2009,

cited in Antara News, 2009). According to Central Intelligence Agency (2009) database,

Indonesia has the second longest shoreline in the world after Canada, with the total area of is

about 1.9 million km2. Upon the recommendation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of

the Seas (UNCLOS) 1982, Indonesia acquired jurisdiction over an Economic Exclusive Zone of

some 2.7 million km2 which means the marine assets (oceans and coastal resources) of

Indonesia are outstanding compared to land assets (Sukardjo, 2002a, p. 200). Indonesia’s

population is increasing at a significant rate, with 147,490,298 people in 1980 to 237,641,326

people in 2010 (BPS RI, 2013). Approximately 140 million people or almost 60% of the

Indonesian population live in coastal areas and 22% of them live in coastal rural areas and small

islands (Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, 2007, p. iii). Indonesia has 34 provinces and 500

municipalities, with all provinces and 319 municipalities (approximately 64%) contain coastal

areas (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, 2013). The population and the coastal

municipality number put immense pressure on coastal environment, particularly with the well-

established cultural traditions of marine resource exploitation and a significant economic

dependence on coastal and marine resources (Dahuri & Dutton, 2000, p. 1).

Coastal areas play an important role to the Indonesian people for social, economic and political

reasons. Coastal resources have been used by the communities on a continuous basis; to live at,

to obtain food, to facilitate transportation, and to obtain other services. There is no doubt that

population pressures on coastal areas in Indonesia are substantial. The problems experienced by

coastal areas in Indonesia range from pollution, sedimentation, salt water intrusion, the increase

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of shoreline development, abrasion, land subsidence, overfishing, loss of mangrove and coral

reef, to increasing poverty among coastal communities (Dahuri, Rais, Ginting, & Sitepu, 2008, p.

3; Nur, Fazi, Wirjoatmodjo, & Han, 2001, p. 337; White, Christie, D'Agnes, Lowry, & Milne, 2005,

p. 272). An integrated coastal management approach is essential if the country aims to keep the

coastal resources sustainable.

Considering the coastal problems that occurred in Indonesia, the country has attempted to carry

out several ICM programs. Some scholars have studied the potential applicability of ICM and its

practice in Indonesia. They conducted research into the importance of an integrated approach to

be carried out in Indonesia and the review of previous ICM programs in Indonesia. Sukardjo

(2002a) pointed out the need for an ICM initiative in Indonesia from a mangrove ecologist point of

view. However, the suggestion was broad and did not refer to a specific region. Nontji and

Setiapermana (1996) reported on an ongoing ICM project of MREP (Marine Resources

Evaluation and Planning). The project, carried out from 1993 to 1998, was initiated and funded by

ADB and involved at least 13 provinces (no province in Java Island was included). Patlis et al.

(2001) suggested that ICM could work in a decentralised system of Indonesia. The research

focused on the mechanism of establishing a voluntary and incentive-based ICM program.

However, the research was conducted before the Indonesian coastal management law was

enacted and the decentralisation law was revised and the suggestion was general related to the

Indonesian context at the time. Pollnac and Pomeroy (2005) examined factors influencing the

sustainability of integrated coastal management projects in Segara Anakan, Central Java and

Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi. White et al. (2005) examined lessons provided by five

ICM programs in Indonesia and gave proposals for designing future sustainable ICM programs.

Similarly, Christie (2005) and Christie et al. (2005) examined the features that contributed to ICM

programs sustainability and suggest to adopt the features in designing an ICM program. Farhan

and Lim (2010) provided a broad review on several previous ICM programs in Indonesia and

analysed ICM implementation impact towards Indonesia global ocean observing system (INA-

GOOS) program. Farhan and Lim (2012) assessed the ecological vulnerability with a focus on

coral reefs in Kepulauan Seribu using geographic information systems and remote sensing

technologies.

The above studies show a range of ICM examples for and in Indonesia. The literature points out

the importance of sustainable coastal development and an integrated approach to be adopted in

Indonesia. More research can be done regarding ICM in Indonesia as the country has a lengthy

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coastline, contains numerous coastal municipalities and abundant coastal resources. One

significant gap in the literature is the lack of study on coastal management in Java Island, except

for the Sagara Anakan project, as the natural resources of the island are intensively exploited in

order to meet development objectives (Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, 2007). The island is

also the most populated island in the country (BPS RI, 2013). However, the impact of such

exploitation and population pressure on coastal areas has received limited attention. One

particular area, Jakarta Bay, is a coastal zone adjacent to the largest conurbation cities in the

country; Jakarta Metropolitan Area (van der Meij, Suharsono, & Hoeksema, 2010, p. 11). The

region holds a population of nearly 28 million (see Chapter 4), has an uncontrolled growth of

urban area (Texier, 2008, p. 362) and produces the highest GRDP in the country, indicating a fine

achievement in economic development. The features of Jakarta Metropolitan Area put significant

pressure on the Jakarta Bay coastal environment and need an integrated management approach

for addressing the impact of the pressure. However, there is no study regarding an integrated

coastal management approach for the Jakarta Bay coastal area.

1.4 Jakarta Bay

Jakarta Bay is situated in the north-west coast of Java Island, Indonesia, facing the Java Sea to

the north. The total length of the Jakarta Bay coastline is about 149.1 km and covers a water area

of approximately 595.4 km2 (Arifin, 2005, p. 1). To the north of the bay lies an archipelago,

namely Kepulauan Seribu, which forms a chain stretching from the south-east to the north-west.

Geographically, the bay is situated between Pasir Cape in the west and Karawang Cape in the

east (see Figure 1.2), and its coastline is situated in three municipalities: Tangerang Regency

(Banten Province), North Jakarta City (Jakarta Province), and Bekasi Regency (West Java

Province). The three municipalities are part of a rapidly growing urban agglomeration of the

Jakarta Metropolitan Area. The Jakarta Metropolitan Area consists of 13 municipalities and

occupies a region of 6,406.33 km2, which in 2010 was inhabited by approximately 28 million

people (see Chapter 4). The economic development in the region is among the highest in the

country. The Jakarta Province achieves the highest Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP),

which contributed about 16.32% of the total Indonesian GRDP in 2011, while the West Java

Province contributes 14.30% and the Banten Province contributes 3.19% of the total Indonesian

GRDP (BPS RI, 2012d).

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Figure 1.2 Location of Jakarta Bay and Jakarta Metropolitan Area, Indonesia

The marine and coastal resources of Jakarta Bay were once rich and diverse. The reef complex

in Jakarta Bay once flourished. The coral reefs in the area were richer in species compared to the

species on the coasts of Sumatra and Singapore (Sluiter, 1888, cited in van der Meij et al., 2010,

p. 4). Mangroves that existed along the coast were interspersed by some sectors of sandy beach

and estuaries (Verstappen, 1953, cited in Bird & Ongkosongo, 1980). The growing population and

economic achievement of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area placed significant environmental

pressure on Jakarta Bay. As a result, the area is experiencing considerable environmental

problems. Coral reefs are damaged (Tomascik, Mah, Nontji, & Moosa, 1997b, p. 1238) and some

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coral cays have disappeared due to erosion as the result of coral extraction, sand mining and

destructive fishing practices (Ongkosongo & Sukarno, 1986, p. 69; Verstappen, 1988, pp. 584-

586). In 42 years, from 1960 to 2002, mangrove areas were reduced by almost 83% (Pramudji,

2008, p. 63). The quality of the bay water has reduced significantly because of pollution - the bay

has acted as a recipient of pollutants from the hinterland which are conveyed via waterways

(Willoughby, 1986, p. 158). Numerous rivers run through Jakarta Metropolitan Area and end in 16

estuaries and canal mouths in Jakarta Bay. Changes have occurred and the most dramatic of

these is the change in the coastal ecosystem itself. The ecosystem has deteriorated and habitats

have degraded. The bay also experiences other problems such as scarcity of fish (Djamali &

Parino, 2008, p. 161), unhealthy seafood (Arifin, 2008, p. 220), over-exploitation of groundwater

(Onodera et al., 2009, p. 3215), subsidence (Abidin et al., 2011, pp. 1765-1766), flooding

(Brinkman & Hartman, 2008) and conflicts between users (Cordova, Zamani, & Yulianda, 2012).

The problems in Jakarta Bay are diverse, relate to various sectoral activities and are trans-

boundary. They are subject to the complexity of management between different sectors and

jurisdictional boundaries. Currently, there is no single agency with ultimate responsibility for

coordinating the divergent perspectives among sectors and different level of governments.

Understanding those problems, this research looks into an integrated approach for managing

coastal area of Jakarta Bay.

As stated in section 1.2, ICM is broadly accepted as an effective approach for managing the

complexity of coastal issues compared to the single sector approach. An integrated approach is

different from the single sector approach because it attempts a more comprehensive approach.

The approach takes account of all sectoral activities that affect a coastal area and its resources,

and deals with economic and social issues as well as ecological and environmental concerns.

Integration is the principle of ICM. The principle is the expression of the need to establish the

relationship between issues and sectoral offices and between the environment and development.

The integration principle includes vertical and horizontal, spatial, science and management,

stakeholders and policy integration. ICM is not a ‘one size fits all’ concept (Cicin-Sain & Knecht,

1998, p. 9). It is not a fixed approach that can be applied in a wholesale fashion to all situations.

Designing an ICM program requires an understanding of the characteristics of the area where the

program will be implemented. The characteristics of Jakarta Bay, therefore, are identified here so

that an ICM framework can be developed to provide an alternative management that employs an

integrated approach.

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1.5 Rationale, aim and objectives

As stated earlier, the rationale for conducting this study is to address the lack of research into the

Indonesian coastal governance system as it relates to the potential for the implementation of an

ICM program in the country. In particular, there is a need to focus on an integrated management

framework for the coastal area of Jakarta Bay where the densely populated Jakarta Metropolitan

Area is linked to development pressure generating significant problems such as pollution and

coastal ecosystem degradation. The problems in Jakarta Bay are diverse and subject to the

complexity of management between different sectors and jurisdictional boundaries. With no single

agency that holds the responsibility for coordinating the divergent perspectives among sectors

and different level of governments, an integrated management framework is an imperative for

Jakarta Bay.

This research aims to investigate the applicability of an ICM approach within the existing

Indonesian governance system focusing on Jakarta Bay. The governance system of Indonesia

contains certain policy framework and management structures, in which the applicability of ICM

principles is investigated to discover how the principles of ICM may work or may not work within

the system, with a focus on Jakarta Bay. The investigation looks into a detailed policy framework

and management structure where no other study has been carried out for the bay. Included in this

research is development of Jakarta Bay ICM framework that poses as a recommendation for the

authorities of the bay.

To achieve the aim, the research is carried out in two pathways: The first pathway is about ICM,

which contains two steps:

a) A literature study of ICM concepts and principles, which aims to investigate the elements

that should present an ICM approach

b) A literature study of successful ICM practices, which aims to identify the enabling factors of

successful ICM programs that can be adopted in Jakarta Bay ICM framework. The study

focuses on best practices of ICM in East Asia.

The second pathway is a case study of Jakarta Bay, which consists of four steps and the steps

are investigation of (a) the state of Jakarta Bay coast, (b) coastal governance in Indonesia, (c)

current management system of Jakarta Bay and (d) the state of Jakarta Bay management system

from an ICM perspective. Each step is described as follow:

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a) The investigation of the state of Jakarta Bay coast aims to comprehend problems that are

encountered by the bay, which include environmental and social issues.

b) The investigation of Indonesian coastal governance aims to examine the detailed structure

of Indonesian coastal governance framework hence the context where Jakarta Bay

management system sits is comprehended. Included in this investigation are the

examination of policy framework and the structure of government.

c) The investigation of the current management system of Jakarta Bay aims to examine the

structure of management system that is currently employed in Jakarta Bay, which includes

the policy framework related to Jakarta Bay, stakeholders and the structure itself.

d) The investigation of the state of the Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM

perspective aims to examine the extent to which the current management system achieves

any ICM principles and to investigate the features in the management system that might

enable or hinder employing an ICM approach in the future.

A thorough investigation of Jakarta Bay contained in the second step is needed so an ICM

framework that suits the bay can be proposed.

The objectives of this research, therefore, are identified as follows:

1. To investigate the principles of ICM in order to understand those features that are required for

a successful ICM initiative

2. To investigate examples of ICM best practice to determine if there are any features which

could be adopted for a Jakarta Bay ICM framework

3. To examine the state of Jakarta Bay coast to understand problems encountered by the bay

4. To investigate coastal governance of Indonesia that includes policy frameworks and

management structures to understand the broader operating context for the current

management system of the Jakarta Bay

5. To investigate the current Jakarta Bay management system, which includes identification of

the Jakarta Bay authorities, identification of government affairs distribution in each authority,

examining Jakarta Bay in the local legislation framework and examining the coastal

stakeholders

6. To examine the state of Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective, which

include the examination of management system accomplishment in an ICM perspective and

the investigation of the features in the management system that might enable or hinder in

employing an ICM approach

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7. To develop an integrated management framework for managing the coast of Jakarta Bay, as

an alternative for the current management system and as a recommendation for the

authorities of the bay.

1.6 Thesis organisation

The structure of the thesis is organised into nine chapters, each of which is described below:

The first chapter outlines the importance of the coast for humankind and the need for an

integrated approach (ICM) to managing coastal resources. This chapter also identifies the lack of

research regarding the Indonesian coastal governance system as it relates to the potential for the

implementation of an ICM program. This leads to the rationale for the research, which focuses on

Jakarta Bay. The research aim and objectives are outlined in this chapter.

Chapter 2 presents the methods employed in this research. As stated above, the second pathway

to achieve the research aim is by conducting a case study; therefore this chapter provides the

theoretical basis of a case study. Survey and interview techniques are also included in this

research, and the method for these surveys and the selection of respondents is described in this

chapter.

In Chapter 3 the literature review on ICM is presented, which meets research objective one and

two. The chapter consists of the examination of ICM concepts and principles and the investigation

of successful examples of best practice ICM in East Asia.

The investigation of the state of Jakarta Bay coast is presented in Chapter 4, which meets

research objective three. It examines the physical and environmental profile of the bay and

outlines its coastal resources. Issues of competing coastal resource use are identified to

understand the problems experienced by the bay. Coastal stakeholders are part of coastal

governance (research objective four) and the Jakarta Bay management system (research

objective five), however the profile of stakeholders is reviewed in this chapter as it is a part of the

socio-economic state of Jakarta Bay coast. The issues related to coastal stakeholders are also

identified in this chapter.

Chapter 5 presents the examination of coastal governance in Indonesia, which meets objective

four. It discusses the components of coastal governance and the state of each component that

includes policy framework and governmental structure. The examination aims to understand the

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governance context within which the Jakarta Bay management system is nested. This requires a

detailed study of the policy framework. In addition, the underlying aim in this examination is to

identify the applicability of an ICM approach, the same underlying aim for the examinations

presented in Chapter 6 and 7. Specifically in this chapter, the identification of the ICM applicability

is concerning Indonesian coastal governance – the broader context for the Jakarta Bay

management system.

In Chapter 6 the current management system of Jakarta Bay is discussed, which meets objective

five. The management system consists of the governmental structure and policy framework. The

examination of the structure includes identification of the Jakarta Bay authorities and identification

of government affairs functions in each authority, while the examination of policy framework

consists of identification of Jakarta Bay in the local development and spatial plans. The

investigation in this chapter provides an understanding of the Jakarta Bay management system in

order that the applicability of an ICM approach can be identified, which both are discussed in the

following chapter. Further, the identification of the Jakarta Bay authorities and government affairs

function in each authority is used in the selection of respondents for survey and interview.

In Chapter 7 the results of surveys and interviews are presented. These relate to the state of the

Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective. This chapter addresses research

objective six. Two investigations are presented in this chapter, first is the examination of the

success or otherwise of the current management system to achieve integration and the second is

the investigation of aspects of the current system that might enable or hinder employing an ICM

approach in the future. This chapter reveals the current position of the Jakarta Bay management

system and identifies the opportunities and impediments to employ an ICM approach. This

chapter also examines an example of a significant shift in public attitude of the Indonesian people

through a national family planning program. The family planning program is not related to ICM,

but lessons can be learned from the national success of this program in attitudinal change given

that a similar shift is needed to change the culture of Indonesian government and public from

unsustainable and fragmented development to a more sustainable and integrated development

approach.

Chapter 8 discusses the applicability of the ICM approach and the findings from previous

investigations are synthesized to form an ICM framework for Jakarta Bay. This chapter meets

research objective seven. In this chapter, the environmental and governance issues that are

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identified in Chapters 4 to 7 are addressed by developing a more integrated management

scheme that is focused on a more sustainable development approach.

In Chapter 9 discussion regarding the main research findings is presented, as well as the

contribution of this research to knowledge. Directions for further research and research limitations

are also presented in this chapter.

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Chapter 2

Methodology

2.1 Introduction

The gap that provides the rationale for conducting this research is the lack of study into the

Indonesian coastal governance system as it relates to the potential for the implementation of an

ICM program in the country. The aim of this research, therefore, is to investigate the applicability

of an ICM approach within the existing Indonesian governance system focusing on Jakarta Bay.

How an ICM approach may or may not work within the governance system of Indonesia,

particularly in Jakarta Bay is investigated, followed by the development of an ICM framework

addressing problems that are occurring in Jakarta Bay. The developed framework is a model of

integrated management approach, which poses as an alternative for the current management

system and as a recommendation for Jakarta Bay authorities. This chapter discusses the

research framework addressing the research aim.

Literature study of ICM Case study: Jakarta Bay status

Principles State of Jakarta Bay coast

Successful factors Coastal governance in Indonesia

Jakarta Bay management system

State of Jakarta Bay management

system from an ICM perspective

Figure 2.1 General approach of the research

To achieve the aim, the research is carried out in two pathways (see Figure 2.1). The first

pathway is a literature study about ICM and the second pathway is a case study of the Jakarta

The applicability of ICM

and

integrated management framework of Jakarta Bay

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Bay status. Steps in each pathway relate to the research objectives as stated in the previous

chapter. The first pathway consists of two steps:

A literature study of ICM concepts and principles, which aims to investigate the elements that

should present an ICM initiative. This step addresses research objective one.

A literature study of successful ICM practices, which aims to identify the enabling factors of

successful ICM programs. This step meets research objective two.

The second pathway is a case study of the Jakarta Bay status, which contains four steps:

The investigation of the state of Jakarta Bay coast, which aims to comprehend problems that

are encountered by the bay, including environmental and social issues. The investigation of

coastal stakeholders is also part of this step. This step meets research objective three.

The investigation of Indonesian coastal governance, which aims to examine the detailed

structure of the Indonesian coastal governance framework, especially where the Jakarta Bay

management system sits within this framework. Included in this investigation is the

examination of the policy framework and the structure of government. This step meets

research objective four.

The investigation of the current management system of Jakarta Bay, which aims to examine

the structure of the management system currently employed. This includes policy framework

related to Jakarta Bay, stakeholders and the structure itself. This investigation involves the

authorities of Jakarta Bay, which are Tengerang Regency (Banten Province), Jakarta Province

and Bekasi Regency (West Java Province). This step meets research objective five.

The investigation of the state of the Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM

perspective, which aims to examine the accomplishments from an ICM perspective and to

investigate the features in the management system that might enable or hinder in employing

an ICM approach. The investigation is carried out through filed research that consists of

surveys and interviews. This step meets research objective six.

The findings from all examinations in the second pathway are synthesized with principles and

successful factors of ICM (findings of the first pathway) to develop an ICM framework for Jakarta

Bay, which meets research objective seven.

To conduct the second pathway a thorough investigation of the Jakarta Bay status is required so

the applicability of integrated approach can be discovered and a suitable integrated management

framework proposed. In order to accomplish a thorough investigation, the second pathway of this

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research is conducted using a case study approach. The subject that is investigated through the

case study is the status of Jakarta Bay, which includes the state of Jakarta Bay coast, Indonesian

coastal governance, the Jakarta Bay management system and the state of the Jakarta Bay

management system from an ICM perspective (see Figure 2.1).

In conclusion, the overall framework for this research consists of a literature review on ICM and a

case study of the Jakarta Bay status. In the following section, the theoretical basis of a case study

approach is discussed.

2.2 Theoretical framework of case study approach

A case study approach is a research method in which researchers can explore a problem in

depth. Creswell (2009, p. 227) defines a case study approach as:

A qualitative strategy in which the researcher explores in depth a program, event, activity, process, or one or more individuals. The case(s) are bounded by time and activity, and researchers collect detailed information using variety of data collection procedures over a sustained period of time. (p. 227)

And Feagin et al. (1990, cited in Tellis, 1997) see case studies as:

Striving towards a holistic understanding of cultural systems of action with cultural systems of action refers to sets of interrelated activities engaged in by the actors in a social situation.

A case study is a qualitative strategy that captures the complexity of the subject of research. The

subject of research in a case study consists of interrelated activities that are conducted by

particular people at a certain time. In order to capture the comprehensiveness of the subject of

research, a case study employs a variety of data collection methods.

A case study approach seeks to understand a phenomenon. The phenomenon involves multiple

participants and requires no control of behavioural actions. The approach has an underlying

constructivist philosophical assumption (Creswell, 2009, p. 17). It commences with no prior

theoretical concept (Gillham, 2010, p. 2); instead, it has potential to generate a theory (Creswell,

2009, p. 6). A case study is not started with a theory because that cannot be understood until the

evidence is at hand, the context is comprehended and explanations that make the most sense

are generated.

Several features are contained by a case study approach. The features include research

questions, unit analyses, evidence, validity and reliability, and limitation. The features are

discussed in the following paragraphs.

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A research question is an essential component in case study research. Establishing research

questions is the first task of researchers, which is followed by designing the research framework.

The way a case study addresses research questions is by assigning total attention in observation,

reconstruction and analysis of the case under study and it is conducted in a manner that

incorporates the opinions of the stakeholders related to the case (Tellis, 1997).

A unit analysis defines what a case is. A unit analysis is the essential component in terms of

defining the ‘case’ and the unit analysis could also be the ‘case’ itself (Yin, 2009, pp. 29-30). The

unit analysis could be an individual, group of individuals or an institution and the study can also

use a single case or multiple cases (Gillham, 2010, p. 1). A unit analysis requires boundaries

(Stake, 1995, cited in Tellis, 1997). This is essential to maintain the focus of the case.

A case study approach enables the researcher to explore the process, complexity and dynamics

of an event in depth. To capture the magnitude of the case, evidence needs to be assembled.

The evidence in a case study is not necessarily in the form of qualitative data; instead, it gathers

all kinds of relevant evidence including quantitative data (Gillham, 2010, p. 10). The evidence that

can be used in case study research includes documents, records, interview results, ‘detached’

observation, participant observation and physical artefacts (Gillham, 2010, p. 21). The methods to

acquire evidence can be through interview, survey, direct observation or participant observation

(Tellis, 1997). There are three principles in collecting evidence (Yin, 2009, pp. 114-125): (1)

employ multiple sources of evidence, (2) construct a case study database and (3) maintain a

chain of evidence. Employing multiple sources of evidence ensures that stakeholders of the case

present their voice so the researcher is able to capture the dynamics of the case. Employing

multiple sources of evidence, constructing a case study database, and maintaining a chain of

evidence are essential for maintaining the validity of research.

A case study approach has the advantage of deep exploration, but it also has limitations. The

limitations include the substantial amount of data, the detailed report, validity and reliability. The

substantial amount of data could be difficult to process. To deal with it, researchers need to be

organised. Organising the data can be carried out through the process of selecting, focusing and

abstracting the key information from raw data (Miles and Huberman, 1994, cited in Simons, 2009,

p. 120). The focusing process is guided by the research questions and the sub-research

questions. The report of a case study is detailed and, therefore, too long to read. To avoid a

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lengthy report, modification of the reporting style into a more accessible form, such as a

conclusion-led, interpretative or storytelling style, is recommended by Simons (2009, p. 24).

Validity and reliability are problematic in case study research. Validity is the accuracy of the

findings while reliability is the entity that indicates the researcher approach is consistent with

different researchers and projects (Creswell, 2009, p. 190). The two aspects are problematical

because case studies involve potential researchers’ subjectivity (Flyvbjerg, 2006, p. 234).

Employing multiple sources of evidence, setting a chain of evidence and allowing a draft of the

case study report to be reviewed by key informants are suggested to maintain validity (Yin, 2009,

p. 41). Reliability could be attained by establishing a case study protocol. A case study protocol

contains procedures and general rules that should be followed in using the research instrument

(Tellis, 1997). Using data source triangulation as a part of a case study research protocol also

functions as a validating strategy (Creswell, 2009, p. 235).

2.3 Research framework

The main features of case study approach discussed in section 2.2 above are employed in this

research. The research framework used in this study and presented in this section incorporates

the two research pathways, the literature review on ICM and the case study of the Jakarta Bay

status. The research framework starts by first establishing research protocol. The purpose of

designing the protocol is to guide the research process so the research stays focused in

addressing the research objectives. The research protocol contains a procedure to follow in an

effort to maintain the reliability of the research. To obtain research validity, a triangulation method

is employed as part of the research protocol.

2.3.1 Research protocol

The research protocol established for this research is as follows:

1. Establishing the research procedures:

● defining research questions, aims and objectives

● defining the unit analysis: the case and boundaries

● establishing fieldwork procedures:

□ identifying the type of evidence (data) needed

□ identifying the sources of evidence

□ employing multi-sources of evidence

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□ deciding the method for collecting evidence

□ establishing research instruments

□ setting a chain of evidence.

2. Data collection.

3. Managing data:

● data selection

● data processing

● data interpretation.

4. Reporting.

5. Allowing a draft of a case study report to be reviewed by key stakeholders.

With this protocol in mind, the framework for the research is designed as described below.

2.3.2 Research questions and objectives

The research gap that provides the rationale for conducting this research and the defined

research aim leads to three main research questions and six sub-research questions:

1. What is ICM?

1.1. What are the principles of ICM?

1.2. What are the lessons learned from successful ICM practices?

2. What is the status of Jakarta Bay?

2.1. How is the state of Jakarta Bay coast?

2.2. How is the coastal governance in Indonesia?

2.3. What is the current management system of Jakarta Bay?

2.4. How is the state of Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective?

3. What is the recommendation of Jakarta Bay management framework in ICM perspective?

Accordingly, the research objectives defined can be seen in Chapter 1. Here, the objectives are

presented in shorter terms and the objectives are:

1. To investigate the principles of ICM

2. To investigate the successful factors of ICM programs

3. To examine the state of the Jakarta Bay coast

4. To investigate the coastal governance of Indonesia

5. To investigate the current Jakarta Bay management system

6. To examine the state of the Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective

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7. To develop an integrated management framework for managing the coast of Jakarta Bay.

2.3.3 Unit analysis: case and boundaries

The research focuses on Jakarta Bay. Jakarta Bay is defined as the area with the coastline

between Pasir Cape and Karawang Cape, the coastal districts to the inland and the water to the

proximity of four nautical miles from the coastline. The determination of the area follows Article 2

of Law 27/2007 regarding coastal and small islands management. The physical scope of the law

covers the area of transition between terrestrial and marine ecosystems that are affected by

changes in land and sea. The extent of the inland area covers the district administrative

boundaries and the extent seaward is four nautical miles measured from the coastline for

municipal and 12 nautical miles for provincial government. Even though some of the islands in the

Kepulauan Seribu are included in the four nautical miles proximity, the islands are not the focus of

this research.

The case is a single case study on the status of Jakarta Bay, which includes the state of the

Jakarta Bay coast, coastal governance in Indonesia, the management system of Jakarta Bay and

the state of Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective (see Figure 2.1). As the

coastline of Jakarta Bay is situated in three municipalities; namely Tangerang Regency (Banten

Province), North Jakarta City (Jakarta Province), and Bekasi Regency (West Java Province),

investigation of the management system of Jakarta Bay includes the management system in the

three municipalities. As municipalities in Jakarta Province are administrative municipalities with

authority lies in provincial government, beside the North Jakarta City the management system of

Jakarta Province is also investigated.

Beside the case study of the Jakarta Bay status, literature review on ICM is also carried out which

includes investigation of concepts, principles, practices and successful factors of ICM. In addition,

this research examines the family planning program of Indonesia. A family planning program is

not related to ICM or the status of Jakarta Bay. The examination is presented in order to obtain

the factors of the program, as it is successful in significantly shifting public attitude of Indonesian

people.

2.3.4 Type and source of evidence

In addressing the research objectives, various kinds of evidence or data are required that comes

from multiple sources (see Table 2.1). The data required to address the first and second

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objectives was obtained through literature review. The evidence was secondary data and the

sources of information were mainly scholarly articles such as scientific journals and books.

Evidence to address objective three was obtained from scholarly articles and government

documents, which contained mainly quantitative data. Interviews with the coastal community were

also conducted to complement and corroborate the secondary data. The coastal community

included residents and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Bermis housing areas,

Penjaringan District. The reason the area was selected was because residents in Bermis

represented the fishers (the group that had lived in the area for some time and experienced the

direct impact of the environmental quality of Jakarta Bay). Data to address objectives four and

five was obtained mainly from documents produced by the government.

Table 2.1 Research objectives and source of data

Objectives Source of data

1 To investigate the principles of ICM Scholarly articles 2 To investigate the successful factors of ICM programs Scholarly articles 3 To examine the state of Jakarta Bay coast Scholarly articles, government

documents 4 To investigate coastal governance of Indonesia Government documents 5 To investigate the current Jakarta Bay management

system Government documents

6 To examine the state of Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective

Survey, interview

7 To develop an integrated management framework for managing the coast of Jakarta Bay

Findings of the above investigation (research objective 1 to 6)

Surveys and interviews were conducted to meet objective six, with the source of the data is as

listed in Table 2.2. The source of the information was sectoral offices that had activities directly

related to the physical form of Jakarta Bay or related to problems occurring in the bay. For

example, many business establishments existed in the coastal districts of Jakarta Bay that

generated a significant amount of tax. However, Tax Offices were not included as respondents

because the duty was not directly related to the physical form of the bay. On the other hand,

Housing Offices (Building and Housing Office in Tengerang Regency, Housing and Local

Government Building Office in North Jakarta City and in Jakarta Province) were involved as

respondents because illegal settlement was a problem in the area. Further discussion regarding

related sectoral offices is presented in Chapter 6 as a part of the Jakarta Bay management

system.

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Table 2.2 Government offices associated with the Jakarta Bay management framework

NO OFFICE METHOD

NATIONAL LEVEL

1. 1. Ministry of Environment I 2. 2. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries I 3. 3. National Planning Bureau I 4. 4. Oceanographic Research Centre of Indonesian Institute of Sciences I

JAKARTA PROVINCE

5. 1. Building Supervision and Control S, I 6. 2. Cleanliness S, I 7. 3. Cooperatives, Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises and Trade S, I 8. 4. Deputy Assistant for Environment S, I 9. 5. Development Planning Agency S, I 10. 6. Environmental Management Agency S, I 11. 7. Fire and Disaster Management 12. 8. Health Affair S, I 13. 9. Housing and Local Government Building S, I 14. 10. Industry and Energy S, I 15. 11. Marine Affairs and Agriculture S, I 16. 12. Nexus S, I 17. 13. Public Works S, I 18. 14. Seaport Unit S, I 19. 15. Social Affair S, I 20. 16. Spatial Planning S, I 21. 17. Tourism and Culture S, I

TANGERANG REGENCY

22. 1. Building and Housing 23. 2. Environmental Agency S, I 24. 3. Fisheries and Marine Resources S, I 25. 4. Spatial Planning S, I

NORTH JAKARTA CITY

26. 1. Agriculture and Forestry S, I 27. 2. Building Supervision & Control S, I 28. 3. Cleanliness S, I 29. 4. Cooperatives, Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises and Trading S, I 30. 5. Culture S, I 31. 6. Environmental Agency S, I 32. 7. Housing and Local Government Building S, I 33. 8. Industry and Energy S, I 34. 9. Marine Affairs and Fisheries S, I 35. 10. Nexus S, I 36. 11. Public Works for Water Governance S, I 37. 12. Social Services S, I 38. 13. Spatial Planning S, I 39. 14. Tourism S, I

BEKASI REGENCY

40. 1. Agriculture, Horticultural and Forestry S, I 41. 2. Environmental Management Agency S, I 42. 3. Livestock, Fisheries and Marine Affairs S, I 43. 4. Spatial Planning and Settlement S, I

I = interview, S = survey

Related government offices from the three municipalities adjacent to the coastline of Jakarta Bay

(Tengerang Regency, North Jakarta City and Bekasi Regency) and Jakarta Province were

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surveyed and interviewed. Related ministerial offices were also interviewed (see Table 2.2). As

the top hierarchy in the sectoral management system, they are important sources of information

on management practices of regional governments and development direction. In addition, two

former government officers were also interviewed for the knowledge of coastal issues in the past.

They were former minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and former head of Environmental

Management Agency of Jakarta Province.

2.3.5 Data collection methods and research instrument

The data collection methods used in this research were surveys and interviews. Both methods

were utilised to address research objective six regarding the state of the Jakarta Bay

management system from an ICM perspective. The approach addressing the objective is

illustrated in Figure 2.2.

Figure 2.2 The approach in conducting field research

Step 1 was conducted through a survey using a questionnaire which consisted of open-ended

questions and a Likert scale inquiry. The open-ended questions aimed to identify the state of the

Jakarta Bay management practice in general, therefore the questions were related to the current

management practice which consisted of problems occurring in the bay, regulations to manage

State of Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective

STEP 2

Examination of the management system in ICM principles

Aim: to analyse the management system against ICM principles and the

features in the management system that might enable or hinder in employing an ICM approach

Source of data: sectoral offices relate to the management of Jakarta Bay, from

ministerial to municipal level

Method: semi-structured interview

STEP 1

Adoption of ICM actions in the management system

Aim: to examine the accomplishment of the current management in an ICM

perspective

Source of data: related sectoral offices of Jakarta Bay authorities at regional

level

Method: open-

ended questions Method: Likert

scale inquiry

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the bay, regulations enforcement conducted by each respondent (sectoral office), impediments in

regulation enforcements and visions regarding Jakarta Bay management in the future.

Table 2.3 Questions list for the Likert scale enquiry

No Evaluated Aspects Option of Answers

1. Assessment of the environmental issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

□ Completed

□ In significant

progress

□ Underway but

impeded

□ Attempted but

stopped

□ Initiated

□ Not

established

2. Regular environmental quality monitoring

3. Development of the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plans

4. Adoption of sustainable development principles as the goal for the Jakarta Bay strategic plan

5. Assessment of the social issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

6. Involvement of relevant private sector, residents, NGOs and scientists in developing Jakarta Bay strategic plan

7. Implementation of the Jakarta Bay action plan

8. Involvement of other relevant government sectors in developing the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plan

9. Assessment of the institutional issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

10. Dissemination of information about the Jakarta Bay management program to the community at the bay regularly

11. Regular social condition monitoring

12. Establishment of a sustainable financing mechanism for managing the bay

13. Establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism

14. Establishment of a regulation to facilitate a coordinating mechanism for Jakarta Bay

15. Adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and marine areas in local government development plan

The Likert scale inquiry aimed to identify the accomplishment of the Jakarta Bay management

practice from an ICM perspective. The questions in the questionnaire consisted of actions

regarding the management of Jakarta Bay, which were derived from indicators for assessing

progress in ICM initiatives established by Olsen (2003b). The indicators were developed from the

five steps of the ICM cycle that Olsen adapted from GESAMP (1996). The questions are listed in

Table 2.3. The respondents evaluated their office’s performance in relation to management

conduct about Jakarta Bay from 2010 to the first quarter of 2011. The time frame was selected to

provide a sufficient period to assess programs related to Jakarta Bay management. As the field

research was conducted from January to March 2011, the time frame is a year before (2010) to

March 2011. The respondents chose one suitable evaluation result from the provided answers.

The options for answering each question were ‘completed’, ‘in significant progress’, ‘underway

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but impeded’, ‘attempted but stopped’, ‘initiated’ and ‘not established’. The full questionnaire

content used for the survey is presented in the appendix section.

A Likert scale is a type of psychometric response scale widely used in a survey where

respondents are expected to specify their level of agreement to a statement (see Brill, 2008, pp.

428-430). The expression of agreement (in this research called as answering options) is labelled

as a Likert response set which consists of Likert items. In processing the survey result, the Likert

items are rated or scored as numbers (see Trochim, 2006). In this research, the item ‘completed’

is rated 5, ‘in significant progress’ is 4, ‘underway but impeded’ is 3, ‘attempted but stopped’ is 2,

‘initiated’ is 1 and ‘not established’ is 0.

Step 2 was carried out by a semi-structured interview. The interview aimed to analyse the

management system against ICM principles and the features in the management system that

might enable or hinder employing an ICM approach. The questions in the interview were related

to the principles of ICM, which were about inter-sectoral, inter-level and inter-spatial integration,

integration of science into management and adaptive management approaches). The obtained

evidence was mostly qualitative data. The method used to triangulate the qualitative data was

comparing data obtained from different government offices.

2.3.6 Maintaining a chain of evidence

Maintaining a chain of evidence is a strategy to strengthen the reliability of information in the case

study. It can be carried out by allowing an external observer to follow the derivation of any

evidence from the preliminary research question to the case study conclusion. Staff supervisors

wished to play the role of external observers.

2.3.7 Managing data and data interpretation

Data in this research was arranged as follows:

Data selection: the purpose was to select information and focus on the research objectives.

Data processing: the process consisted of categorising and aggregating. A manual process

of categorising and aggregating was guided by research objectives. Data obtained from the

questionnaire was processed manually using Excel software, while data obtained from the

interview was processed manually using Microsoft Word.

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Linking data to the research objectives: the categorised aggregate data was linked to the

related research objectives.

Data interpretation: two strategies were applied to interpret the findings: developing a case

description and applying both qualitative and quantitative data. Developing a case study

description was conducted by following the research objectives.

2.3.8 Reporting

Several styles of reporting can be chosen to convey a case study research: formal, portrayal,

conclusion-led, interpretative or storytelling. As this research is an academic endeavour, a formal

reporting style was chosen. Formal reporting interprets data into a manuscript that is organised in

chapters. It starts with an introductory chapter which contains the nature of the research followed

by the adopted methodology and theoretical framework, findings and interpretation chapters, and

ends with discussion and recommendation chapters. The structure of chapters for this research

report (thesis) has been described in Chapter 1.

2.4 Chapter summary

This research aims to investigate the applicability of an ICM approach within the existing

Indonesian governance system focusing on Jakarta Bay. The research contains several

objectives. To achieve the objectives, literature review on ICM is conducted and the status of

Jakarta Bay is investigated utilising a case study approach. The type of evidence in the case

study is primary and secondary data. Primary data is obtained through interviews and surveys,

which the source of data is government officers and the coastal community. The government

offices involved are sectoral offices that relate to activities in Jakarta Bay at national, provincial

and municipal level. The secondary data is obtained from government documents, research

reports and scholarly articles.

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Chapter 3

Integrated coastal management:

concept and practice

3.1 Introduction

This chapter presents a literature review on ICM and ICM practice. It is written to address the

research objectives regarding the principles of ICM and the lessons learnt from ICM practice. ICM

is perceived as a better approach for managing the complexity of coastal issues compared to the

single sector approach. However, implementing the concept is a complex task and demands

commitment. Sorensen (1997) labels ICM as ‘a long swim against the current’ approach (1997, p.

3). It will not be effective unless adequate will and significant continuous effort is employed to

implement the approach. Nonetheless, Chua (2008, p. 87) considers the approach attainable and

Chua et al. (2006, p. 317) perceive it as a viable mechanism for achieving sustainable

development. Implementing an ICM approach may demand considerable commitment; however,

by undertaking the commitment there is the prospect of maintaining the environmental quality of

coastal areas and facilitating the achievement of sustainable development.

3.2 Concept of ICM

3.2.1 Background

A coast - the place where the sea meets the land - is geographically unique. Coastal areas

represent approximately 20% of all land area in the world (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 269) but

contribute significantly to public welfare. Coasts are home to a large number of people and hold

abundant resources. As stated in Chapter 1, the coasts are home to 41% of the world’s

population (Martínez et al., 2007, p. 254) with population density in coastal areas 2.5 times higher

than the average global population density (Small & Nicholls, 2003, p. 591). In terms of

resources, Martinez et al. (2007, p. 261) estimate the total value calculated for the ESP provided

by coastal ecosystems of the world, including natural (terrestrial and aquatic) and human-

transformed ecosystems represents 77.5% of world global value calculated by Costanza et al.

(1997, p. 256), which is 33,268×109 $US per year. This is a high economic value of coastal

resources.

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The high economic value of coastal resources invites exploitation and generates problems.

Problems in coastal areas are often complex, involve various activities and are cross-sectoral in

terms of management, which makes an effective coastal management approach critical to

employ. The traditional single sector management is not effective in addressing the complexity of

coastal problems (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 16). To address the complexity, a management

system must exercise an inter-sectoral approach and employ a sustainable development concept.

ICM offers a framework that facilitates an integrated approach and employs a sustainable

development concept.

3.2.2 What is ICM?

3.2.2.1 Philosophy

An integrated approach is needed to address problems in coastal areas. There are two main

reasons why the approach is needed: (1) activities on the coast and in the ocean as well as in the

hinterland can affect the ocean and coastal environment, and (2) one coastal user can adversely

affect another (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 18). In a rapidly growing world, intense activities

occur in the hinterland and on the coast that put the environmental quality of coastal areas as well

as coastal resources at stake. The concept of ICM emerged when the difficulties in using a single

sector approach in addressing complex issue of coastal areas became more noticeable (The

World Bank, 1996, p. 1). The integrated approach is different to the single sector approach

because it attempts a more comprehensive approach. The approach takes account of all sectoral

activities that affect a coastal area and its resources and also deals with economic and social

issues as well as ecological and environmental concerns.

A paradigm shift from a sectoral to a more comprehensive approach began in the United States

and then progressed worldwide mainly by actions conducted by the UN. The concept of coastal

management began with the establishment of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and

Development Commission in 1965 (Chua, 2006, p. 14). The UNCLOS was signed in 1982 and

came into force in 1994. Although the convention did not identify an ICM approach, it was

proclaimed as an ocean constitution that set a new regime for the governance of the ocean

(Chua, 2006, p. 88; Nichols, 1999, p. 390). In the UN Conference on Environment and

Development (UNCED) in 1992, an agreement was signed to address growing concern about the

linkage between development and the environment. The conference produced the Rio

Declaration on Environmental and Development document. The document, known as Agenda 21,

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contains 40 chapters of action plans to guide national and international actions on the

environment and development. Chapter 17 of the declaration, in particular, called for the

sustainable development of oceans and coasts and urged action for ICM. In 2002, the World

Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was held in Johannesburg. The summit generated

a further call to take action in the implementation of Agenda 21; this led to the Millennium

Development Goals, the eight international development goals to achieve by 2015. One of the

goals was to ensure environmental sustainability. ICM was again emphasised in the summit on

the Plan of Implementation 29 (Chua, 2006, p. 88; Harvey & Hilton, 2006, p. 41). This provides

the umbrella policy at international level for the sustainable development of oceans and coasts

and ICM.

Agenda 21 is an extensive document that encompasses numerous activities and provides policy

guidance across diverse interests in environment, developmental and social issues that are faced

by humankind. The UN claims that Agenda 21 is a comprehensive plan of actions to be taken

globally, nationally and locally by organisations of the UN system, governments and major groups

in every area in which humans impact on the environment (The United Nations, 1992a). The

claim is supported by its 2,500 recommended actions in 115 program areas (Cicin-Sain, 1993, p.

12). Since the document was established, sustainable development has become a part of the

rhetoric for politicians, governments, NGOs and academics. However, 20 years after the

conference, sustainable development remains a major challenge in regards to its implementation.

Sustainable development aims for long-term use of resources. The general goal of sustainable

development is ‘to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs’ (World Commission on Environment and Development,

1987, cited in Cicin-Sain, 1993, p. 15). The goal emphasises the wise use of resources so that

they can be used by future generations. Chua (2006, p. 76) interprets the term of sustainable

development as meaning ‘current economic growth is not at the expense of future generations’

(p. 76). Chua’s understanding implies more than the use of resources but looks into a broader

scope of economic growth. Understanding Chua’s definition and relating it to the situation of

developing countries makes implementation of sustainable development appear more

challenging. Various activities in developing countries, including conservation efforts, are

inevitably funded by loans that become a burden for the next generation. The balance between

the benefit of the developments and the long-term loans needs to be assessed. Otherwise, it will

be at the expense of future generations. Nonetheless, sustaining natural resources is important.

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The wise use of natural resources by the current generation is advantageous not only for current

users but also for future generations.

3.2.2.2 Concept

The underlying philosophy of ICM is sustainable development. Agenda 21, Chapter 17, stresses

the significance of oceans and coasts as a life support system and the opportunity represented by

oceans and coast for sustainable development (The United Nations, 1992b). Humankind now, in

the past and in the future, will continue to depend on oceans and coasts. The use and

exploitation of these areas will continue. Therefore, guidance is imperative to allow appropriate

utilisation of coastal resources to support life and economic growth, subject to the constraints of

resources and space availability. The concept of sustainable development in managing coasts

should be translated into operational frameworks and provide guidance for sustainable coastal

development.

ICM is defined as ‘a process that unites government and the community, science and

management, sectoral and public interests in preparing and implementing an integrated plan for

the protection and development of coastal ecosystems and resources’ (GESAMP, 1996, p. 2).

Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, p. 39) define ICM as ‘a continuous and dynamic process by which

decisions are made for the sustainable use, development and protection of coastal and marine

areas and resources’. There are also other definitions, such as by Kenchington and Crawford

(1993, p. 110), Harvey and Hilton (2006, p. 42) and Chua (2006, p. 375). The definitions call for

integration between governments, communities, scientists and the public. The definitions also

indicate that ICM is a process in developing and implementing plans and that the ultimate goal of

ICM is for the development and protection of coastal ecosystems and resources.

Integration is the state-of-the-art meaning derived from the ICM concept. Its interpretation by

scholars, however, is diverse. Biliana and Knecht (1998, pp. 45-46) and English (2003, pp. 5-6)

interpret integration as comprising five areas: inter-sectoral, inter-governmental, spatial, science-

management and international integration. Harvey and Hilton (2006, p. 43) and Sorensen (1997,

p. 9) explore further. Besides the five areas of integration, their interpretation includes integration

with public stakeholders of the coastal area. Chua (2006, pp. 97-98) sees integration in three

broad categories: system, function, and policy integration. System integration means spatial and

temporal dimensions of the coastal resource systems. Function integration concerns the linkages

among various management actions. Policy integration seeks for consistency of national and

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local government policies and national and local development plans. Within his three broad

categories of integration, Chua (2006) also recognises the integration of coastal actors: different

levels and sectors of governments, scientists and the public, similar with other scholars.

The dimensions of integration in ICM in term of coastal actors and physical features can be

summarised as (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, pp. 45-46; English, 2003, pp. 5-6; Harvey & Hilton,

2006, p. 43; Sorensen, 1997, p. 9):

Inter-sectoral or horizontal integration: among different sectors involved

Inter-governmental or vertical integration: among different levels of government, from local to

national

Spatial integration: between the land and ocean

Science-management integration: among the different disciplines in coastal and ocean

management

Community integration

International integration: among nations

The definitions of ICM by scholars advocate that ICM is a process. Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998,

p. 39) perceive the process of ICM as continuous and dynamic. Chua (2006, p. 95) sees

continuous process as an ICM program is managed in an iterative ‘plan, implement, assess and

re-do’ manner. The iterative manner is necessary to ensure that lessons are learnt and adopted

into the program. The World Bank (1996, p. 6) identifies the ICM process as dynamic as it is

expected to address unanticipated events and emergent coastal issues. To undergo the process,

an ICM program must unite all coastal stakeholders, build a strong political coalition among the

stakeholders and develop integrated policies as the legal basis for the effort. Developing an

understanding among stakeholders, particularly on the importance of sustainable coastal

development, is an important step in the process. The entire process of ICM suggests that there

is no instant solution for addressing coastal problems.

The sustainable development concept provides a socially advantageous goal. There are three

major emphases of sustainable development: economic development to improve the quality of life

of people, environmentally appropriate development and equitable development (Cicin-Sain,

1993, pp. 16-17). ICM as a derivative approach of a sustainable development concept highlights

the societal goal as well. The overall goal of ICM is to improve the quality of human life,

particularly for the communities that depend on coastal resources, while maintaining biodiversity

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and productivity of the coastal ecosystems (GESAMP, 1996, p. 2). The three elements of

sustainable development (that are implied in an ICM program) indicate that development in

coastal areas should aim at improving the quality of human life in an equitable manner. Coastal

areas are not only intended to serve certain groups of people at a certain time. It should also aim

to serve intra-societal and inter-generational needs in an equitable manner. Further, the growth of

coastal areas should minimise the societal costs (FAO, 1998), particularly the cost in the future.

3.2.2.3 What does ICM do?

The purpose of ICM is to guide present and future developments using an integrated approach.

This implies that activities in coastal areas need to be screened to meet sustainable development

goals. In terms of littoral resources, ICM aims to preserve the functional integrity of coastal

systems and the health of the environment. ICM also aims to correct environmental mistakes

made in the past. This can be translated as the mistakes made in environmental policy and in the

operational level of environmental management (Clark, 1997, p. 199). On an operational level, an

ICM program has a purpose to strengthen the capacity building of coastal governance (Chua,

2006, p. 14). The effort aims to foster the efficiency and effectiveness of coastal governance in

order to achieve the sustainable use of coastal resources and of services generated by the

ecosystem.

The purposes of ICM are converted into six main functions (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, pp. 46-

47). These are land-use planning, promoting of economic development, resources stewardship,

conflict resolution, public safety protection and public lands and waters proprietorship. The

function of ‘land-use planning’ is designed for present and future uses of coastal areas and

provides a long-term vision. Land-use planning classifies sections of land for particular uses. This

process is also known as zoning by other scholars (see Clark, 1997, p. 201). The zoning scheme

also functions as a screening mechanism for activity permits in coastal areas. ‘Promoting

economic development’ means to endorse appropriate uses of coastal areas with the constraint

of sustainable development. ‘Resources stewardship’ anticipates the protection of functional

integrity of the coastal systems and the health of the environment and ensures sustainability of

uses. ‘Conflict resolution’ aims to harmonise and balance existing and potential future uses and to

address conflict among users. ‘Public safety protection’ means to provide protection from natural

and artificial hazards. The function of ‘public lands and waters proprietorship’ implies the

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government who typically holds sole ownership of the lands and waters is expected to manage

the littoral resources wisely and with a good economic return for the community.

Figure 3.1 Relationship between coastal areas and coastal resources systems (Scura et al. 1992, cited in Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 17)

The coast represents the interface between the land and the sea. In regard to the coast, Scura et

al. (1992) highlight that ‘concern and interest are concentrated on that area in which human

activities are interlinked with both the land and the marine environments’ (cited in Cicin-Sain &

Knecht, 1998, p. 17) as illustrated in Figure 3.1. An ICM initiative should manage both coastal

lands and waters where human activities occur because activities in one area may affect the

other. It implies that diverse activities and issues need to be addressed by an ICM initiative. The

coastal activities include fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, non-renewable resources extraction,

tourism, recreation, transportation, residential, industry and commercial. The issues related to the

activities may include economic benefit, natural resources degradation, pollution, land or water

use conflicts and destruction of life and property by coastal hazards.

These issues can be the triggers of an ICM initiative. An ICM initiative might address multiple

issues or focus on limited ones. In practice, ICM initiatives are adaptable in focus (Clark, 1997, p.

192). They can concentrate on fisheries as in the Philippines, on land use as in the United States

or on coastal hazards as in Sri Lanka. Similarly, the extent of ICM effort can vary. The extent of

offshore and onshore depends on the area’s unique situation (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 46).

As pollution is carried by rivers and causes degradation of the coastal environment, some ICM

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efforts include watershed management in upstream areas (Chua, 1998, p. 607). An ICM effort

may adopt family planning where people are congested in coastal areas (The World Bank, 1996,

p. 4). The diversity and intensity of the issues addressed by an ICM initiative depends on the

unique situation of an individual place.

3.2.2.4 How does an ICM work?

To make an ICM work, it is necessary to see the water and the land as a single interacting unit

and to design the ICM program to fit the relevant area. The ICM concept is rooted in well-known

and standard approaches (Clark, 1997, p. 200). However, the process of ICM can be complex

because it must accommodate various aspects and address various problems. Moreover, as the

philosophical umbrella of ICM is sustainable development and there is no exact balance between

development and environmental protection, naturally ICM becomes a dynamic process that must

be continuously readjusted. Despite the complexity, to make ICM an initiative, it is necessary to

be realistic (Cicin-Sain, 1993, p. 35). In order to design a realistic ICM initiative and fit the context

of the relevant area, it is essential to follow the principles of ICM (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p.

52). By employing the principles of ICM, the initiative is expected to work and achieve its

objectives.

3.2.3 Developing an ICM framework

In designing an ICM initiative, it is important to learn from previous practices. This is because

coastal management is a young endeavour and we do not know all the answers (Olsen, Tobey, &

Hale, 1998, p. 612). It is believed that progress towards effective coastal management and

sustainable forms of coastal development occur incrementally by analysing and learning from the

experience. A learning-based approach where new initiatives are built upon existing experiences

is suggested (Olsen et al., 1998, p. 611). Sorensen (2002) noted that approximately 698 ICM

efforts have been practised worldwide in about 30 years with different levels of accomplishments.

He highlighted that little has been learnt from the rich experience of almost three decades of

practice. One of the causes is the limited facility to exchange information among ICM practitioners

and specialists. Consequently, the numbers of ineffective and successful programs are unknown.

There are possibilities that avoidable mistakes are continuously being repeated because new

ICM initiatives fail to use successful elements from previous practice (Sorensen, 2002, pp. I-4). In

more recent times, numerous ICM practitioners and scholars have provided information about

ICM practice through books and journal articles. The practitioners and scholars examine ICM

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initiatives and discover the elements that contribute to an effective ICM development and

implementation and that work towards a more sustainable form of coastal development.

With information on how to develop an effective ICM initiative available in the media, a model of

an ICM initiative can be built from past successes. One thing to bear in mind, as suggested by

Christie (2005, p. 227), is that the suggestions in the media do not constitute a ‘silver bullet’ that

works in every context. The ingredients of an effective ICM initiative depend on the context of the

area of concern. What can be done in designing an ICM initiative is to follow the principles of ICM

that have been obtained from past practice and to ensure iterative management is embedded.

Figure 3.2 ICM cycles of development (Olsen, 2003, cited in Harvey & Hilton, 2006, p. 43)

ICM is an adaptive management system and is responsive to emergent issues. The underlying

approach to the management system is ‘learning by doing’ (Chua, 2006, p. 95). Therefore, it is

iterative and requires some time to generate effective outcomes (Harvey & Hilton, 2006, p. 43).

The system is represented by a cyclical approach (GESAMP, 1996, p. 6; Olsen, 2003b, p. 357).

One cycle of ICM comprises several inter-connected steps and at each step ICM operates

through a series of actions (Olsen, 2003b, p. 356). Each cycle, according to Olsen (2003b, p.

356), is termed as one generation and consecutive cycles process progressively towards a more

sustainable form of coastal development and deals with a bigger scope of issues (see Figure

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3.2). For the first generation, it is advised to focus on a few and relatively small-scale issues and

areas where management policies and ICM programs can be implemented (GESAMP, 1996, p.

7). ICM initiatives worldwide develop their framework in different ways (Cicin-Sain & Knecht,

1998, p. 58) and adapt ICM policy with different variations, but the central idea is to follow the

cyclical approach (Olsen, 2003b, p. 356) and to move towards a more sustainable coastal

development.

The steps in an ICM cycle are: (1) issue identification and assessment, (2) program preparation,

(3) formal adoption and funding, (4) implementation and (5) evaluation. The timeframe that is

required to develop an ICM program and to achieve the desired results depends on the

geographical scope, the intensity of environmental issues, the complexity of the management

issues and the institutional and financial capacity of the local government (Chua, 1998, p. 606).

To complete one full generation of an ICM process requires eight to 15 years (Olsen et al., 1998,

p. 616).

Steps 1, 2 and 3 are mainly devoted to planning (Olsen, 2003b, p. 357). Step 1 is essentially a

process of collecting and prioritising information with the aim of identifying the environmental,

societal and institutional context where an ICM initiative will take place (GESAMP, 1996, p. 5).

This step is critical because it provides the foundation for the following steps. Despite the

importance of this step and the range of information that must be collected and assessed, it is

suggested to carry out step 1 within a period of six to 18 months (GESAMP, 1996, p. 6). Chua

(1998, p. 607) suggests that the timeframe to conduct coastal environmental profiling and to

establish environmental management plans should be no more than two years. He states,

however, that this is often difficult. Practical experience shows this is not achievable unless

experienced coastal management experts are in place.

Step 2 consists of a consultative and planning process to consider and assess different options

for action (GESAMP, 1996, pp. 7, 11). The main objectives are to develop a management

framework and express it in tangible terms and to define the specific objectives of the program

clearly. This process may take several years. At this step, providing baseline data and

establishing indicators for assessing progress are essential.

Step 3 is the process of ‘bargaining and accommodation’ (GESAMP, 1996, p. 9). In this step,

budget and sources of funding must be considered and defined. The programs will be scrutinised

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and may need revision. Formal adoption of programs will normally require a high-level

administrative decision.

Step 4 is the implementation process. Bridging planning steps (1, 2 and 3) to implementation

process is critical (Olsen, 2003b, p. 357). At this step of the ICM process, it is not only about the

management plans becoming operational. It is also about exposing a new culture of management

to the community (GESAMP, 1996, p. 10). Enforcement is an essential element in implementation

process and requires a constant supply of reliable and readily interpretable monitoring data.

Table 3.1 Indicators for the five steps of an ICM cycle

Steps Indicators

1. Issue identification and assessment

An assessment of the principal environmental, social and institutional issues and their implications

Identification of the major stakeholders and their interests

Selection of the issues upon which the ICM initiative will focus its efforts

Definition of the goals of the ICM initiative

Active involvement of stakeholders in the assessment and goal setting process

2. Program preparation Scientific research on selected management questions

Boundaries of the areas to be managed defined

Documentation of baseline conditions

Definition of the action plan and the institutional framework by which it will be implemented

Development of institutional capacity for implementation

Testing of behavioural change strategies at pilot scales

Active involvement of stakeholders in planning and pilot project activities

3. Formal adoption and funding

Formal endorsement of the policies/plan and provision of the authorities necessary for their implementation

Funding required for program implementation obtained 4. Implementation Behaviours of strategic partners monitored, strategies adjusted

Societal/ecosystem trends monitored and interpreted

Investments in necessary physical infrastructure made

Progress and attainment of goals documented

Sustained participation of major stakeholder groups

Constituencies, funding and authorities sustained

Program learning and adaptations documented 5. Evaluation (self-

assessment and external evaluation)

Program outcomes documented

Management issues reassessed

Priorities and policies adjusted to reflect experience and changing social/environmental conditions

External evaluations conducted at junctures in the program’s evolution

New issues or areas identified for inclusion in the program

Source: Adapted from Olsen (Olsen, 2003b, p. 359)

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Step 5, where the evaluation process takes place, is the step where greatest learning should

occur. Evaluations can only be carried out if the program objectives have been stated in explicit

terms. Indicators for assessing progress are identified in step 2 and are monitored during the

implementation step (GESAMP, 1996, pp. 10-11). If an ICM initiative is to proceed to the next

generation, this step is the linkage to a more sustainable form of coastal management. Therefore,

activities at this step should also focus on preparing the first step in the next ICM cycle.

Olsen (2003b, pp. 356-359) constructs indicators to use for evaluating ICM development progress

and learning (see Table 3.1).These indicators are correlated with the actions required to be

carried out at every step of the ICM process. Therefore, in developing an ICM initiative, these

indicators can be used as the targets to achieve at every step of ICM cycle. For example,

progress indicators in the first step of an ICM process are: (1) assessment of the principal issues

and their implications, (2) identification of the major stakeholders, (3) issues selection for an ICM

initiative to focus on, (4) definition of the goals and (5) involvement of stakeholders. In designing

an ICM initiative, these five indicators serve as the aims to accomplish using an ICM initiative. In

this research, these indicators are used as the evaluated actions of the Jakarta Bay management

system.

The drivers that trigger the need for ICM show discrepancies. It could be a biophysical issue, a

socio-economic issue or a combination of both. In South-East Asia, those issues may occur but

ICM programs are mostly initiated (and funded) by donor agencies (Chua, 1993, p. 82). This

leads to the question: in the case where donor initiatives are absent, who should initiate ICM

efforts? Despite problems confronted in coastal areas, the decision to initiate an ICM is preferably

made at a higher political or national level. When the decision is made at such a high level, this

often has great implications for the areas being managed (GESAMP, 1996, p. 5). However,

obtaining a government’s decision to undertake an ICM initiative could be problematic.

Nevertheless, in the end, the decision to develop an ICM initiative is a political one and generally

needs a measure of political will (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 126).

In designing a suitable ICM initiative for an individual area, Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, p. 122)

suggest examining the area using these four key variables: (1) the country’s level of

development, (2) the concentration of people in the coastal area, (3) the type of coastal and

marine ecosystems and (4) the type of political system. The first three variables set the context of

the problems and the opportunities provided in the area of concern (the what), as well as the

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goals and objectives of an ICM initiative (the why). These variables are used to recognise the

general context for ICM and to identify the driving forces and assist in defining its objectives. The

fourth variable deals with the questions of how and by whom ICM can be effectively carried out

(Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, pp. 122-123). Understanding the type of political system variable is

important in addressing basic questions such as: who must be convinced to establish the ICM

program, who will design, implement, monitor and enforce the program and whose behaviour is it

necessary to change to make the initiative effective.

3.2.4 Principles and elements of ICM

Table 3.2 Guiding principles for developing ICM initiatives

Based on an agreement for environment and development

Interrelationship and integration principle: the need to see an interrelationship of issues and sectors and environment and development and to address them in an integrated manner. This principle is the opposite of a sectoral and fragmented approach

Intergenerational and intragenerational equity principle: the requirement to consider the needs of other users, particularly concerning the benefits of development, in present and future time

The right to develop principle: it is a basic right for every human being

Environmental safeguard principle: the stewardship principle for the environment. This principle relates to prevention from environmental harm through anticipatory measures

Precautionary principle: this principle allows for making decisions in situations where there is a possibility of harm to the public or to the environment in the absence of scientific confirmation

Polluter pays principle: to make the party responsible for generating pollution responsible for paying for the damage to the environment

Transparency principle: the need of openness to the public in making decisions. This principle encourages the participation of stakeholders in decision-making process

Based on the characteristics of the coasts

Based on the public nature of the coasts and oceans: the coasts and the oceans have traditionally been thought of as a public domain

Related to the biophysical nature of the coastal area: this principle recognise the distinctive biophysical nature of the coastal area, which requires a special planning and management approach

Related to the use of coastal and ocean resources: this principle recognises that resources are limited and relates to management conflicts in coastal areas

Source: Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, pp. 53-57)

An ICM approach contains certain principles and elements. Cicin-Sain and Knecht (1998, pp. 52-

57) identify two broad categories of principles to guide the development of an ICM initiative (see

Table 3.2). The first principles are based on international agreements for environment and

development, particularly agreements from the UNCED. The second principles are related to the

characteristics of the coasts and oceans. Learning from the extensive experience of ICM

practices in East Asia, Chua (2006, p. 94) discovers that ICM has established certain hierarchical

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principles. He sees the application of hierarchical principles to ICM practices as: (1) fundamental

approach, (2) operational strategy and (3) tools and instruments (see Table 3.3). Each domain

contains several elements. For example, in the fundamental approach, the base tier includes

integration and interrelationship principles, adaptive management and ecosystem-based

management. The principles and elements of ICM are discussed in the following sections.

Table 3.3 Application of hierarchical principles to ICM practice

Principles Elements

Fundamental Approaches

Integration and interrelationship principles Adaptive management Ecosystem-based management approach Environment protection Sustainable livelihood Vulnerability/resilience thinking

Operational Strategies

Effective governance Institutional arrangements Multi-stakeholders’ participation Functional partnership/networking Knowledge management Capacity development Financing arrangements Monitoring and evaluation Scaling up

Tools and Instruments

Coastal strategy and implementation Governance analysis Coordinating mechanisms Risk assessment Environment impact assessment (EIA) Stakeholder analysis Cost benefit analysis Participatory tools (negotiation, conflict resolution, arbitration) Legal/regulatory instruments (land- and sea-use planning, marine resource allocation, codes, standards, etc.) Economic instruments (charges, subsidies, quotas, fines, incentives, etc.)

Source: Chua (2006, p. 95)

3.2.4.1 Integration and interrelationship principles

As stated previously, integration in an ICM includes several aspects. The integration principle is

the expression of the need to establish the relationship between issues and sectoral offices and

between the environment and development. The integration principles are:

Vertical and horizontal integration. Sorensen (1997, p. 6) labels vertical and horizontal

integration as ‘the first, last and always keystones’ (p. 6) in planning and implementing an

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ICM initiative. Vertical integration is integration among different levels of government from

national to local level. Horizontal integration is integration among different sectors.

Spatial integration is seeing the three geographic components—the ocean, coast and land—

as one entity (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 45). This aspect of integration considers how

activities on the coast and in the ocean as well as in the hinterland can affect the ocean and

coastal environment. Consequently, in developing land-use planning, coastal areas and

ocean are incorporated into the land areas and all components are seen as one entity.

Science-management integration is integration among the different disciplines (natural,

social, political, legal, management and technical) into coastal management. Policy and

management decisions require scientific information and experts’ advice to generate

appropriate policy and management interventions and ensure the effectiveness of an ICM

program (Chua et al., 2006, p. 311). Scientific input is essential in every step of the ICM

process (Chua, 2006, p. 120). ICM encourages the incorporation of science into its program

framework to facilitate developing scientifically sound programs.

Stakeholders’ involvement. Stakeholder participation is an essential element in an ICM

initiative. Chua (1998, p. 606) uses the term ‘stakeholders’ to mean all sectors of the society

at the local level that are directly or indirectly affected by the exploitation and use of the

coastal resources. White et al. (2005, p. 274) argue that stakeholders’ involvement is a key to

ICM sustainability.

Policy integration. An ICM initiative consists of policy, planning and management. To achieve

integration in planning and management, policy integration should first occur (Cicin-Sain,

1993, p. 23) as a foundation and guidance. In the guideline for integrated coastal area

management and agriculture, forestry and fisheries management by the FAO (1998), it is

suggested that sustainable development is not merely the combination of sustainable

sectoral development. For example, sustainable agricultural development is not the merging

of sustainable agriculture, sustainable fisheries and sustainable forestry. This is because,

each sector independently considers its sole sector interest and may possibly disregard

issues affected by other sectors and internal issues can affect other sectors.

3.2.4.2 Adaptive management

Adaptive management is ‘learning by doing’ (Walters and Holling, 1990, cited in Chua, 2006, p.

95). This acknowledges the argument that knowledge about resource systems and how to

manage them is mainly uncertain and incomplete. Therefore, adaptive management emphasises

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an iterative approach to ‘plan, implement, assess and re-do’. Chua (2006, p. 95) points out that

the purpose of this approach is to ensure that lessons are learnt and that management adapts

accordingly.

3.2.4.3 Effective governance

In an ICM concept, coastal governance is regarded as ‘the process by which the full range of

laws, policies, plans, institutions and legal precedents address the issues affecting coastal areas’

(Chua, 2006, p. 104). Governance in this context is not only government and politics, but also

includes coastal stakeholders. To establish effective coastal governance, constituents need to

work together to address the issues affecting coastal areas. The first is the legal constituent, the

second is the institution and management framework and the third is the coastal stakeholders.

The fundamental policies, laws and regulations must first be justified and serve as the legal base

for formulating plans and programs. Stakeholders’ involvement should start at an early stage by

reviewing the ICM concept (The World Bank, 1996, p. 8). Effective governance also requires

sound management skills to be able to address complicated issues and facilitate an adaptive

learning approach (Chua et al., 2006, p. 305). The process, which includes issues identification,

the need to address the issues, regulations and guidance to justify actions and developing plans

and programs, must fully be understood by stakeholders. Stakeholders need to have a shared

vision and the same platform to start an ICM journey. A shared vision incorporates the values,

concerns and aspirations of coastal stakeholders and unifies stakeholders to set the goals (Chua

et al., 2006, p. 305). It is important to have the same platform to minimise stakeholders’ conflicts

and facilitate effective management measures.

3.2.4.4 Institutional arrangements

Institutional arrangements should be in place to implement programs. This responsibility does not

need to be carried out by a new agency that is established to take over responsibilities from the

sectoral government offices (Chua, 2006, p. 114). Olsen et al. (1998, p. 619) suggest that the

new ICM initiatives should develop upon existing governance structures and constituencies,

wherever possible. Chua (2006, p. 114) states that institutional arrangements in an ICM context

means the existing institutional arrangements should be better integrated through a coordinating

mechanism involving related government offices and other stakeholders.

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3.2.4.5 Coordinating mechanism

A coordinating mechanism can be carried out by a formal entity or merely a working mechanism.

Several arrangements are feasible, including: (1) coordination carried out by a national planning

agency, (2) formal establishment of a coordinating agency, (3) establishment of a coordinating

committee and (4) appointing a lead agency from the line agencies or ministries (The World

Bank, 1996, p. 8). Based on the experiences of Partnerships in Environmental Management for

the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA), Chua (2006, p. 310) proposes that a coordinating mechanism

is carried out by a permanent, formalised or institutionalised entity. If the tasks are imposed on a

representative of a local sectoral office, most probably the tasks will be executed as part of its

everyday function and it will be difficult to oversee the tasks involving various sectors and levels

(Chua, 1993, p. 89). The establishment of a coordinating agency does not substitute a sectoral

management system (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 9) but operates with respect to the sectors

and their functions. The main objectives of a coordinating agency are to: (1) promote and

strengthen inter-sectoral collaboration, (2) minimise inter-sectoral rivalry and conflicts, (3) lessen

overlapping and duplication of sectoral functions, (4) mitigate inter-sectoral conflict resolution, (5)

provide stakeholders consultation, (6) monitor and evaluate the progress of ICM implementation

and (7) put the results from evaluation into operation (Chua et al., 2006, p. 309; The World Bank,

1996, p. 8). It is particularly effective if the coordinating mechanism is placed at the local level

(Chua et al., 2006, p. 309). The important aspects of the coordinating agency are to hold

appropriate legislative authority and that the functions are clearly described (Chua, 1993, p. 89).

The forms of the coordinating agency can vary. It can be an interagency council, an authority, a

task force or a committee.

3.2.4.6 Multi-stakeholders’ participation

Multi-stakeholders’ participation is important in an ICM initiative. Stakeholders are defined as ‘all

sectors of the society at the local level that are directly or indirectly affected by the exploitation

and use of the coastal resources’ (Chua, 1998, p. 606). Stakeholders are sectors of society at a

local level; however, in many cases, higher-level government offices are involved in an ICM

process to some degree. Stakeholders’ participation is essential to ICM development and is the

key for achieving a sustainable ICM initiative. The purpose of stakeholders’ participation is the

active involvement of stakeholders in the ICM process. Involvement does not simply occur. The

possibility of stakeholders’ involvement in the ICM process increases if they see the potential

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benefit for them from the project. In fact, participation and desired benefit are the main factors of

ICM sustainability (Pollnac & Pomeroy, 2005, p. 249). In contrast, if stakeholders perceive that an

ICM project may threaten them; their support and participation are unlikely to be obtained. The

involvement of the most powerful private enterprises is often difficult as in many cases they take

advantage of the ‘anything goes’ conditions (for example, corrupt government) and perceive the

equity and transparency that are attached to ICM projects as a threat (Olsen et al., 1998, p. 615).

If these issues are resolved, it is possible that the private sector can become economic

contributors to ICM policies (White et al., 2005, p. 278). In this manner, government and local

stakeholders can build partnerships with the private sector to gain mutual benefits.

The level of stakeholder participation is influenced by political, cultural and socio-economic

circumstances. In some cases, social and political contexts are too fragile and unstable for a

participatory approach to formulate and implement coastal management policies and programs

(Olsen et al., 1998, p. 614). When participation is possible, stakeholders’ participation needs to

be designed effectively otherwise it may slow the project’s progress. One stakeholder that plays a

dominant role in decision-making may negatively affect the progress of an ICM program (White et

al., 2005, p. 278). Moreover, stakeholders should be involved in the ICM process from an early

stage (The World Bank, 1996, p. 8). It is important that stakeholders understand coastal issues

that have occurred in their area and that the purpose of the ICM program is to address the issues.

In this manner, a feeling of ‘ownership’ with respect to the project will occur and generate the

conducive atmosphere for change (Pollnac & Pomeroy, 2005, p. 249). This is an important aspect

of effective stakeholders’ involvement.

3.2.4.7 Capacity development

The experience of ICM projects in Sri Lanka and Costa Rica showed that the central government

held authority, thus the local government offices were weak. To make local governments play

more meaningful roles, their capacity should be strengthened (Olsen et al., 1998, p. 614). Similar

experiences occurred in South-East Asia, where the involvement of local governments created

setbacks in terms of technical expertise (Chua, 1998, p. 609). It is necessary to strengthen the

local government capacity, as it is proven that ICM programs carried out with the involvement of

local government are implemented more readily (Chua et al., 2006, p. 318). This result is

associated with the local government as a legal entity that holds authority to manage coastal

areas and as being the entity that understands local issues.

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Training local government officials and local project staff should be the earliest priority of an ICM

project (Chua, 1998, p. 609). Capacity building programs that use local experts familiar with the

local issues seem to be more effective and sustainable. Non-local experts should be used only

when the expertise is not available locally (Wescott, 2002, p. 565). Capacity building is

recognised as a significant part of an ICM initiative; nevertheless, it remains a challenge. It seems

that investment in capacity building is not an attractive venture for politicians, global institutions

and private corporations when compared to a monumental or short-term gains project (Wescott,

2002, p. 568). The benefit of capacity building, conversely, occurs after the medium to long-term

period of exercise.

3.2.4.8 Financing arrangements

How to finance an ICM initiative is a critical and challenging question, particularly in regards to

how to obtain a sustainable financing mechanism. Adequate financial resources must be

available for both the planning and implementation phases. ICM experience in the East Asian

Seas Region showed a difficulty of obtaining a continuous supply of financial support. The lack of

funds created failures in program implementation and was repeatedly used as justification for

discontinuing the program. To overcome this, donor sponsored initiatives in several countries in

the region incorporated the program into national programs before the external funds halted

(Chua, 2006, p. 116). Besides the regular government budget, other financing options need to

develop. Chua (2006, pp. 117-119) proposes to pursue options such as fees and taxes, public-

private sector partnerships, product and service fees.

3.2.4.9 Monitoring and evaluation

The purpose of monitoring and evaluation is to determine the level of program implementation

and to discover the extent of the objectives’ achievement. It monitors the environmental situation

in the area of concern and measures the response and effects of policy and management

interventions (Chua et al., 2006, p. 312). This exercise is often ignored (Chua, 2006, p. 122),

even though it is an important component to refine ICM development. The result of monitoring

and evaluation feeds the needs assessment for the next cycle of the ICM process. In every cycle,

this exercise should be carried out regularly during both the planning and implementation phase

(Chua, 2006, p. 122). Performance indicators (for example the ones developed by Olsen (2003))

can be used as the tool to assess the ICM progress.

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3.2.4.10 Two-track approach

Acknowledgment of the need of an ICM effort may take place at community, local government or

national government level (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 134). Even if the initiator of ICM comes

from a national government level, initiative from the community also plays an important role in the

ICM process. A top-down and bottom-up approach is effective for an ICM process. An integrated

approach of top-down and bottom-up is necessary to monitor the balance of economic growth

and environmental effects. English (2003) argues that in this climate of economically driven

globalisation, sustainable development is difficult to achieve. International corporations and elite

groups are more concerned about generating revenue than guarding the environment. At the

same time, they hold the power to influence environmental policy at a national and international

level. Therefore, sustainable development initiatives should also come from community and grass

root levels (English, 2003, p. 5). However, this can be challenging when the community is poor,

have insignificant education levels or sitting in a repressive political situation.

3.2.4.11 Boundaries and scope

The geographic boundary for an ICM initiative ideally encompasses a stretch of coast and the

adjacent ecosystems that are associated by common natural features or by the occurrence of

particular human activities (GESAMP, 1996, pp. 4-5). Where appropriate, the boundary falls

within the administrative jurisdiction of the local government (Chua, 1998, p. 607). Nevertheless,

for the initial phase of an ICM, it is practical to limit the management boundary to a practicable

level. Senior administration should focus on one or two management issues. A frequent mistake

is to undertake too many issues at the same time or try to find all the information required for all

the management issues (Chua, 1998, p. 607). It is an advantage to follow Cicin-Sain and

Knecht’s (1998, p. 135) suggestion of ‘starting small if necessary’.

3.2.4.12 Communication

An ICM initiative is a complex program involving various stakeholders. To achieve ICM

objectives, the concerned stakeholders need to work together and have strong communication

measures. Communication barriers are common between different levels of government and also

between policy makers, law enforcers, scientists, the general public and other concerned

stakeholders (Chua, 2006, p. 122). The barriers need to be broken. To do this, communication

among stakeholders becomes the key exercise. Communication, along with education, is also an

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important exercise in order to build the same vision and platform among stakeholders in the initial

phase of an ICM process (Chua et al., 2006, p. 308). This exercise is also an important measure

to make all concerned stakeholders understand that an ICM project requires a timeframe to

process and that the tangible result of an ICM initiative will not occur in a short time (Chua, 1998,

p. 606). This needs to be done to avoid unrealistic expectations of immediate results. A tool that

can be adopted to carry out the communication process is a communication plan (Chua, 2006, p.

122). A communication plan is developed and carried out during the design, development and

implementation of an ICM program. The plan should contain strategic approaches to reach each

specific target and build stakeholders that are more informed.

3.2.4.13 Educational outreach

It is common in South-East Asian countries, where food security, eradication of poverty and

availability of employment are the top priorities in the national agenda, that the public is less

aware or concerned about the adverse environmental effects of unregulated economic

development. This is particularly so when politicians and economic managers still have the

attitude of ‘development first and clean up later’ (Chua, 1998, p. 609). Environmental education is

the key measure to address this issue. The important element in environmental education is the

consideration for future generations. A new social paradigm like ICM that promotes sustainable

development needs endorsement among society. Education and social movements are essential

factors in developing this new paradigm (English, 2003, p. 17). Chua (1998, p. 609) points out

that in ICM implementation, creating public awareness should be a continuous process to

educate the community, help generate support and promote civil advocacy for environmental

protection and sustainable development.

3.2.5 Sustainability

The sustainability of ICM programs remains a challenging issue. Scholars argue about the

aspects that impede ICM program sustainability. One aspect that becomes an impediment is the

availability of funding. Most ICM initiatives are donor-driven and the initiatives come to an end

with the termination of the funding from the donors (Chua et al., 2006, p. 319), while Olsen

(2003b, p. 358) considers that the availability of funding is not a primary issue, but the capacity of

the institutions that are directly involved in integrated and adaptive forms of management is.

Based on the ICM experience in Asia, Christie et al. (2005, p. 479) discovered the impediments to

adopt the aspects associated with ICM sustainability. The aspects include: generally weak

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institutional capacities at all government levels, competing concerns within each level of

government for budget and personnel, lack of common understanding about the need or the

importance for ICM and lack of monitoring and evaluation in any program, let alone ICM (Christie

et al., 2005, p. 479). Chua (2006, p. 305) acknowledges that the institutional capacity and

effective governance system in the ICM process are important, but he also considers that the

availability of funding is a dominant aspect for ICM sustainability. It can be seen that the

impediments for sustainability vary. They might be related to the unique situation of each area.

However, it can be summarised that the availability of funding and the institutional capacity play a

significant role in ICM program sustainability.

Conversely, based on the experiences of ICM projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, Christie

(2005), Christie et al. (2005), Pollnac and Pomeroy (2005) and White et al. (2005) also

discovered the factors that contributed to ICM sustainability. They found that the factors tended to

vary from one case to another and each factor may involve different intensities. The identified

factors for ICM sustainability are: (1) measurable environmental gains, (2) stakeholder

participation in the decision-making process, (3) economic returns and livelihood, (4) legal and

policy framework, (5) law enforcement capacity, (6) durable institutions beyond leadership

changes, (7) private sector role, (8) capacity improvement and (9) education and awareness.

3.2.5.1 Measurable environmental gain

Tangible results from coastal management programs such as biophysical improvements and

beneficial gain to the community from the improvement is a factor that contributes to ICM

sustainability (Christie et al., 2005, p. 479; White et al., 2005, pp. 273-274). However, what is

considered a tangible result may vary among stakeholders. Fishers are mainly interested in

improved environmental quality that increases fish yield while environmentalists are more

interested in conservation. Measurable environmental gains are important factors in ICM

sustainability but this factor alone is inadequate.

3.2.5.2 Stakeholders’ participation

Pollnac and Pomeroy (2005, p. 249) discovered that it takes both community participation and

desired benefits to affect ICM sustainability. The purpose of community participation is active

involvement in the ICM process. Active involvement does not simply occur. It is influenced by

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perceived economic benefits, sharing of benefits and continuance of benefits after the project

completion.

ICM experiences in Indonesia and the Philippines recognised the important value of stakeholders’

participation in the decision-making process of ICM. In these cases, participation started at the

early phase to allow the participants to understand the extent of the coastal issues and the

concern for management measures. In spite of its important contribution, designing participation

must be strategic and involve qualified stakeholders. Otherwise, it may slow the planning process

and make the program more expensive, at least in the short term. Stakeholder participation then

hinders the initiative progress instead of assisting it. Aiming at effective participation, therefore,

means considering the following factors: (1) who should participate, (2) what to expect from

participants, (3) the level of authority participants have and (4) the involvement arrangement to

ensure the most effective and efficient use of participants’ time (White et al., 2005, p. 274).

Participation that contributes to ICM sustainability must also be equitable (Christie et al., 2005, p.

479). Pollnac and Pomeroy (2005, p. 249) note that local level participation in program

development and implementation is a factor in promoting desired changes. Participation

measures create an ownership feeling towards ICM programs in community members and this

assists program sustainability.

3.2.5.3 Economic returns and livelihood

One factor that is recognised as a basic ingredient of ICM program sustainability is the

improvement of economic returns and income generation. White et al. (2005, pp. 275-276)

discovered that the perceived economic benefit improvement through an ICM program increases

stakeholder support towards the program. However, this is challenging. When the participants’

expectations of gaining economic benefit fail to eventuate, it may derail the program. How to

share the benefits may also become a conflict among stakeholders.

3.2.5.4 Legal and policy framework

White et al. (2005, p. 276) identify the legal and policy framework as ‘extremely important’ in

achieving ICM objectives and in sustaining support for the initiatives. Significant parts of the legal

and policy framework require adequate national legal authority, delegating authority to the local

government and an efficient and transparent legal and institutional system at the local

government level.

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Designing ICM programs that fit with the local system allows the planning and implementation

process to run smoothly. White et al. (2005, p. 276) found that in the Philippines, the ICM

initiatives were carefully arranged in line with the local planning, legal and revenue generation

programs. Thus, the government did not need to make many changes except to start allocating

resources towards the initiatives. Moreover, since the objectives of both the programs and the

government were the same, the ICM program indicators were also arranged in line with the

national government development indicators. In this manner, ICM initiatives were planned and

implemented with less effort.

3.2.5.5 Compliance

The level of local stakeholder participation in designing and implementing ICM programs

contributes to effective law enforcement. Reciprocally, effective law enforcement increases the

accomplishment of the programs in terms of participation and the success in achieving

environmental quality improvement and income generation. However, to sustain the ICM

initiatives, law enforcement must be legitimate and imposed equitably. White et al. (2005, pp.

276-277) discovered that in the Philippines, small-scale illegal fishers were prosecuted regularly

but enforcement officials ignored illegal pollution discharged from sugar mills. As a result of this

inequity in prosecution, the coastal inhabitants became frustrated with the ICM program.

3.2.5.6 Durable institutions beyond leadership changes

ICM implementation needs political will and leadership. However, a change in leadership often

puts the continuity of ICM policies at risk. ICM policy implementation may be disrupted when

leaders are replaced. Loss in ICM progress may occur because effective management requires

the newly elected officials to understand, support and continue to implement ICM policies and

programs. More importantly, significant risks arise when supportive leaders are replaced by less

supportive ones. To ensure ICM policy implementation goes beyond leadership changes, White

et al. (2005, p. 278) suggest: (1) stakeholders participation in ICM planning and implementation to

assist building a constituency that government leaders cannot ignore, (2) building advocacy

among stakeholders and (3) building support among a broad range of community leaders.

3.2.5.7 Private sector role

Private sector support plays a strong role in the ICM process. Marine tourism and commercial

fishery companies in the Philippines showed this in a constructive manner (White et al., 2005, p.

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278). It is expected that private sectors support ICM policies if they see the policies are

advantageous to their interests. The role of the private sector should be carefully designed. In

one case in the Philippines, the dominant role of the private sector in decision-making processes

became a negative influence on ICM progress. The owners of private companies, in this case,

were insensitive to other coastal users who had different interests.

3.2.5.8 Capacity improvement

Before designing an ICM program, analysis of the capacity of local governments and

stakeholders to hold responsibilities and complete tasks must be undertaken first. If the result

shows insufficient capacity, an improvement program should be carried out. Capacity

improvement can be done through training and facilitating the improvement process by learning

by doing (White et al., 2005, pp. 278-279). The purpose of these exercises will enable the ICM

programs to improve the capacity of local governments and stakeholders and, at the same time,

ICM programs will be implemented.

3.2.5.9 Education and awareness

Educating multiple stakeholders at different levels of involvement throughout the ICM process has

a direct positive effect on ICM sustainability. Education and awareness allow personnel to

accomplish their tasks and understand the tasks’ rationale and logic and help in building

constituency among policy makers for ICM. White et al. (2005, p. 279) discovered that a more

successful ICM program invests heavily in the information, education and communication

process.

ICM programs’ sustainability is multifaceted. Various aspects contribute to it and each factor may

involve different intensity depending on the unique circumstances of an individual area. To be

effective in designing an ICM program, these aspects must be crafted to be relevant to the area.

3.3 ICM practice

This section discusses ICM practice in Indonesia and two ICM programs that are considered as

successful and investigates the enabling factors of each successful program. The successful

programs are in Sanur, Indonesia and Xiamen, China.

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3.3.1 ICM practice in Indonesia

Indonesia is one country that has attempted to carry out an ICM program. With the essential

objective to optimise the utilization of coastal areas and their resources on a sustainable basis,

the government of Indonesia, supported by multinational and bilateral donors and NGOs, initiated

some coastal management projects with an integrated approach. From 1987 to 1999, over 40

ICM projects were implemented in Indonesia (Bengen, 2001, cited in Pollnac & Pomeroy, 2005,

p. 236). Some projects chronologically by starting date are:

The Segara Anakan Project (SAP), Cilacap: 1984–1992. The project was a part of the

Coastal Resources Management Project (CRMP), which was supported by USAID and

implemented by the Directorate General of Fisheries. The aim was to establish a land-use

zoning scheme that satisfies the different resource users; to preserve ecologically important

areas of coastal forest, estuarine and marine ecosystems; and to settle land-use conflicts.

Included in the project were training in aquaculture, mangrove management, environmental

education, livelihood activities for women and small loans for aquaculture. A significant

outcome was a comprehensive ICM plan (White et al., 2005, p. 283).

The Bunaken National Park Management Project (BNP), Manado, North Sulawesi: 1991–

1996. The project was implemented through the Natural Resource Management Program

(NRMP) I of USAID. Bappenas (National Development Planning Board) and Ministry of

Forestry were the leading agency to implement the project. Main activities included

development of participatory national park management plans, communication and education

programs (Pollnac & Pomeroy, 2005, p. 237). The project was not self-described as ICM, but

included activities such as multi-sectoral planning, livelihood generation, protected area

establishment, private–public sector collaboration, ecotourism development, education,

zoning and enforcement in coastal and marine areas (White et al., 2005, p. 283).

Marine Resources Evaluation and Planning (MREP): 1993-1998. Funding was partly

supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The purpose of the project was to improve

the marine and coastal planning and management capacity in some provinces and to develop

and strengthen the marine and coastal information system. The project consists of ten marine

and coastal management areas (MCMAs) and three special marine areas (SMAs) programs.

The MCMAs were under provincial responsibilities, with the provincial planning agency

(Bappeda) expanding their scope of responsibility for marine and coastal resources

management planning. The SMAs were a national interest that managed primarily by the

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national environment agency (Bapedal) (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, pp. 402-403; Nontji &

Setiapermana, 1996, p. 63)

The Segara Anakan Conservation and Development Project, Cilacap: 1996–2004. The

project was funded by an ADB loan and implemented by the Directorate General of Regional

Development, Ministry of Home Affairs. Main objectives included water resources

management and sedimentation control, rehabilitation and management of mangroves

through community participation, capacity building and education (White et al., 2005, p. 283).

Proyek Pesisir or Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP), North Sulawesi, East

Kalimantan and Lampung Province: 1997–2003. It was a USAID funded project, which

emphasised the institutional reform in Indonesian governance structures towards

decentralization by strengthening coastal resources planning and management. Included in

the project was parallel activities to foster the development of national coastal policy (Dahuri

& Dutton, 2000, pp. 3-4; White et al., 2005, p. 284).

Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP): 1998–2013. Funding was

from the World Bank, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the ADB, Australian Aid and the

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project was a national program and was

designed to rehabilitate damaged coral reef habitats and encourage community-based coral

reef management at 35 sites in Indonesia. The main goal was to protect, rehabilitate and

sustain marine ecosystem use throughout Indonesia (White et al., 2005, p. 284).

Southeastern Coast of Bali, Bali Province: 2000-2005. The project was a grant from

GEF/UNDP/IMO through Regional Programme for Partnership in Environmental

Management for Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA). The project was managed through Bapedal,

representing national government, and Bapedalda, representing Bali Provincial Government,

as well as other partners Bali-Fokus (NGOs), Bremen Overseas Research and Development

Association (BORDA, a German NGO), JICA, Japan Bank of International Cooperation

(JBIC), the World Bank and several local non-government and government offices. The

purpose of the project was to assist local government to develop building capacity of itself

and other stakeholders, in protecting and managing the environment and resources in coastal

area of Bali. The program including integrated solid waste management, sewage treatment

and disposal and coral reef rehabilitation (Chua, 2006, p. 171)

Marine and Coastal Resources Management Project (MCRMP): 2001-2006. Funding partly

from the ADB and managed by the Marine and Fishery Affairs Department in cooperation

with the National Coordinating Agency for Survey and Mapping (Bakosurtanal) and the

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Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). The project was designed to foster the capacity

building of national and local government to manage coastal resources in an integrated and

sustainable manner. The project was implemented in fifteen provinces & forty-two districts

(Maarif, 2008).

The above shows that ICM initiatives have been carried out in several places in Indonesia. The

initiatives focus on different aspects such as the state of coastal resources and capacity building,

but mainly emphasize the protection of ecological resources. The Southeastern coast of Bali ICM

project covers several municipalities, one of which is Sanur Beach, Denpasar City. This program

is considered as successful, and detail is provided below.

3.3.2 Successful ICM program of Sanur, Indonesia

Publications regarding the Sanur ICM program after its implementation phase are limited. The

PEMSEA, as the sponsor of the Sanur ICM program, published one article in Tropical Coasts

(Sudiarta, 2012), the publication media of PEMSEA. Such limited information makes confirming

the achievement of the Sanur ICM program difficult. However, news from the PEMSEA website

(2010) and a field visit to Sanur Beach strengthened the findings of the article. Information about

the Sanur ICM program in the following sections has been sourced mainly from Sudiarta’s (2012)

Tropical Coasts article.

The city of Denpasar is the capital city of the Bali Province, Indonesia. The revenue of the city

comes mainly from tourism and the central tourism industry is located in the coastal area of Sanur

(Sudiarta, 2012, p. 47). Sanur has a white sandy beach that extends to approximately 7 km, with

an ecosystem consisting of coral reef, seagrass beds and fish breeding areas. The tourism

industry and the population of Denpasar City had experienced rapid growth that had put

significant pressure on the coastal environment, resulting in environmental deterioration in the

coastal area. Problems included pollution, coral reef destruction, beach erosion and deterioration

of ecosystems. In 2000, an ICM initiative was started in the form of a collaborative program

between the GEF/UNDP/IMO Regional Programme on Building, PEMSEA and the government of

the Bali Province (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 47). According to information on the PEMSEA website

(2010), the initiative was an ICM PEMSEA demonstration site that initially covered 219 km of the

Bali Province coastline. In 2010, the initiative was scaled up to cover the entire 430 km of

provincial coastline.

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Accomplishments achieved by the Sanur ICM program include development of an effective

governance system and improvement of environmental quality. In terms of a governance system,

the program established an ICM policy that facilitated the establishment of a management

framework (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 51). The management framework consisted of a coordinating

mechanism, plans, programs and financial support. In terms of environmental quality, the

program achieved beach nourishment, coastal ecosystem restoration and pollution reduction (p.

50). More importantly, the program was able to promote paradigm shifts from a sectoral to an

integrated approach in addressing coastal management problems and increase stakeholders’

awareness towards sustainable coastal development (p. 51).

A number of enabling factors are present in the Sanur ICM program that makes the program run

effectively. These factors influence and are related to each other. The factors include nesting the

program in the socio-cultural and economic conditions of the Balinese, strong political will from

the mayor, adequate commitment from local government, intensive involvement of stakeholders,

incorporating some plans of the program into the city development plan, adequate law

enforcement, setting coastal tourism as a main driver, the presence of visible economic returns

and a manageable scope and boundary of the program. These factors are discussed in the

following paragraphs.

The program is effectively nested in the socio-cultural and economic context of Bali. The Balinese

culture is strongly influenced by their religious beliefs (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 46) and obedience of the

general society to traditional leaders (p. 51). The dominant ethnic group in the Bali Province is the

Balinese and they believe in Hinduism (approximately 66% of total population, see Pemerintah

Daerah Kota Denpasar, 2010). They believe that the marine and coastal areas are sacred

(Sudiarta, 2012, p. 46); hence, many religious activities take place in the area. This makes

connecting beliefs with the coastal conservation program a welcome idea among the community.

It also makes belief a powerful driver for coastal conservation. Another socio-cultural character of

the Balinese is the strong attitude of society towards traditional leaders. The society in general

obeys the traditional villages and respects traditional leaders. Programs that require community

participation utilise these circumstances to make the community more involved.

In addition, the economic environment of Sanur influences the program. The main earning of the

city was from the tourism industry and it was located in Sanur (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 47). It was in

the best interest of local government, local people and tourism-actors (mainly private sector) to

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achieve sustainability of resources used and long-term protection of tourism assets. The local

government and the tourism-actors were able to see the potential economic return of the ICM

program and these visible economic returns generated commitment among related stakeholders

towards the program. It can be seen that employing a sustainable tourism approach is an

acceptable idea for the community and becomes an influential driver of the program’s

accomplishment. The Sanur case shows that the mainly private sector tourism industry is a major

stakeholder. Even though the private sector contributes to the deterioration of the ecosystem,

they are not left out. Instead, the ICM program mobilises and works with them to achieve

conservation objectives. Further, the Sanur ICM program shows the ‘dual-sided coin’: economic

development and conservation activity proceeding at the same time.

Strong political will of community leaders is another enabling factor of the Sanur ICM program.

The mayor of Denpasar City showed a strong political will towards the program since the

beginning (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 51). The political will was demonstrated in the local policy and

management framework to support the ICM program. This included the establishment of

coordinating mechanisms for ICM, providing financial support, developing integrated land-use

and coastal zoning plans and the establishment of strategic plans and programs (Sudiarta, 2012,

p. 51). The political will was also demonstrated in environmental investment, such as in a

conservation project, sewage treatment plant, pollution control program and solid waste

management (pp. 53-54).

Incorporating the ICM program with programs from the city development plan is an effective

approach in Sanur. This approach is an important way to obtain financial support from the city.

Some parts of the ICM program already existed in the city development plan (Sudiarta, 2012, p.

50). These included the beach conservation and solid waste management program. What the

ICM program did was strengthening the integration effort and, therefore, accelerated plan

implementation. The establishment of the ICM program was followed by adequate law

enforcement regarding pollution control. The enforcement effort was strengthened by

stakeholders’ involvement. A coordinating team was also established that functioned to

strengthen law enforcement in addressing environmental pollution and ecosystem degradation (p.

52). The team consisted of government officials, traditional leaders, academics and NGOs. The

effort produced a significant reduction of pollutant discharge.

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Intensive involvement of stakeholders occurs throughout the program. The Sanur ICM program

successfully increased stakeholders’ awareness and participation in the integrated beach

conservation program. The government was able to integrate with the community, NGOs,

academics and the private sector throughout the ICM program. The support from stakeholders

could not be separated from public education and the flow of information towards the

stakeholders. The improvement of public awareness was conducted through the traditional

villages (Sudiarta, 2012, p. 56). As a result, stakeholders intensively supported the program and

were involved in numerous ICM activities.

The Sanur ICM program successfully sets a manageable scope and boundary. The length of the

beach was approximately 7 km, which contained about 6 km of eroded beach (Sudiarta, 2012, p.

53). The decision to rehabilitate 100% of the city coastline was proven as a manageable scope.

As well as the conservation program that covered the beach and its related water-ecosystem, in

the hinterland, a solid waste and sewerage management program covered the whole city area.

Denpasar City has an area of 127.78 km2 and was inhabited by a population of 788,445 in 2010

(BPS Kota Denpasar, 2010, p. 8). The development of a solid waste treatment plant was a

collaborative effort with the neighbouring municipalities. Establishing a solid waste treatment plant

and providing a solid waste and sewerage management program are big tasks, financially and

socially. By establishing it as a collaborative effort, the responsibility is shared and provides fewer

burdens on the individual municipality. This was effective in Sanur. The management framework

of the Sanur ICM program designed the scope and boundaries to a manageable level. Deciding

on a manageable scope and boundaries is a critical step for successful ICM program

implementation.

3.3.3 Successful ICM program of Xiamen, China

Several ICM programs have been initiated in East Asia since 1986. The earliest projects were

from 1986 to 1992, involving eight sites in eight different countries. From the eight projects, only

two projects reached the implementation phase: Batangas Bay in the Philippines and Xiamen in

China (Chua, 1998, p. 599). Both sites in 1993 were selected as ICM demonstration sites, co-

funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF). The objectives were to test and verify the

effectiveness of the ICM approach (Chua, 2008, p. 88). The two areas were small fishing villages.

They shared similar development and management problems but had different political and

cultural settings. The two projects were implemented by local government and were guided by the

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ICM cycle (Chua, 2008, p. 88). From the two projects, Xiamen is considered to have had a more

remarkable achievement. In about 12 years, Xiamen has made significant achievements in terms

of environmental quality improvement and socio-economic development (Chua et al., 2006, pp.

313-314). From being a polluted area with uncontrolled development, it became a model for ICM

implementation nationally, regionally and internationally.

Figure 3.3 Location of Xiamen, China (Chua, 2008, p. 88; Google Map, retrieved 18 November 2013)

Table 3.4 Political and cultural setting of Xiamen

Setting

1 Socialist system 2 Centrally controlled but with a certain degree of autonomy 3 Government machinery led by a mayor and party machinery led by a Communist Party

secretary. Government operation must be led by the party principles and decisions. The mayor is generally a deputy secretary of the party

4 No religious influence

Source: Chua (2008, pp. 88-90)

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Xiamen is an island (Figure 3.3) that has a land area of 1,565 km2, a sea area of 390 km2 and a

coastline of 234 km. It was inhabited by a population of 1.25 million in 1995 and 2.25 million in

2005 (Chua, 2008, pp. 88, 92). Xiamen was a fishing village that, after a political dispute ending

in the late 1960s, became an autonomous economic zone with substantial authority to enact

municipal legislation and practise a liberal economic program. Since the 1980s, Xiamen has

experienced rapid economic development with an accelerated GDP growth generated by port

development and electronic and manufacturing industries. As a sustainable development plan

and city planning were not in place, the environmental state rapidly deteriorated. Habitats were

destroyed, natural resources were over-exploited and much of the natural resources were

eroded. Domestic sanitation facilities and industrial waste treatment were not available, thus

human sewage and industrial waste flowed into rivers, lagoons and coastal seas (Chua et al.,

2006, p. 314). From 1986 to 1992, Xiamen became a part of the ICM projects in Southeast Asia,

developed through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations/United States Coastal Resources

Management Project. In 1993, the Xiamen program was selected as an ICM demonstration site,

which was part of the ICM projects developed through the GEF/UNDP (United Nations

Development Programme)/IMO (International Maritime Organization) Regional Programme for

the Prevention and Management of Marine Pollution in the East Asian Seas. The program was

launched in early 1994 (Chua, 1998, p. 599; 2008, pp. 88, 90). Since then, the Xiamen

Municipality has adopted an integrated approach dedicated to sustainable development. As a

result, the environmental quality improved and now Xiamen holds several prestigious awards

nationally and internationally (Chua et al., 2006, p. 316). The awards include National Sanitary

City, National Garden City, Model City for Environmental Protection, China’s Outstanding Tourist

City, one of the Top 10 Liveable Cities in China and the UN Habitat’s Scroll of Honour Award in

2004. In addition, the city survived the Asian economic crisis in the late 1990s and continued to

maintain an average GDP growth of 18.3% (Chua et al., 2006, p. 314).

The starting point to such a transformation and to the commitment for sustainable development

was strong political will from the mayor (Chua, 2008, p. 99; Chua et al., 2006, p. 314). The mayor

had a strong belief in sustainable development and took a personal interest to ensure the

progress of Xiamen economic development without compromising the environmental quality. This

strong political will and commitment did not stop with his time in power. It has been sustained

beyond leadership change as the next mayors also shared the same commitments.

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Table 3.5 Xiamen ICM cycle

Cycle Time Duration (years)

Main achievements Funding sources

1 1994–2000

6 1. Essential information on the elements of coastal governance acquired: policy, strategic action programs, legislation, institutional arrangement, financing, stakeholder consultation, information management and capacity development

2. ICM programs formulated

GEF : about half to two-thirds Local government: the remaining

2 2000–2007

7 Implementing activities identified in their action plans

Local government: almost 90% GEF: the remaining

3 2008–on going

Focused on geographical and functional scaling up of ICM practices

No data

Source: Adapted from Chua (2008, p. 90)

Table 3.6 Enabling conditions in Xiamen

Enabling conditions Sources

New environmental legislation The initiative induces the enactment of a new environmental legislation.

(Chua et al., 2006, p. 315)

Local administrative ordinances The initiative establishes administrative ordinances. Legislative conflicts between national agencies are harmonised through the ordinances.

(Chua, 1998, p. 609; Chua et al., 2006, p. 315)

Zoning system A legal basis for zoning schemes is established.

(Chua, 1998, p. 609)

Coastal permit system The initiative financial arrangement uses a permit system from the use of coastal waters. The city developed a sea-use zoning scheme.

(Chua, 2006, p. 117)

Integrated law enforcement Local government sets up an integrated law enforcement arrangement.

(Chua, 1998, p. 604)

Management framework The authority of the initiative has a sound management framework that enables it to accommodate ICM dynamics and to facilitate the cyclical ICM process. The management framework is crafted in the designing phase and is incorporated with planning and program development.

(Chua, 1998, p. 607)

Incorporation of the management framework and program development processes in the design phase The design of the initiative affects the outputs, particularly in cases where there is no flexibility in response to the operational needs. To generate the aimed results, the management framework and the planning and program development processes are incorporated in the design phase.

(Chua, 1998, p. 607)

Permanent coordinating mechanism The initiative survives replacement of three local leaders. One key into its sustainability is the permanent form of the coordinating mechanism. It is permanent as the mechanism is formalised and institutionalised.

(Chua et al., 2006, pp. 309-310)

Local government ownership Local government ownership of the initiative is strong.

(Chua, 1998, p. 609)

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Enabling conditions Sources

Long-term strategic environmental management plans Long-term strategic environmental management plans (SEMP) are established.

(Chua, 1998, p. 604)

Specific issue-oriented action plan The project management focuses on solvable issues that needed immediate attention. This is followed by developing an issue-specific action plan.

(Chua, 1998, p. 607)

Environmental quality indicators Environmental indicators are set up. The purpose of the setting is to monitor the achievement of environmental improvement. All the indicators are measurable and attainable.

(Chua, 1998, p. 607)

Expert panel An interdisciplinary expert panel is built into the management structure. The expert panel provides regular technical advice to the local government and carry out research to narrow down information gaps.

(Chua, 1998, p. 607)

Link to university staff University staff are closely involved in program development and provide technical expertise in the training of local officials.

(Chua, 1998, p. 609)

Community watch A well-informed public serves as a deterrent to those who misuse the natural resources.

(Chua, 1998, p. 609)

Stakeholders consultative facility To facilitate stakeholders involvement, the ICM authority provides a stakeholders’ consultative platform that enable stakeholders to engage with the ICM process. The consultative platform provides an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about the ICM process and to be involved in program development and implementation.

(Chua, 2008, p. 99)

The political will of the Xiamen leaders was adopted into actions through a sound management

framework. The framework successfully promoted policy reforms, enacted new environmental

legislation, built a coordinating mechanism and enacted local legislation and administrative

ordinances (Chua, 2008, p. 99; Chua et al., 2006, p. 315). The environmental legislation posed as

the legal umbrella for the initiative to conduct its actions and local ordinances, providing a

harmonisation mechanism in addressing legislative conflicts between inline national agencies

(Chua, 1998, p. 609). The new environmental legislation included the establishment of a legal

basis for a zoning scheme (Chua, 1998, p. 609).The city then developed a sea-use zoning

scheme. The scheme played an important role in managing activities on the coast and sea,

addressing conflict between users, and generating funds. The scheme and other regulations were

enforced by an integrated law enforcement set up by the local government (Chua, 1998, p. 604).

Using these legal instruments, the authority was able to take action fearlessly. In the case of

conflict between oyster farmers and navigational activities in which the farming blocked

navigational channels, the authority relocated or removed the farming mediums and freed the

channels (Chua, 2006, p. 117). This has significantly facilitated port development in the area and

in turn boosted economic gain.

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The authority of the Xiamen ICM initiative had a sound management framework that enabled it to

address ICM dynamics and facilitate the cyclical ICM process. The management framework was

crafted in the designing phase and incorporated with planning and program development (Chua,

1998, p. 607). In terms of addressing coastal issues, the project management focused on

solvable issues that needed immediate concern. This was followed by developing an issue-

specific action plan (Chua, 1998, p. 607). Developing an issue-specific action plan is one of

Xiamen’s achievements that other initiatives were unsuccessful in developing. However, to

implement this issue-specific action plan was challenging as it required substantive financial and

human resources (Chua, 2008, p. 91). Xiamen also accomplished long-term SEMP (Chua, 1998,

p. 604). This process could not be separated from the role of scientists. A multidisciplinary expert

group was integrated into the management framework to provide scientific support as a part of

the coastal development and management program (Chua et al., 2006, p. 311). The management

approach effectively facilitated the expert team so they were constantly involved during the

process of planning and implementation of major ICM development programs. The Xiamen ICM

initiative has survived the replacement of three local leaders (Chua, 2008, p. 99). The key to its

sustainability was the permanent form of the coordinating mechanism (Chua et al., 2006, pp. 309-

310). It was permanent because the mechanism was formalised and institutionalised. The sound

management framework has enabled the Xiamen ICM program to accomplish significant

achievements. The Xiamen program achievements can be seen in the following list (Chua et al.,

2006, pp. 314-315):

Conducting environmental profiling to identify and prioritize major environment and

management issues

Formulating the Xiamen Strategic Environmental Management Plan (SEMP)

Establishing an interagency coordinating committee

Establishing a scientific advisory panel

Enacting new environmental legislation and administrative ordinances

Developing and implementing a sea-use zoning plan and permit system

Establishing an integrated law enforcement unit

Installing six sewage treatment plants for nutrient reduction

Implementing solid waste management program

Cleaning up the Yuandang Lagoon

Conducting an integrated environmental monitoring program

Restoring habitats

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Protecting endangered species through protected areas

Opening water stocking for fish and shrimp fingerlings in the coastal waters

Undertaking management-related scientific studies

Incorporating ICM into the regular government program

Reducing multiple use conflicts

Redesigning and landscaping coastal roads

Banning sand excavation and rehabilitating sandy beaches

Establishing the ICM Regional Training Centre to facilitate local officials training

Obtaining ISO 14001 certification of the Gulangyu Island

Establishing a major environment rehabilitation project for Maluan Bay

Addressing trans-boundaries pollution issue that occurs from upstream municipalities of the

Jiulongiang river system.

The Xiamen experience shows that stakeholders’ involvement is important in the ICM process. To

facilitate stakeholders’ involvement, the program provided a stakeholder consultative platform

(Chua, 2008, p. 99). The consultative platform provides an opportunity for stakeholders to learn

about the ICM process and to be involved in program development and implementation. It is

important for stakeholders to understand the principles, processes, strategies and approaches of

ICM. Partial understanding may hinder the achievement of ICM objectives. In the case of NGOs,

Xiamen provides a unique context. NGOs are present at Xiamen, but mainly in the form of

government-controlled specialised organisations (Chua, 2008, p. 93). They are associated with

the machinery system employed by the government. In this situation, NGOs are the government’s

associates instead of critical partners.

The Xiamen program was not free from obstacles. The program experienced financial constraints

(Chua, 2008, p. 91). However, it successfully generated funds from the sea-use zoning scheme

(Chua, 1998, p. 604). The scheme was used as a permit system and to obtain the permit a fee

needed to be paid. The funds were also obtained from a regular city budget and a public-private

sector partnership (Chua, 2008, p. 94). The program was successful at overcoming the obstacles.

3.4 Chapter summary

Integration is the principle of ICM. The principle is the expression of the need to establish the

relationship between issues and sectoral offices and between environment and development. The

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integration principle includes vertical and horizontal, spatial, science and management,

stakeholders and policy integration. Besides this, ICM also contains the elements of adaptive

management, effective governance, institutional arrangement, a coordinating mechanism, multi-

stakeholders’ participation, capacity development, financial arrangement, monitoring and

evaluation, two-track approach, boundaries and scope, communication and educational outreach.

To design an ICM program it is necessary to adopt the integration principle and the elements of

ICM. The intensity of adoption depends on the unique circumstances of the area where the

program is implemented. To understand the unique situation of the area, one can begin by

examining the type of social and political system of the area. Questions—such as Who needs to

be convinced to establish the ICM program? Who will design, implement, monitor and enforce it?

and Whose behaviour is it necessary to change to make the initiative effective?—can be used to

start the examination.

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Chapter 4

State of the Jakarta Bay coast

4.1 Introduction

Jakarta Bay was once in a pristine state. The coastal strip contained a white sandy beach with

coconut trees and uncontaminated sea water, was fringed with mangrove forests (Suherman,

2003, p. 32), sprinkled with thriving coral reefs (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236) and layered by

seagrass (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 902). Fish were easy to obtain (Djamali & Parino, 2008, p.

161) and the beach was accessible to the public (Suherman, 2003, p. 32). However, a

remarkable change has occurred and the pristine appearance has now disappeared. The white

sandy beach now presents in limited areas situated in private locations with no free access for the

public. The Cilincing area once was beautified with a sandy beach and coconut trees, but became

severely eroded. The sandy beach has vanished, the land has retreated and a dike now borders

the coastline. Mangrove forests have decreased significantly as a result of conversions for

various purposes. Coral reefs are damaged and some coral cays have disappeared due to

erosion as a result of coral mining. The quality of the bay water is significantly reduced due to

pollution. The bay has acted as a recipient of pollutants conveyed from the mainland via rivers. A

change has occurred and the most dramatic is the coastal ecosystem itself. It has deteriorated

and habitats are degraded.

Jakarta Bay plays an important role in Jakarta and even in Indonesia. It is the gate to the capital

city of Indonesia from the sea, and the port in Jakarta Bay serves national and international sea

traffic. Besides the seaport, there are many other establishments such as residential areas,

industries, recreational areas and commercial and office buildings. Extensive urban development

has taken place in the coastal area of Jakarta Bay. Besides the use for transportation, the water

of the bay plays an important role for the community. Fishing and mussel farming are essential

occupations for local people and seafood is an important part of the diet of local people and

people in Jakarta.

Extensive urban development is occurring in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area. Van der Meij et al.

(2010, p. 11) labelled the Jakarta Bay a perfect location to study human effects on coastal

ecosystems considering the immense anthropogenic effects from the Jakarta Metropolitan Area.

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The area holds a large population and has an uncontrolled growth of urban area (Texier, 2008, p.

362). The region produces the highest GDP in the country, indicating a fine achievement in

economic development. These circumstances threaten the environment, including the Jakarta

Bay coastal environment.

This chapter focuses on an examination of the current state of the Jakarta Bay coast which

includes:

Physical profile

Environmental profile

Coastal resources

Economic profile

Stakeholder profile

Policy enforcement and educational measures.

Within these aspects, coastal issues are also identified. Examining the status of the coast is the

first step towards developing an ICM framework. The identified problems are addressed by

management measures described in the Jakarta Bay ICM framework in Chapter 8.

4.2 Physical profile

4.2.1 Geography

Jakarta Bay is located in the north-west part of Java Island, Indonesia. The bay faces the Java

Sea to the north and is located between 106° 33′–107° E longitude and 5° 48′ 30″–6° 10′ 30″ S

latitude (Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3130). The total length of the Jakarta Bay coastline is about

149.1 km and covers a water area of approximately 595.4 km2 (Arifin, 2005, p. 1).

Geographically, the bay is situated between Pasir Cape in the west and Karawang Cape in the

east. The width of the mouth of the bay is approximately 35.4 km, while the part that protrudes

furthest from the line connecting the two capes is approximately 16.1 km (Setyapermana (1980)

in Muchtar, 2008, p. 102). The official position of the coastline has not yet been defined

(Interviewee 35, 2011). Administratively, the coastline of the bay is situated in three municipalities

in three provinces. At the west is the Tangerang Regency, which is part of the Banten Province,

in the middle is North Jakarta, part of the Jakarta (Special Territory of Capital) Province, and to

the east is the Bekasi Regency, part of the West Java Province (see Figure 4.1). The length of

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the coastline that is administratively under the North Jakarta/Jakarta Province is about 72 km

(Arifin, 2011) or around 48.3%.

Figure 4.1 Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu (Cleary, Suharsono, & Hoeksema, 2006, p. 3658)

The inland region that is bordered by Jakarta Bay is an agglomeration of 13 municipalities. The

region occupies a coastal plain that has varied elevations from 0 to 1,000 m above sea level and

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is one of the most developed basins in Indonesia (Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3130). The region is

known as Jabodetabek or the Jakarta Metropolitan Area and has a population of 28 million.1

North of the bay lies an archipelago named Kepulauan Seribu. Kepulauan Seribu is a regency

under the Jakarta Province. The islands form a chain stretching from the south-east to the north-

west seaward direction. According to Ongkosongo and Sukarno (1986, p. 56), the complex

covers an area 30 km wide, between 5°47’ latitude south and 5°24’ latitude south-east to the

west direction and 80 km long between 106° 23’ longitude east and 106° 37’ longitude east south

to the north direction. The official number of islands in the Kepulauan Seribu as published by the

government of Indonesia is 110 (Republik Indonesia, 2001).

4.2.2 Geology

The Jakarta Basin configuration is part of a zone named the Northern Zone, which consists of low

hilly areas of folded tertiary strata and coastal lowland that borders the Java Sea (Engelen and

Kloosterman, 1996, cited in Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3130). The lowland section has five main

landforms that consist of: (1) paleo-channels that existed perpendicular to the coastline, (2)

swamp and mangrove area landforms that are found in the coastal fringe, (3) beach ridge

landforms that lie in an east–west direction along the coast, (4) marine origin landforms that

occupy the northern area bordering the coastline and (5) volcanic and alluvial landforms in the

southern part of the basin (Rimbaman and Suparan, 1999, cited in Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3130).

Coastal and deltaic deposits are the major physical characteristics at the surface (Delinom, 2007,

p. 43). Historically, the alluvial plain bordering Jakarta Bay started to grow seaward at the foot of

the Pleistocene fluviovolcanic Bogor fan around 5,000 years ago. Verstapen (1988, p. 573)

explains that the current setting of the bay could be partially explained from the radial drainage

pattern on the fan that supported fluvial deposition to the west and east at the expense of the

sedimentation directly north of it.

Several rivers flow to Jakarta Bay from the Jakarta Metropolitan Area. Ongkosongo (2008, p. 1)

states that four major rivers have essentially shaped the coastline of Jakarta Bay. The west flank,

the Pasir Cape area, has been formed by sedimentary material from the Cisadane River. The

1 The population in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area has been derived from several sources. They are: Statistical Bureau of Jakarta Province (2010), Statistical Bureau of Tangerang City (2010), Statistical Bureau of Tangerang Regency (2010b), Statistical Bureau of Tangerang Regency (2010a), Statistical Bureau of Bogor City (2010), Statistical Bureau of Bekasi City (2010), Statistical Bureau of Depok City (2010), Statistical Bureau of Bogor Regency (2010) and Statistical Bureau of Bekasi Regency (2010a).

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south section of the bay was formed mainly as a result of sediment input from the Ciliwung River.

The flank in the east, Karawang Cape area, was formed particularly by sediment input from the

Citarum River located in the north part of the cape and sediments from the Bekasi River located

in the south of the cape. Ongkosongo (2008, p. 1) further explains that the outline of the Jakarta

Bay today was formed as a result of differences in the growth rate between the west flank, the

middle section and the east flank, which has had average speeds of 2.9 m/year, 1 m/year and 4.2

m/year respectively since approximately 6,600 years ago.

Figure 4.2 Main rivers that shaped the coastline of Jakarta Bay and a comparison of the Jakarta Bay coastlines between 1883/1885 and 1976 (Adapted from Ongkosongo, Ilahude, & Praseno, 1980)

4.2.3 Rivers and estuaries

As described previously by Ongkosongo (2008, p. 1), four major rivers essentially shaped the

coastline of Jakarta Bay. Of the four rivers, three flow to Jakarta Bay: the Ciliwung River in the

middle section, and the Citarum and Bekasi rivers in the east flank. The Citarum and Bekasi

rivers are situated in the West Java Province. Besides the Ciliwung River, several other rivers

and canals run to Jakarta Bay in the Jakarta Province (see Figure 4.3). In total, the coastline of

Jakarta Bay contains 16 estuaries and canal mouths (see Figure 4.4). Waterways play an

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important role in the environmental quality of Jakarta Bay as they become the passage of

pollutants from the mainland to Jakarta Bay.

Figure 4.3 The 13 waterways that flow through the Jakarta Province (modified from Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2010; Susanti, 2009)

The Ciliwung is the largest river system in Jakarta Province. It flows through the West Java

Province before reaching Jakarta Province. The river is 97 km in length with a catchment area of

476 km2. The catchment area uses are: urban 32.8%, forest 9.8%, paddy field 9.4% and other

agricultural purposes 48%. The catchment area is categorised as the most densely populated

area. Based on the 2000 census the population reached 4.088 million (UNESCO, 2004). Some

parts of the river have narrowed due to the establishment of settlements on the riverbanks, while

other areas have widened due to erosion. The settlements along the river are increasing every

year, causing vegetated areas, particularly in the upstream, to gradually decrease (Saudale,

2013). In the Jakarta Province slum areas (illegal housing) are located along the riverbanks,.

About 400 industries are also present along the river (Susanti, 2009, p. 16). Community Care for

Ciliwung (cited in Saudale, 2013) discovered, in the period of 1990 to 2011, that 354 hectares of

dense forest and 755 of bush forest have disappeared from the upstream areas, while settlement

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areas have increased from 1,287 hectares to 2,170 hectares. The group also discovered that in

1910, 187 species were found in the river, while in 2012 the species remaining numbered 20. The

167 species that became extinct did so for reasons associated with the high pollution level of the

river.

1. Tahang 2. Dadap 3. Kamal 4. Cengkareng Drain 5. Angke 6. Karang 7. Marina Ancol 8. Sunter 9. Cakung Drain 10. Tiram 11. East canal 12. Irigation/Cikarang 13. Bekasi 14. Mati 15. Bendera 16. Gembong

Figure 4.4 Estuaries and canal mouths in Jakarta Bay (modified from BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 3; Google Map, retrieved 22 February 2013)

Citarum is the longest river in the West Java Province (Heriyanto, 2010) with 269 km in length

and a catchment area of 6,080 km2 (UNESCO, 1995). In 1983, the river basin uses were: urban

32%, forest 20%, paddy field 30% and other agricultural purposes 18% (UNESCO, 1995). The

river had three dams that were used for hydropower. The hydropower plants produced electricity

of approximately 2,600 mW that supplied the Java and Bali islands. Besides being a major source

of water supply for the three hydro water plants, the Citarum River also provided raw drinking

water to 25 million residents of West Java and Jakarta Province. The river was also used for

fisheries and irrigation of 420,000 hectares of farmland in at least eight municipalities in West

Java. The river was polluted and experienced sedimentation starting upstream. The agricultural

and industrial activities along the river disposed untreated waste to the river (Yogantara, cited in

Heriyanto, 2010). This made the river even more polluted on the way to Jakarta Bay.

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4.2.4 Climate

Jakarta Bay lies in a region that has a humid tropical climate and is affected by monsoons. The

annual rainfall varies between 1,500 and 2,500 mm (Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3130). The climate

profile of Jakarta Bay in 2010 can be seen in Table 4.1. The maximum rainfall usually occurs in

January and February when the west monsoon takes place. In 2010, the rainfall in January was

572.2 mm and in February it was 359.3 mm, while the average was 191.3 mm/month. This is

when flooding usually occurs.

Table 4.1 Climate profile of Jakarta Bay in 2010

Variable Unit Value

Temperature range °C 22.2—35.0 Average maximum temperature °C 32.1 Average minimum temperature °C 28.2 Average humidity % 77.9 Average air pressure mb 1,009.8 Average wind speed knot 4.39 Monthly rainfall range mm 21.1—572.2 Monthly average rainfall mm 191.2 Total rainfall in a year mm 2,294.5 Solar irradiation % 38.46

Source: Tanjung Priok meteorological station, Jakarta Bay (in BPS Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara, 2011, pp. 5-6)

The Jakarta Bay water is shallow and the waves are relatively calm. The average depth is 15 m

(Arifin, 2005, p. 1). The shore surface has a slope of around 7° that shows the presence of

relatively low wave energy in the area (Ongkosongo, 2008, p. 2). The tidal range varies between

27 and 97 cm. The rate of occurrence of a tidal range greater than 50 cm is 86%, while that for a

tidal range less than 50 cm is 14% (Hehanussa & Hehuwat, 1980). Hadi et al. (2005, p. 169)

carried out a computer simulation regarding waves in the Java Sea. The wave height and peak

period during west monsoon varied between 0.44 to 1.83 m for two to five seconds respectively,

while during east monsoon it was between 0.35 to 1.06 m for two to five seconds respectively,

indicating high-energy waves are not present in Jakarta Bay.

4.2.5 Coastal use

The coastal area of the Jakarta Bay is an urban region that is extensively developed. Many

establishments have been built, such as residential, recreational, commercial and office buildings,

sea port, industrial and warehouse establishments. Some areas have also been reclaimed to

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Figure 4.5 Coastal use of Jakarta Bay (Adapted from BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 5; Google Earth, accessed on 12 March 2013)

Remarks:

Sandy beach Port

Pond Industry/warehouse

Mangrove Recreation

Unplanned settlement Vacant land

Power plant Pond with patchy

Planned settlement mangroves

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allow more coastal development. Conflict occurs in using the coastal area, such as competing for

space between static fishing and farming and navigation activities (Cordova et al., 2012) and

between fishers and recreational activities (Interviewee 11, 2011).

4.2.6 Physical issues

4.2.6.1 Accretion and erosion

Accretion occurred on the coast of Jakarta Bay. Between 1873 and 1938, the Citarum delta in the

eastern flank moved seaward by approximately 3 km (Verstappen, 1953, cited in Bird &

Ongkosongo, 1980). The delta moved back after the completion of the Jatiluhur Dam in the

upstream of the Citarum River in 1970, at the same time the delta at the adjacent river, the

Bekasi, grew (Bird & Ongkosongo, 1980).

While the eastern flank experienced accretion, erosion occurred in the Cilincing area at the

southern section of the bay. The coastline in the Cilincing area retreated about 50 metres from

1873 to 1938 and retreated more than 600 m between 1951 and 1975 (Pardjaman, 1977, cited in

Bird & Ongkosongo, 1980). A total of 750 m of erosion occurred by 1982 and 2.25 km2 of surface

area was lost along this section of the coast (Verstappen, 1988, p. 575). Verstappen (1988, pp.

578-579) recorded aerial photographs of the area in 1948 and 1982, as shown in Figure 4.6 and

Figure 4.7. The photographs illustrate the extent of the coastline change during those periods.

The photographs also show that in 1948 the environment was still semi-natural and the

population was not as dense as in 1982. Bird and Ongkosongo (1980) and Verstappen (1988, p.

580) agree that the remarkable coastline change was caused mainly by the excavation of sand.

Following the sand excavation, inundation inevitably occurred. The area comprised a series of

parallel beach ridges with intervening swales; the swale behind would be inundated every time a

beach ridge vanished (Verstappen, 1988, p. 580). The Cilincing area now is bordered by a dike.

Erosion not only occurred on the coastline of the Jakarta Bay but also on some of the Kepulauan

Seribu following coral extraction, sand mining and destructive fishing practice (Ongkosongo &

Sukarno, 1986, p. 69; Verstappen, 1988, pp. 584-586). Stoddart (1986, p. 80) discovered that two

islands in the Kepulauan Seribu, Air Kecil and Ubi Kecil, disappeared due to severe erosion.

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Figure 4.6 Aerial photograph of the Cilincing area in 1948, scale :12,500 (Verstappen, 1988, p. 578)

Figure 4.7 Aerial photograph of the Cilincing area in 1982 with the 1948 coastline added for comparison, scale 1:12,500 (Verstappen, 1988, p. 579)

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Figure 4.8 Part of Cilincing coastline in 2011 (picture by Sofiyah)

4.2.6.2 Groundwater

The continual use of groundwater is a threat to Jakarta Bay’s sustainability. The growing

development and population in Jakarta demands a vast amount of water, while the coverage of

the piped water supply reaches only 44% of the population (Ali, 2011). The remaining population

mostly relies on groundwater (Karen, 2007, p. 862) as does the industrial sector (Delinom et al.,

2009, p. 3130). The 44% coverage is almost constant compared with the coverage of the piped

water supply 17 years before. In 1994, Adi (cited in Djaja, Rais, Abidin, & Wedyanto, 2004, p. 3)

reported that 60 to 70% of the Jakarta population and the majority of industries and other

activities depended on groundwater supply, indicating that groundwater extraction has occurred

for a long time. Considering that the population of Jakarta is immense, the water extracted is also

large. In general, the level of groundwater in Jakarta, both shallow and deep water, has

decreased (Delinom et al., 2009, pp. 3136-3140) which is associated with excessive groundwater

extraction (Onodera et al., 2009, p. 3215; Shimada, 2011, p. 304). The continuing high usage of

groundwater certainly poses a threat to its sustainability.

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The groundwater level in Jakarta Bay has decreased significantly and this needs addressing.

Compared to other parts of Jakarta, groundwater levels from a shallow to 250 m aquifer around

Jakarta Bay has decreased the most (Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3140). Industrial areas, seaports

and the airport are located in this area, suggesting a high groundwater extraction rate (Delinom et

al., 2009, p. 3140) while the alternative of other sufficient water supply sources are not available

(Shimada, 2011, p. 302). Therefore, effects such as sea water intrusion, contaminant transport

and land subsidence occurred following the excessive extraction of groundwater (Shimada, 2011,

p. 308). Jakarta has been criticised because, unlike other big cities in Asia such as Tokyo, Taipei

or Bangkok that have succeeded in managing their groundwater and avoided groundwater

disasters, Jakarta has not established a sufficient groundwater management framework

(Shimada, 2011, p. 291).

The transport of chemicals to groundwater is also a threat to groundwater sustainability. In the

Jakarta Bay area chloride concentration in the groundwater of 300 m of depth is relatively high,

nitrate-N concentration in shallow groundwater less than 50m is relatively high and manganese

concentration in groundwater of 200 m depth is also relatively high (Onodera et al., 2009, pp.

3215-3216). Similarly, nitrate-N concentration of about 11.45 to 12.50 mg/l in shallow water is

found in Jakarta Bay (Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3137). This is accompanied by the decrease of

groundwater flow, suggesting that intrusion of sea water has occurred and also the transporting of

contaminants from shallow groundwater to deep groundwater (Onodera et al., 2009, p. 3216).

The nutrient’s contamination source in Jakarta’s groundwater is mainly sewage (Umezawa et al.,

2009 p. 3230). It is also suggested that nitrate-N may penetrate the shallow groundwater from the

natural leaching of nitrates, nitrogenous fertilizer run off, domestic waste and industrial waste and

also possibly from air pollution through rainfall and dry fall (Delinom et al., 2009, pp. 3136-3137;

Onodera, 2011, p. 161).

4.2.6.3 Subsidence

Land subsidence in Jakarta was first observed in 1926 (Djaja et al., 2004, p. 5) and continues to

occur. The subsidence shows a discrepancy attributed to location and time. In general, from 1982

to 2010 the observed subsidence rates were approximately 1 to 15 cm/year with a projected

maximum of 20 to 28 cm/year in particular locations (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1758). The observed

rate of subsidence in Jakarta Bay is considered the highest compared to other places in Jakarta.

Table 4.2 show the observation from 2007 to 2010 in three near shore locations of the bay. It

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shows subsidence rates between 7 to 28 cm/year with an average rate of 14 cm/year (Abidin et

al., 2011, p. 1765). Research conducted by Djaja et al. (Djaja et al., 2004, p. 12) shows a positive

correlation between the level of subsidence and the depth of the groundwater table from 1997 to

2001, indicating that land subsidence is directly attributed to groundwater extraction. However,

the Jakarta Mining Office (1999) suggests that groundwater extraction contributed only about

17.5% to total subsidence occurring between 1950 to 1999 (cited in Hutasoit & Pindratno, 2004,

p. 144). Hutasoit (2001) reports that subsidence is also generated by overpressure conditions

attributed to natural compaction (cited in Hutasoit & Pindratno, 2004, p. 144). In general, scholars

agree that several factors are recognised as the trigger of the subsidence: excessive groundwater

extraction (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759), the load of buildings (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759;

Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3140; Hutasoit & Pindratno, 2004, p. 144) and the natural compaction of

alluvium soil (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759). With the current rate of subsidence, in the next 18.6

years of the spring tide cycle, North Jakarta will most likely be inundated worse than in 2007

(Brinkman & Hartman, 2008, pp. 6-7).

Table 4.2 Rate of subsidence (cm/year) in three locations in Jakarta Bay

Time Sampling Area

Pantai Indah Kapuk Pantai Mutiara Muara Baru

2007–2008 -18 -15 -28 2008–2009 -11 -10 -14 2009–2010 -7 -8 -15

Source: Abidin et al. (2011, pp. 1765-1766)

4.2.6.4 Flooding

Flooding is a long-standing issue in Jakarta and causes significant loss. Jakarta is a low-lying

area, therefore geographically receptive to flooding. The source of flooding is from the sea (tides),

upstream rivers and heavy rainfall. The magnitude of flooding is aggravated by subsidence, swift

run off, ineffective retention of ponds and a poor drainage system. Economic losses due to

flooding are significantly high, particularly in Jakarta Bay. The international port Tanjung Priok

and the access road to the international Soekarno Hatta airport are located in the area. Untung

(2013) predicted the total loss of the January 2013 flood in the Jakarta Province was

approximately USD 1.5 billion. Economically, the most important loss was the reduction of

confidence from investors as floods are frequent and repeatedly generate economic impact.

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Flooding from tides is a regular occurrence in Jakarta Bay. Past natural resources exploitation,

such as for sand mining (Verstappen, 1988, p. 580) and mangrove clearance (Pramudji, 2004,

pp. 389-391), has significantly reduced the natural protection. The current man-made protection

is inadequate. With utilities such as housing developing to the intertidal line, further vulnerability is

added to the area. In November 2007, a large part of Jakarta Bay was flooded because of a very

high tide. According to Brinkman and Hartman (2008, p. 6), the high tide was associated with the

18.6 years spring tide cycle. As subsidence in the Jakarta Bay area takes place at a significant

level, it increases the depth and duration of the flood. Ward et al. (2011, p. 902) considers that

the continuing subsidence and sea level rise have exaggerated the situation. Brinkman and

Hartman (2008, p. 7) estimate that a 80 to 100 cm maximum tide in the next 18.6 spring tide cycle

would generate a devastating flood in the area. The occurrence of sea level rise and the18.6

spring tide cycle in Jakarta Bay is still debatable and needs more research. Nonetheless, the

floods from the tide pose a significant threat to the residents of the bay and needs addressing.

Following the flood in November 2007, the governor at the time proposed an idea to build a

seawall off the coast of the Jakarta Bay (Priliawito & Aquina, 2011a). The seawall then was

formally adopted in the spatial plan of RTRW 2030. The purpose of the development was to

protect the coast from sea level rise, as stated in Article 14 Verse 16 of Jakarta Province

regulation 1/2012. The wall is planned to lie 2 km off the coast, with the area in between the coast

and the wall planned to be reclaimed (Government of the Netherlands, 2011) and the width of the

wall being 60 m (Asril & Soebijoto, 2001). This idea is considered imprudent. The rationale to halt

flooding from sea level rise by building a seawall offshore is weak. A scientific finding shows that

subsidence contributes more than sea level rise to the inundation of North Jakarta (Radjawane,

Hadi, & Suciati, 2008, p. 140). The purpose to reclaim the area between the old coast and the

seawall is to control sea level rise, groundwater depletion, subsidence and others (Article 108,

Verse 2a). The justification of addressing subsidence with the development of the seawall and

reclamation of the area between the coast and the wall is also weak. Scientific findings show that

subsidence is triggered by excessive groundwater extraction, natural compaction of alluvial soil

and building loads. All three events occur on the mainland. How can an offshore wall address the

subsidence? Further, if the reclamation program is not accompanied with an adequate water

supply plan, the possibility of extracting groundwater is great and will lead to more subsidence.

The seawall idea indicates the politicisation of disaster and the presence of a gap between

science and policy. The rationale to build the wall is inadequate. This is coupled with the

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reclamation plan, which at the time was a controversial issue. This suggests that the governor

utilised the sea level rise, flood and subsidence issue to force the reclamation program to

continue, which indicates a measure of politicising a disaster and disregarding scientific

perspectives.

Flooding from rivers is a frequent occurrence as well. The capacity of the rivers is significantly

reduced by the presence of unmanaged garbage and sedimentation. Coupled with forest clearing

and poor watershed management in the hinterland, during the rainy season the rivers often

overflow and flood the adjacent areas (Nugroho, 2013, cited in Siregar, Surbakti, & Wuragil,

2013). With the absence of a riparian buffer, many houses are built on riverbanks and this adds

vulnerability to flooding and complicates the normalisation process of the rivers. There is

ineffective water retention management (Yoga, 2013, cited in Maharani, 2013). Houses are built

in the area of the Pluit dam of Jakarta Bay and illegal settlements and houses are quickly

spreading. This decreases the capacity of the dam and adds to the possibility of flooding and the

vulnerability level of the area.

4.2.6.5 Reclamation

The reclamation program in Jakarta Bay is a long-standing issue. The important benefit of

reclamation is the availability of land, as land is scarce in Jakarta. The program is to reclaim the

coastal area at the front of the current coastline, except for the Bekasi Regency area (outside the

Jakarta Province). The reclaimed area will be formed as several islands. The primary use of

islands in the west and middle is for luxury housing and business purposes, and in the east for

ports and industries. However, the program is considered to lack a comprehensive review of

social and environmental effects. The program has been the subject of lawsuits between the

Ministry of Environment and the government of the Jakarta Province with its counterparts. Some

issues in dispute includ the ecosystem sustainability of Jakarta Bay and the origin of materials

used for reclamation.

Besides the issues raised by the Ministry of Environment, some concerns remain. An important

concern is whether the fishers will be allowed to fish near the new coastal area. Currently, the

fishers are not allowed to fish in water where the inland is owned by the private sector. To

maintain a world-class appearance and with the absence of zoning regulation, will 5 to 10 GT

capacity of boats be allowed to fish? The fishers mainly from Jakarta (54% in 2010 – see Table

4.12) use 5 to 10 GT boats. Other concerns are: How will the authority address the potential

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problem of subsidence? How will water be provided for the new area? What is the plan for

addressing the current level of pollution? The data shows that the level of subsidence in the

reclaimed area is at the most critical rate and extracting groundwater is not an option as it will

lead to more subsidence. Currently, pollution is concentrated in the coastal water and the

reclamation plan is not accompanied by a management plan to address pollution. If the pollution

problem is not addressed, the world-class waterfront city will look excellent on the surface but rife

with environmental problems below.

4.2.6.6 Sea level rise and inundation

Sea level rise in Jakarta Bay is still under discussion. Nonetheless, several scholars consider it to

have taken place in Jakarta Bay and that it poses a threat to the coastal plain and the small

islands of Kepulauan Seribu. The threat includes inundation and the disappearance of small

islands. Hadi et al. (2008, p. 110) assembled a sea level rise rate from several studies as shown

in Table 4.3. The rates range from 4.38 to 8.00 mm/year.

Table 4.3 Sea level rise rate in Jakarta Bay

Coastline Sea level rise rate

(mm/year) Researcher and research

time Calculation basis

Tanjung Priok, Jakarta

4.38 Purbo, 1990 Tide levels from 1925 to 1988

Tanjung Priok, Jakarta

8.00 Sutisna, 2002 Tide levels from 1998 to 2002

Jakarta 5.00 Ongkosongo in Priyambodo, 2005

n.a.

Tanjung Priok, Jakarta

5.70 Meliana, 2005 Tide levels from 1925 to 2003

Source: Hadi et al. (2008, p. 110)

Using a digital elevation model (DEM) and applying several assumptions, such as no alteration in

current land-use pattern, linear land subsidence rate, no disaster occurring and exclusion of

short-term variation in sea level rise, Radjawane et al. (2008) calculated the magnitude of

inundation associated with sea level rise, land subsidence and flood in North Jakarta. They

discovered that subsidence was the main factor for inundation. Subsidence contributes 85.2 to

91.3% to inundation, sea level rise contributes 6.0 to 10.6% and flood (from rainfall) contributes

2.7 to 5.1% (Radjawane et al., 2008, p. 140). The depth of inundation is influenced 58.27 to

63.72% by subsidence, 5.83 to 15.24% by sea level rise and 26.50 to 30.45% by flood (p. 142).

The areas that are threatened by inundation are Penjaringan, Pademangan, Tanjung Priok, Koja

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and Cilincing. Penjaringan is the most vulnerable area as it is predicted to have the most

extensive coverage and the deepest inundation (p. 135). Radjawane et al. (2008, p. 142) also

conclude that in 2050 almost all the North Jakarta area would be inundated, with the area

covered by water 11,260.70 to 12,015.08 hectares (p. 140) and the average depth of water would

be 1.82 to 2.11 m (p. 142). Considering the area of North Jakarta is 14,666 hectares (BPS Kota

Administrasi Jakarta Utara, 2010, p. 6), the projected inundated area is 77 to 82%.

4.3 Environmental profile

Water quality is a major concern in Jakarta Bay as the water is highly polluted. Pollution sources

come from the hinterland, the coast and the sea. Inland pollutants are transported by waterways

(rivers and canals) and run off with evidence that pollutants are carried from inland waters. A

large bundle of fresh water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) along with garbage has been found in

the Kepulauan Seribu (Willoughby, 1986, p. 158), trace metals are concentrated in the water

within a proximity of 5 km from the shoreline and there is a higher concentration of heavy metals

in estuaries (Arifin, 2008, pp. 214-215). A higher concentration of total organochlorins is also

found around the estuaries (Munawir, 2005, p. 20). There is also evidence that waste is

generated in Kepulauan Seribu (Willoughby, 1986, p. 158) from ships where garbage and oil are

discharged directly into the surrounding water (Interviewee 27, 2011).

4.3.1 Nutrients

Jakarta Bay has 16 estuaries of rivers and canals. The rivers flow over an agglomeration of 13

municipalities, which have insufficient domestic waste water treatment facilities. The rivers and

canals transport domestic wastewater into the bay, as well as industrial waste and garbage,

resulting in poor water quality in Jakarta Bay. One of the components that cause the poor quality

of seawater is the nutrients.

The phosphate and nitrate concentration showed in Table 4.4 prove that Jakarta Bay water is

eutrophic and over time the nutrient concentration level has become remarkably higher,

particularly for phosphate. The overall maximum value of nitrate concentration is high and

historically shows an inconsistent trend, while the overall maximum value of phosphate

concentration from 1964 to 2007 multiplied more than 18 times. Jakarta Bay water is considered

to have an extreme nutrient concentration (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1231). Higher

concentrations of nutrients were found during the wet season and at sampling points closer to the

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coastline (Muchtar, 2008, p. 105), suggesting the influence of a land-based pollution source.

During the wet season, nutrients that were more concentrated were washed away by rain and

conveyed by surface waters to the bay. The water strip 3 to 5 km from the coastline was in a

hyper-eutrophic condition: between 5 to 10 km was eutrophic, while at a distance of more than 10

km the nutrient concentration was better (Arifin, 2008, p. 211) providing more evidence that the

source of nutrients came from the inland area. The absence of a domestic waste treatment facility

with a consistently increasing population has become a main source of land-based pollution

(Arifin, 2005, p. 7). A report from the Ministry of Environment (2003, cited in Arifin, 2005, pp. 3-4)

claimed that the rivers annually transported about 3.2 billion m3 of waste water, which consisted

of 67.3 million m3 of domestic waste and 216 thousand m3 of liquid waste from agro-industries.

Table 4.4 Level of concentration of PO4-P and NO3-N in surface waters of Jakarta Bay

Research Period

PO4 – P (µg/L) NO3 – N (µg/L) Source

1964-1973 33.25 – 94.05 16.12 – 43.40 (Instutute of Marine Research, 1971, 1973a, 1973b in Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1233)

1975-1979 4.75 – 277.40 1.24 – 432.76 (Ilahude & Liasaputra, 1980, p. 10)

1985 15.20 – 191.90 25.42 – 149.42 (Tjutju, 1988 in Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1233)

1992 0.95 – 257.45 0.62 – 335.42 (Siswanto, 1992 in Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1233)

2003 11.40 – 269.80 18.60 – 214.52 (LIPI, 2003 in Muchtar, 2008, p. 109) 2004 24.70 – 296.40 29.76 – 75.64 (LIPI, 2004 in Muchtar, 2008, p. 109) 2007 72.20 – 1,708.10 3.72 – 86.16 (LIPI, 2007 in Muchtar, 2008, p. 109)

Quality Standard

15.00 8.00 (KNLH RI, 2004)

This circumstance has led to eutrophication and hypoxia in Jakarta Bay water (Arifin, 2005, pp. 3-

4). Thirteen cases of mass fish deaths were reported from 2004 to 2011. Ten cases were induced

by eutrophication (Merdeka Online, 2006) and other cases were associated with a mixture of

domestic, industrial and shipping waste (Berita Jakarta Online, 2009; Kompas Online (Mdn),

2011; Koran Tempo Nasional, 2010). In one case, phytoplankton was found at more than 107

cells/m3, which is categorised as booming, and dissolved oxygen in the sea floor was measured

at less than 2 ppm (Yuliastuti, 2005). In this case, the mass fish death is associated with oxygen

deficiency and also implies that eutrophication has occurred.

4.3.2 Persistent organic pollutants

The residues of persistent organic pollutants, such as organochlorins and poly aromatic

hydrocarbons, are found in Jakarta Bay. The residues of pesticides are found not only in the

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water, but also in the sediment and in fish. The residue concentrations of total organochlorins

found around the estuaries are higher than in other areas of seawater of Jakarta Bay (Munawir,

2005, p. 20). This indicates that the residues are transported by rivers and canals into the bay. An

examination of concentration of organochlorins in water and sediments in 2003 show a range

from undetectable to 30.61 ppt and from undetectable to 51.22 ppb respectively (Munawir, 2005,

p. 15). The figure obtained for soluble pesticides in seawater has exceeded the threshold limit,

which is 10 ppt (KNLH RI, 2004). Poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are also reported to be

found in Jakarta Bay’s water and sediment. In sediments, the concentration of PAH was around

10 to 550 µg/kg dry sediments. High concentrations of PAH were found within 4 to 5 km from

Tanjung Priok, the main port in Jakarta Bay, indicating pollution associated with port and shipping

activities (Williams, Rees, & Setiapermana, 2000, p. 284). The Cleanliness Office of Jakarta

received a report that ships anchored in the bay dispose garbage and oil into the water

(Interviewee 27, 2011). Therefore, the origin of persistent organic pollutants is not only coming

from the hinterland but also from marine activities, in this case, sea transportation activities.

4.3.3 Garbage

A significant number of Jakarta Metropolitan Area inhabitants have the attitude of littering (see

Texier, 2008, p. 367). It is not clear about the origin of the attitude, whether the attitude has

existed since early times, or it developed later due to the lack of affordable waste disposal

facilities. Garbage spreads and large volumes of garbage accumulate in various places. Garbage

from inland is transported by waterways that flow through the Jakarta Metropolitan Area and enter

the bay through several mouths. In the estuary of the Angke River, accumulated garbage was

once about 20,428 to 28,453 m3 (Ramadhani, 2012). An estimated 135.84 tons of garbage is

disposed into rivers from Jakarta daily. Approximately 36.09 tons (27%) ends up in Jakarta Bay

and around 6 to 9 tons are transported to the area of Kepulauan Seribu per day. The coastal area

itself generates garbage at about 86.71 tons/day, while the authority of Jakarta Bay can only

manage to clear about 20 tons/day (23%) (Heryati & Purnawan, 2011, p. 12). The performance of

the authority in managing garbage is reportedly hindered by the technical, institutional, financial,

political and socio-economic situation (Pasang, Moore, & Sitorus, 2007, p. 1929). The

accumulation of garbage contributes significantly to the decline of environmental quality in

Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu and is associated with the deterioration of coral reefs

(Tomascik et al., 1997b), mangroves (Suherman, 2003, p. 33) and with the asphyxiation of

benthos (Uneputty and Evans, in preparation in Uneputty & Evans, 1997, p. 654) in the area.

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4.3.4 Heavy metals

The concentration of heavy metals is another serious issue in Jakarta Bay. They are found in

water, sediments and mussels. The types of heavy metals found are mercury, lead and cadmium.

Estuary areas in Jakarta Bay are reported to contain significant heavy metal levels (Arifin, 2008,

p. 215). Arifin also reports that trace metals are concentrated in water within 5 km of the shoreline

of the Jakarta Bay (p. 214). This suggests the origin of the trace metals is the inland area. The

high level of trace metals in Jakarta Bay is associated with the absence of adequate waste

treatment plants or no waste treatment at all, particularly for small industries. The inland of

Jakarta Bay has 2,050 industries, which consist of 147 large and medium industries and 1,903

small industries (Arifin, 2005, p. 4). The level of pollution indicates that those industries directly

discharge their waste into the rivers and the polluted water is transported into the bay. The trace

of metals is also found in mussels that are farmed in the bay. A study shows that from 2002 to

2005 the mussels contained 22.22–46.47 µg Pb/g of dry green mussels and from 2002 to 2003

the mussels contained 0.12–2.70 µg Cd/g of dry green mussels (Arifin, 2008, p. 230). In addition,

the mussels showed organ abnormalities and malformations (BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006),

indicating an effect of intense exposure to heavy metals.

The measurement of the heavy metal accumulation in the sediments from 1900 to 2006 shows

that anthropogenic metal accumulation began in the 1920s, increased significantly from the

1970s until the end of the 1990s, and then decreased or was constant from the end of the 1990s

to 2006 (Hosono et al., 2011, p. 297). Hosono et al. (2011) interpret the decreasing trend from the

1990s to 2006 as a result of strict environmental regulation enforcement. However, this

interpretation should be examined further as Hosono et al. associated the trend with what

occurred in other countries in Asia, instead of evaluating other factors attributable to local

conditions. In contrast, Arifin (2005, p. 7) argues another cause for the declining of trace metal

concentration. He highlighted the possibility of suspended matter and phytoplankton biomass

absorbing the trace metals and the role of green mussels in acting as the main route of metals

uptake from seawaters and suspended particulate matter.

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4.4 Coastal resources

4.4.1 Coral reef

The reef complex in Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu was once flourishing. The coral reef

species in the area were richer compared to the species in the coasts of Sumatra and Singapore

(Sluiter, 1888, cited in van der Meij et al., 2010, p. 4). Based on the conditions in the early 1900s,

the reef was labelled as flourishing (Rachello-Dolmen & Cleary, 2007, p. 824) and thriving

(Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236). In the complex, there may have been as many as 700

individual reefs and 342 reef platforms in which 110 were vegetated cays (i.e. islands) and had a

size larger than half an acre (Tomascik et al., 1997b, pp. 702-704).

However, the flourishing reefs have not survived. A major ecosystem change took place and as a

result the reefs were functionally dead, species richness decreased and species composition

changed significantly. In 1929, at a depth of 15 m, a living coral reef could be found in Jakarta

Bay, while in the 1990s there were no coral reef communities considered functional found.

Consequently, the systems were no longer able to provide the various resources and amenities

they had contributed to 65 years before. Benthic heterotrophic community had replaced the

animal-algal symbiotic associations, the characteristic of coral reef ecosystems (Tomascik et al.,

1997b, p. 1238). A similar situation occurred in Kepulauan Seribu. In 1929, 96 coral species from

the Nyamuk Besar island were recorded and the reefs were dominated by Montipora digitata

(‘ramosa’) and M. Foliosa species (Umbgrove 1939 in Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236), while in

the 1990s the island contained only two reefs that had some coral colonies, only 16 species

remained in very low abundance and the two species of Montipora had disappeared (Tomascik et

al., 1997b, p. 1236). Moreover, a large moat of Acropora aspera that existed in 1928 had

disappeared as well (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236). In addition, species richness had

decreased and species composition had changed significantly. In 1920, the total number of stony

coral species reached up to 190, while in 2005 there were 105 species confirmed. In 1920, the

Acroporidae were important contributors to reef species numbers but they have become heavily

reduced since then. In 1920, the Milleporidae or fire corals were commonly found in the bay but in

2005 they appeared to disappear (van der Meij et al., 2010, p. 10).

The cause of such change is not from natural circumstances. Reefs have survived from fluxes of

sediments or an El Niño event. Coral reefs in Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu were well

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as the reefs grew and developed in marine depositional environments (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p.

1236). The 1982 to 1983 El Niño Southern Oscillation Event caused severe bleaching of the

shallow reefs in the Java Sea, including in Jakarta Bay and the Kepulauan Seribu area. The

event resulted in the mortality of mass coral reefs and the change of their species composition

(Cleary et al., 2006, p. 3667; van der Meij et al., 2010, p. 11). Nonetheless, within five years the

Acropora species in the Kepulauan Seribu already showed signs of recovery (Brown and

Suharsono, 1990, cited in van der Meij et al., 2010, p. 11). This situation suggests that factors

other than the natural ones made reefs deteriorate, and the other factors are the impact of

anthropogenic activities.

The distance from the mainland influences the state of the reefs in Kepulauan Seribu. The state

of reefs in the area of Kepulauan Seribu showed a positive correlation between the extent of

living reefs and the distance of the islands from the coastline (Hutomo & Adrim, 1986, p. 140; Moll

& Suharsono, 1986, p. 123). The further the reefs’ location from the coastline, the healthier they

are. High quantity of Acanthaster planci was found in Kepulauan Seribu and this was associated

with the anthropogenic activities (Darsono and Soekarno, 1994, cited in Tomascik et al., 1997b,

p. 725). The evidence indicates that the deprived condition of coral reefs is associated with

pollution as a result of anthropogenic activities on the mainland. This was why the state of coral

communities in the area, which once was thriving, then was labelled as the case ‘par excellence’

of the terminal phase from anthropogenic impacts (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236).

Pollution is not the only factor which contributed to the demise of coral reefs in Jakarta Bay and

Kepulauan Seribu. Another factor is coral mining which took place in the areas. In 1931, it was

estimated around 8,500 m3 of coral was removed from the reefs of Jakarta Bay and around

20,000 m3 was removed from the reefs of Kepulauan Seribu. The removed corals were used for

road works and construction in Jakarta (Verwey, 1931, cited in Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 1236).

Coral mining using explosives and crowbars occurred frequently (Hardenberg, 1939, cited in van

der Meij et al., 2010, p. 4). The process of extraction caused rapid erosion of the coral cays. As a

result, two islands, Air Kecil and Ubi Kecil, completely disappeared (Ongkosongo & Sukarno,

1986, p. 69). The island of Ubi Kecil in 1753 was a forested wooden island (Umbgrove, 1947,

cited in Verstappen, 1988, p. 586). The two islands disappeared by 1983 (Stoddart, 1986, p. 80).

Another island, Ubi Besar, was also rapidly being eroded as the reefs were extracted around it.

However, Ubi Besar Island remains (Ongkosongo & Sukarno, 1986, p. 69).

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What has happened to coral reefs in Jakarta Bay is an example of development pressure. The

Jakarta Metropolitan Area has the largest conurbation cities in the world situated adjacent to a

coral reef complex (van der Meij et al., 2010, p. 3). Unsustainable development in the region

directly influences the complex. Verstappen (1988, p. 586) states that the last three decades of

urbanisation have put great pressure on the coastal environment in Jakarta Bay and the

environment has been unable to endure such pressure without compromise. This statement is

hard to dispute.

4.4.2 Mangroves

Indonesia once had vast mangrove areas. The scope was approximately 4.25 million ha or 20%

of the world’s mangrove areas. Approximately 69% of the forest was found in Papua, and

stretched around 2.94 million ha of its coastal strip. The remaining area of 1.31 million ha was

distributed among more populated islands such as Java, Sumatra and Kalimantan. In these

islands, the forests had been heavily exploited for many purposes, such as obtaining forest

products, agricultural land use, human settlements and aquaculture development (Choong,

Wirakusumah, & Achmadi, 1990, p. 45). According to the Indonesian Statistics Bureau (2009, p.

93) the mangrove areas in Indonesia were 2.24 million ha, consisting of forest and non-forest

area. The largest mangrove areas were found in Papua with an extent of 1 million ha or 45% of

total Indonesian mangrove areas.

Figure 4.9 The position of Mauk and Angke (Google Map, retrieved 15 November 2013)

Angke

Mauk

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The extent of mangrove areas in Jakarta Bay is decreasing. The mangrove areas in Java are found along

the northern coast and in a few vicinities on the southern coast (Choong et al., 1990, p. 47). Jakarta Bay

was previously fringed by mangroves, interrupted by river mouths and some sectors of sandy beach

(Verstappen, 1953, cited in Bird & Ongkosongo, 1980). The mangroves concentrated on the estuaries of

the Ciliwung, Bekasi and Citarum rivers. The areas also surrounded the estuary of the Cisadane River,

outside the western flank of Jakarta Bay (Sukardjo, 1979). A belt of mangroves once existed from Mauk in

the Banten Province to Muara Angke in North Jakarta (Sukardjo, 1979) (see Figure 4.9). An up to date

map shows that the straight distance between the two places is approximately 33 km (Razak, 2010, p. 35

& 42). It is not clear, however, how far from the 33 km is mangrove vegetated. Nonetheless, the area had

mostly been converted into tambaks (brackish ponds) (Sukardjo, 1979). Many mangrove areas in other

places were also converted. In 1960, the extent of mangroves on the coastline of North Jakarta was

1,334.6 ha; in 1996 this declined to 428.6 ha and in 2002 the amount remaining was 232.8 ha (Table 4.5).

Therefore in 42 years, from 1960 to 2002, the mangrove areas reduced by almost 83% (Pramudji, 2008, p.

63). The latest data shows that the vegetated2 mangrove areas in Jakarta Bay are about 92.43 ha. This

consists of Angke Kapuk Reservation Forest 31.33 ha, Muara Angke Wildlife Sanctuary 2.5 ha, Angke

Kapuk Tourism Forest 29.95 ha and the greenbelt along toll road 28.65 ha (Dinas Kelautan dan Pertanian

Provinsi Jakarta, 2010, p. 6). The areas are located mainly in the Angke zone. These presumably are the

areas of the mangroves belt from Mauk to Muara Angke that existed before. Based on 2009 land use of

Jakarta Province in RTRW 2030, the coastline of the Jakarta Province covered by mangroves is

approximately 5 km (Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2012, p. 158); as a comparison the

length of the Jakarta Province coastline is 72 km (Arifin, 2011).

Table 4.5 The extent of mangrove areas in North Jakarta

Year Extent, ha Source

1960 1,334.6

(Pramudji, 2008, p. 63) 1996 428.6

2002 232.8

2010 92.43 (Dinas Kelautan dan Pertanian Provinsi Jakarta, 2010, p. 6)

The causes of the mangrove area reduction are various. A one-year field observation by Sukardjo

(1979) in Marunda, Jakarta Bay showed that villagers took an average of 40 kg of wood/day/ha

from the forest. This activity occurred particularly in the dry season. The wood was used as

firewood. The villagers who cut the mangroves were economically poor. Mangroves in this area

were also converted into tambaks (Sukardjo, 1979). Cutting down of mangroves still occurs in

2 Many publications present larger areas of mangrove. For example, the Angke Kapuk Tourism Forest is said to have an area of 99.82 ha. This is the total area of the tourism forest, which includes built-up areas. The vegetated area is only 29.95 ha.

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2013. In the adjacent mangrove areas that include Muara Gembong, Bekasi Regency,

mangroves were cut for construction materials and for firewood for use in a crematorium. This

conduct left only 100 ha of mangrove area from 400 ha several years before (Ambari, 2013).

Further, aside from cutting, mangrove areas also decreased as the indirect effect of sand mining

in adjacent coastal areas (Pramudji, 2004, p. 391; Suherman, 2003, p. 33). Some mangrove

areas were also cleared and converted into residential areas, recreational areas, highways and

ports. However, the primary reduction of mangrove areas was a result of conversion to tambaks

(Pramudji, 2008, p. 61). Tambaks are part of coastal inhabitants’ culture in Indonesia. According

to Choong et al. (1990, p. 52), tambaks building began approximately 600 years ago in Indonesia

and the country was considered a pioneer in constructing the tambak system.

Tambaks are not only associated with the decrease of mangrove areas, but also lead to erosion.

Completely clearing the area of mangrove forests and constructing tambaks right to the edge of

the sea resulted in the alteration of stream flow. This led to a reduction in the drainage of low-

lying lands and increased salt intrusion. As the vegetation that acted as a buffer to wind and

waves was removed, erosion occurred on the coastline (Burbridge, 1982, p. 49). Significant levels

of erosion occurred in the area of Marunda and this was attributed to the clearance of mangrove

forest (Alikodra, 1996, p. 32).

The problem of the extent of mangrove areas in Jakarta Bay is exacerbated by the mangroves’

quality. The state of mangroves in the Angke zone was estimated to be 80% degraded. This is

due to several circumstances (Suherman, 2003, p. 33): low quality of sea water, the distance

from tides because of the occurrence of new land mass as a result of sedimentation induced by

the presence of garbage and the presence of plastic garbage and dangerous contaminants that

destroyed and disrupted the grow of mangrove shoots.

4.4.3 Seagrass

Coral reefs in Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu have received substantial attention while

studies about seagrass are limited. Seagrass beds in Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu were

grown throughout the reef complex and were correlated with lagoon environments and reef flats.

Eight seagrass species were found in the area. In the reef flats intertidal zone, seagrass were

found at a depth of 2 m with coverage of less than 10%. In the reef flats sub-tidal zone, an

extensive mono-specific seagrass community was also found (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 902).

The current state of the seagrass in the area is unknown.

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4.4.4 Beaches

Sandy beaches now only exist in limited areas in Jakarta Bay. Once, the beaches existed in

several sectors (Verstappen, 1953, cited in Bird & Ongkosongo, 1980). The Cilincing was a sandy

beach area before the excavation of sand took place and left the area severely eroded (Bird &

Ongkosongo, 1980; Verstappen, 1988, p. 580). Today, the remaining sandy beaches in Jakarta

Province are limited and lie within private property, which is a recreational area. The public must

pay to enter the area. The total length of the coastline in the recreational area is 3 km (Silalahi,

2012, p. 92). In total, the sandy beaches are approximately 1.25 m in length with an average of

22 m in width and are situated in several locations (field observation, 2010–2011). Note that the

length of sandy beaches includes the coastline of on artificial small bay that juts inland, while the

total coastline in the recreational area does not include the bay coastline. The remaining coastline

of Jakarta Bay consists of built-up areas, ponds, vacant areas and mangroves. In the area of

Tengerang Regency is a sandy beach that borders ponds with the sea. According to Google Map

accessed on 30 June 2013, the length of the beach is approximately 2.9 km and the average

width is approximately 10 m (see Figure 4.5.).

4.4.5 Captured fish

The fish in Jakarta Bay have become more scarce and smaller in size. Between 1975 to 2006,

more than 250 species of fish were found in the area, consisting of pelagic and demersal fish

(Djamali & Parino, 2008, pp. 160-161). Among them were 128 reef fish species consisting of

edible fish and ornamental fish. In terms of the number of fish, the area experienced decline. The

declining number is associated with the death of coral reef communities in Jakarta Bay and with

the continuous deprivation of reefs in Kepulauan Seribu. In more recent times, the edible fish in

Jakarta Bay and Kepulauan Seribu became scarce and difficult to obtain compared to the

situation 40 years before; the current fish were shorter and smaller (Djamali & Parino, 2008, p.

161). The scarcity is associated with overfishing practices (BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 12) and

pollution (The head of Indonesian Traditional Fishers Association, 2012, cited in Prihadiyoko &

Suprihadi, 2012).

4.5 Economic profile

The economic profile of the three municipalities and the three provinces is shaped by the

manufacturing industry. The industry plays a significant role in the attainment of revenue, as it is

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the highest source of revenue in all areas except for the Jakarta Province. The contributions of

other revenue sources are different in each area, and are reviewed in the following sections.

Table 4.6 The gross regional domestic product of the three municipalities at current market prices (in million Rupiahs)

Municipalities 2007 2008 2009 2010

Tengerang Regency1 25,305,221 28,270,740 30,707,144* North Jakarta City2 108,142,875 129,343,894 142,181,393 161,617,659

Bekasi Regency3 74,498,000* 82,977,554* Average GRDP of

provinces4

141,016,341 160,419,908

*Preliminary figure

Source: 1. (BPS Kabupaten Tangerang, 2010c, p. 223), 2. (BPS Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara, 2011, p. 286), 3. (BPS Kabupaten Bekasi, 2010b, p. 302), 4. (BPS RI, 2012d)

Between the three municipalities, the North Jakarta City obtains the highest of the gross regional

domestic product (GRDP), followed by the Bekasi Regency (see Table 4.6). The North Jakarta

City revenue is even slightly above the average GRDP of all provinces. The revenues of the three

municipalities are mostly obtained from manufacturing industries. The Bekasi Regency, in

particular, receives approximately 79% of its revenue from the industry; while the Tengerang

Regency and the North Jakarta City receive approximately 55% and 42% respectively (see Table

4.7).

Table 4.7 The percentage of the revenue based on sources in the three municipalities

Source of revenue

Bekasi Regency1

Tengerang Regency2

North Jakarta City3

2008 2009 2009

Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishery 2.05 10.77 0.15

Mining and quarrying 1.83 0.10 0.00

Manufacturing industry 78.63 54.44 41.72

Electricity, gas and water supply 2.28 9.88 2.81

Construction 1.43 0.78 10.34

Trade, hotel and restaurant 8.82 9.55 18.27

Transportation and communication 1.65 10.66 13.17

Real estate and business services 1.22 0.34 5.83

Services 2.09 3.47 7.71

Source: 1. (BPS Kabupaten Bekasi, 2010b, p. 302), 2. (BPS Kabupaten Tangerang, 2010c, p. 223), 3. (BPS Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara, 2011, p. 286)

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Table 4.8 The GRDP of the three provinces and comparison to the average national GRDP

Province 2009 2010* 2011*

GRDP at current market prices (in million Rupiahs) 1 Jakarta 757,696,594 862,089,737 982,540,044 2 West Java 689,841,314 771,593,860 861,006,348 3 Banten 152,556,216 171,690,414 192,218,910 Average 141,016,341 160,419,908 182,454,366 Indonesia 4,653,539,246 5,293,856,970 6,020,994,080 Comparison to the average national GRDP (times) 1 Jakarta 5.4 5.4 5.4 2 West Java 4.9 4.8 4.7 3 Banten 1.1 1.1 1.1

*Preliminary figure

Source: (BPS RI, 2012d)

At the provincial level, between the three provinces, Jakarta obtains the highest GRDP (see

Table 4.8 and Table 4.9). In fact, the Jakarta Province achieves the highest GRDP in the country

(BPS RI, 2012d), with 5.4 times the average GRDP of the provinces. The West Java Province

obtains the second highest between the three provinces and in the country (BPS RI, 2012d), with

4.7 to 4.9 times the average GRDP of the provinces. The Banten and the West Java Province

obtains its revenue mostly from manufacturing industries, with approximately 43% and 38%

respectively, while the Jakarta Province obtains its revenue mostly from the real estate and

business services (approximately 28%).

Table 4.9 The percentage of the revenue sources of the three provinces in 2010

Source of revenue Banten

Province1 Jakarta

Province2 West Java Province3

Agriculture, livestock, forestry & fishery 8.89 0.10 12.61

Mining and quarrying 0.13 0.43 2.02

Manufacturing industry 42.52 15.73 37.73

Electricity, gas and water supply 4.04 1.05 2.76

Construction 3.43 11.42 3.77

Trade, hotel and restaurant 20.75 20.69 22.41

Transportation and communication 10.39 10.17 7.09

Real estate and business services 4.05 27.74 2.75

Services 5.79 12.67 8.86

Source: 1. (BPS Provinsi Banten, 2011, p. 485), 2. (BPS Provinsi DKI Jakarta, 2012), 3. (BPS Provinsi Jawa Barat, 2011, pp. 509-511)

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4.6 Stakeholder profile

There are several other stakeholders besides the authority of Jakarta Bay. The prominent

stakeholders include residents, fishers, mussel farmers, various enterprises, NGOs and

universities. Each stakeholder is discussed in the following sections.

4.6.1 Residents

There are 10 districts bordered by the coastline of Jakarta Bay (see Figure 4.10). Two are in the

Tangerang Regency: Teluk Naga and Kosambi. Five are in North Jakarta City: Penjaringan,

Pademangan, Tanjung Priok, Koja and Cilincing. Three are in the Bekasi Regency: Tarumajaya,

Babelan and Muara Gembong. In the Tengerang Regency, there are six other coastal districts but

they are not bordered by the coast of Jakarta Bay. The population of the 10 coastal districts of

Jakarta Bay is 2,115,095 in 2010 (Table 4.10).

Table 4.10 Population and density of the municipalities and the coastal districts of Jakarta Bay in 2010

Population Area, km2 Density, pop/km2

Tangerang Regency1 2,838,621 959.61 2,958 Teluk Naga District 138,467 Kosambi District 131,747 North Jakarta City2 1,645,312 146.66 11,218 Penjaringan District 306,351 Pademangan District 149,596 Tanjung Priok District 375,195 Koja District 288,226 Cilincing District 371,376 Bekasi Regency3 2,629,551 1,269.51 2,071 Tarumajaya District 109,249 Babelan District 209,375 Muara Gembong District 35,513 Total population number in coastal districts

2,115,095

Source : 1. (BPS Kabupaten Tangerang, 2010a), 2. (BPS Kota Administrasi Jakarta Utara, 2010), 3. (BPS Kabupaten Bekasi, 2010a)

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Figure 4.10 Coastal districts of Jakarta Bay

The community along the coast of Jakarta Bay is heterogenic in ethnic group, culture and

economic situation. Historically, ports in Jakarta Bay became the gateway for people from other

places to come to the area now known as Jakarta. In the 14th to 16th centuries, Sunda Kalapa, a

port in the mouth of the Ciliwung River was busy. The port was visited by merchants from other

islands such as Sumatra, Celebes and even Moluccas in the far east of Indonesia. The port was

also visited by ships from other places in Asia, including the Portuguese dwelling in Malacca.

Some of the merchants then inhabited the area and established settlements (Dinas Museum dan

Sejarah DKI Jakarta, 1996, pp. 37-40). The settlements in the area are now varied. These include

unplanned, planned for middle-income and below, and planned for luxury. Further, illegal

settlements and slum areas are also present (field observation, 2011).

There is no recent data regarding the composition of ethnic groups in the area. In 1996, the

Museum and Historical Affairs Office of the Jakarta Province published the percentage of ethnic

groups that lived on the coast of the Jakarta Province. The predominant ethnic groups in the area

include Javanese (Central and East Java, 21.5%), Indramayu/Cirebon (northern part of West

Java and Central Java border, 16%), Bugise (South Celebes, 15%), Sudanese (West Java, 13%),

Bantenese (western part of West Java, 12.5%) and Chinese (9%). The original ethnic group of

the area, Betawi, was only 2.5% of the population (Dinas Museum dan Sejarah DKI Jakarta,

1996, p. 91). According to field observations in 2011, the area is still inhabited by a multi-ethnic

population.

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The economic level of the community is diverse. High-income to low-income communities inhabit

the area and the gap is significant. The high-income community lives in a well-designed urban

area. Most of them belong to, using the terms of Leisch (2002), a gated-community. Walls and

gates secure the residential areas and security guards man the gates. Only selected people are

allowed access to the residential areas. The middle class and the low-income community are

multi-ethnic and are spread across the area. The low-income community live in planned and

unplanned housing areas and some of them live in illegal areas. Examples of illegal housing

areas are the reclaimed riverbanks and areas around the dam (field observation, 2011 and 2013).

Many luxury residential areas are built on reclaimed wetlands. The wetlands consisted of swamps

and mangrove forests (Dinas Museum dan Sejarah DKI Jakarta, 1996, p. 17). The new

residential areas have been established since the 1960s (Gunawan, 2010, p. 369) to address the

demand for luxury housing and reduce the population pressure of elite residential areas in Central

and South Jakarta, which were established by the Dutch colony. The luxury residential areas on

the coast of Jakarta Bay generate a social gap among the community. This situation makes

reclamation a sensitive issue. It is associated with ecological, technical and social issues. It is an

ecological issue as the reclamation area has a rich mangrove ecosystem and so it reduces the

extent of mangrove forest. It is a technical issue as the reclamation generates flooding of the

neighbouring areas. The reclaimed areas were polders used since the Dutch colony to keep

water and to prevent flooding (Dinas Museum dan Sejarah DKI Jakarta, 1996, p. 17; Gunawan,

2010, pp. 315, 369). It is a social issue as the area is utilised as exclusive residential areas while

there are low-income people surrounding it. This suggests to the public that reclamation is for

wealthy people. However, this is not true. Some of the reclaimed areas are used for the public,

including a residential area for fishers that was established in the 1970s, a power plant and a fish-

port.

4.6.2 Fishers

Fishers are among the oldest inhabitants of Jakarta Bay. The bay marine environment was once

rich with natural resources including fish. Fish were in abundance and easy to obtain but now

they are more scarce and smaller (Djamali & Parino, 2008, p. 161). Besides the scarcity problem,

fishers in Jakarta Bay now face other problems. These include pollution, limited boat capacity,

limited capital, extreme weather and users’ conflicts. These problems threaten the sustainability

of traditional fishing and need addressing.

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Fishing methods are two-fold: the first is static fishing and the second is by boats. The static

fishing method utilises equipment called bagan or lift-nets (see Figure 4.11). This method attracts

fish by lights. A bagan is made from wood or bamboo scaffolding poles plugged into the sea floor

in shallow marine water. In the middle of a bagan a net is placed to capture fish. Included in a

bagan is a shelter for the fishers to reside temporarily. The second method is fishing by boats.

The boat fishers from Jakarta Bay are mainly traditional fishers. Traditional fishing involves fishing

households (as opposed to commercial companies), using a relatively small amount of capital

and energy, relatively small fishing vessels, making short fishing trips, close to shore and fish

mainly for local consumption (FAO, 2005). The fishers from Jakarta Bay are limited in sailing

capacity. The boats of fishers from the Tangerang Regency predominantly utilise outboard

motors and the boats from Jakarta are mainly 5 to 10 GT (54% in 2010) in capacity (see Table

4.11). The capacity of the boat causes limitations in sailing and obtaining fish.

Figure 4.11 Bagans in Cilincing (picture by Sofiyah, 1 August 2010)

Ministerial Regulation 2/2011 regarding fishing lines regulates several aspects including the

categorisation of seas. The decree categorises the Java Sea as a shallow sea (less than 200 m

deep). The decree also regulates the fishing distance. How far fishing vessels can sail depends

on the capacity of the vessels and the capacity of capturing equipment. For example, boats

without a motor are allowed to sail in shallow water, such as the Java Sea, up to 3.7 km from the

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coastline. The fishers in North Jakarta City mostly use boats less than 10 GT and sail between 9

to 13 km from the coastline (Interviewee C4, 2011).

Pollution that occurs in Jakarta Bay creates difficulties for traditional fishers to obtain fish.

Pollution often causes fish and mussels in the coastal water to die and the number of fish at less

than 9 km has declined (Interviewee C1, 2011; Interviewee C2, 2011; Interviewee C3, 2011). This

means the fish in the waters close to the coast are scarce (The head of Indonesian Traditional

Fishers Association, 2012, cited in Prihadiyoko & Suprihadi, 2012). In late 2010, the fishers failed

to sail for four months due to heavily polluted water, while the boat capacity was not enough to

sail further (Interviewee C4, 2011). In addition, pollution from garbage also raises problems.

Garbage often jams the fans of boats (Interviewee C1, 2011).

Table 4.11 Statistics related to fishing in the Tangerang and Bekasi Regency, 2008

Regency

Number of Fishers (households)

Type and Number of Boats (units) Fish Prod. (tons) Owners Workers Total

No motor

Outboard motor

0-5 GT

5-10 GT

10-15 GT

Total

Tangerang 2,497 9,587 12,084 28 2,449 64 34 1 2,576 18,654 Bekasi - - 713 - - - - - 675 1,757

Source: (BPS Kabupaten Bekasi, 2010b, pp. 212-213; BPS Kabupaten Tangerang, 2010c, pp. 166, 171, 172)

Table 4.12 Statistics related to fishing in North Jakarta

Year Number of Fishers (people) Type (GT) and Number (units) of Boats Fish

Prod. (tons) Owners Workers Total 0-5 5-10 10-20 20-30 30-50 >50 Total

2006 4,653 16,881 21,534 406 1,209 554 379 39 653 4,523 25,863 2007 4,103 15,131 19,234 430 1,276 659 354 34 760 4,609 31,764 2008 2,768 17,447 20,215 460 1,858 430 596 51 564 3,959 24,669 2009 2,366 16,581 18,947 435 1,427 210 485 108 450 3,115 19,766 2010 2,602 16,394 18,996 535 1,721 247 280 68 310 3,161 18,685

Source: (Suku Dinas Peternakan Perikanan dan Kelautan Jakarta Utara, 2010, pp. 15-16, 19)

The scarcity of fish is not only caused by pollution but also by bigger capacity fishers. Larger

capacity boats and trawlers are also fishing in Jakarta Bay (Interviewee C4, 2011; Prihadiyoko &

Suprihadi, 2012) and this generates unfair competition with traditional fishers to obtain fish.

Another problem faced by the fishers is extreme weather (Interviewee C2, 2011; Interviewee C3,

2011; Interviewee C5, 2011). In early 2011, the Indonesian government declared 473,983 fishers

in 41 municipalities in 20 provinces failed to sail due to extreme weather (Grahadyarini, 2011). In

January 2011, extreme weather stopped almost all traditional fishers in Jakarta Bay. The catching

season continued to be delayed for the next four months due to the weather (Suwandi, the head

of Traditional Fishers' Union, 2011, cited in Kompas Online (Lkt), 2011).

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4.6.3 Mussel farmers

Farmers in Jakarta Bay are one of two types: those utilising tambaks or brackish water ponds and

those utilising rafts that are placed in the sea. The rafts are usually made from bamboo and used

for mussel farming. Mussel farms are situated at Kosambi (Tengerang Regency), Pejaringan and

Cilincing (North Jakarta City). Tambaks are situated at Teluk Naga and Kosambi (Tengerang

Regency), Penjaringan and Cilincing (North Jakarta City) and Tarumajaya and Babelan (Bekasi

Regency). The green-mussel farmers face several issues nowadays. These include pollution,

contaminated mussels, limited capital and users’ conflicts.

Locations

Figure 4.12 The locations of static farming and fishing (adapted from Arifin, 2005, p. 2)

Green-mussel farming started in 1977 and experienced a boom in the early 1980s. The

production of mussels decreased after this time (see Table 4.13). The growing time became

longer, from six to seven months to eight to 11 months (BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006, p. 9). This

was due to water pollution. Many industries in Jakarta Bay discharge untreated liquid waste into

the water. According to a report issued by the Ministry of the Environment in 2011, at least 21 big

industrial companies in Jakarta Bay discharge untreated liquid waste into the bay (Syafputri,

2012). This conduct affects the green-mussel farming directly and indirectly. The direct effect is

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the death of mussels (Prihadiyoko & Suprihadi, 2012) and unhealthy mussels. The indirect effect

is the farming ban that is issued by the government of the Jakarta Province.

The cause of the banning policy is two-fold. The first is for health reasons and the second is

competition for space. The health reasons are associated with the mussels’ ability to absorb

heavy metals from surrounding water (Siregari, 2010). Research showed that from 2002 to 2005

the mussels in Jakarta Bay contained 22.22–46.47 µg Pb/g dry green mussels and from 2002 to

2003 the mussels contained 0.12–2.70 µg Cd/g dry green mussels (Arifin, 2008, p. 230). The

mussels also showed organ abnormalities and malformations (BPLHD DKI Jakarta, 2006).

Another reason behind the farming ban is that the farming equipment (rafts) obstructs vessel

traffic in the area. The policy also applies to fishing utilising static equipment (Siregari, 2010).

During field research in 2010 to 2011, the static equipment and the rafts still existed.

Table 4.13 Statistics related to green-mussel farming in North Jakarta and Tangerang

North Jakarta

Year Number of Farmers (people) Rafts

(units)

Production (tons)

Average production per

raft (tons) Owners Workers Total

2006 587 1,233 1,820 1,608 243,500 151.4 2007 60 175 235 630 90,780 144.1 2008 719 2,359 3,078 2,612 53,140 20.3 2009 461 1,545 2,006 1,419 35,768 25.2 2010 406 1,356 1,762 1,307 34,056 26.1

Tangerang

Year Number of Farmers (households) Bagan

(rafts)

Production (tons)

Average production per

bagan (tons) Owners Workers Total

2008 283 570 853 - 3,639 -

Source: (BPS Kabupaten Tangerang, 2010c, pp. 166, 172; Suku Dinas Peternakan Perikanan dan Kelautan Jakarta Utara, 2010, pp. 17-18)

In 2009, the government publicised the idea of a banning policy on static farming and fishing

through the media. It was announced that the policy would be implemented in 2010 (Republika

Online, 2009). With the issuance of a banning policy, the government of the Jakarta Province

gave compensation to the affected fishers and farmers in 2010. Every bagan demolished is to be

compensated by some funds. However, according to the Head of the Traditional Fishers

Association at Marunda (Siregari, 2010), the fishers and farmers experienced great loss. The

value of a demolished bagan is four to six times larger than the compensation paid by the

government. Further, the government is criticised for the lack of guidance regarding how to start

other occupations as the fishers only know fishing or farming. The policy was not enforced

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effectively as static farming still exists. In late 2011, through the Fisheries Offices of the Jakarta

Province, the government suggested that the farmers move the farming to Banten or East Java

Province, where water quality is better than Jakarta Bay (Wresti, 2011). However, the suggestion

could not be followed up as relocation is expensive (Interviewee 18, 2011).

4.6.4 Enterprises

Along Jakarta Bay coastline exists a variety of companies, from home industries to large

corporations. These companies are established on the coast of Jakarta Province (the middle

section of Jakarta Bay). The some are government owned, but they are mostly owned by private

companies. However, data regarding the number and the type of companies is not available.

Related government offices at the municipal and provincial level of the Jakarta Province claimed

that such data has not been gathered yet due to the change in management structure that took

place in 2008 where several sectoral offices were separated and some were merged with other

offices (Interviewee 1, 2010; Interviewee 14, 2011).

User conflict occurs between the private sector and other users of Jakarta Bay. An example is

that fishers are forbidden to enter certain water areas where private companies own the inlands

(Tim Ekspedisi Pesisir Jakarta, 2007). User conflict also arises regarding access to beaches. In

May 2012, several individuals filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Central Jakarta. They sued

the government of the Jakarta Province, a company called PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, the

Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Public Work. The main reason behind the lawsuit was

the absence of free entry for the public to access Ancol Beach in Ancol, Jakarta Bay. This is the

first time the public sued the Indonesian government over the right for public space on a beach.

Since 1966, a local government company, PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol, has managed Ancol

Beach. The company occupies approximately 3 km of the coastline and manages sandy beaches

approximately 1,250 m length in North Jakarta City that are spread over several places. The

beaches are situated in a recreation park. In addition to the beach in Ancol, North Jakarta has

beaches in Cilincing and Marunda. However, the only sandy beaches and well-maintained

beaches are at Ancol, while the beaches in Cilincing and Marunda are bordered by dikes and

filled with garbage. A representative of PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol claims that the levy for

entry is only small and that if there is no fee, the Ancol beaches will experience the same decline

as the Cilincing and Marunda beaches. In addition, by paying the levy, the public could enjoy

other tourism facilities in the park. Every year, the company contributes revenue to the Jakarta

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Provincial Government of around Rp100 billion (Silalahi, 2012), or about 0.012% of the GRDP of

Jakarta Province in the year 2010 (BPS Provinsi DKI Jakarta, 2011).

4.6.5 NGOs

NGOs became a noteworthy component of the Indonesian social structure after the reformation in

1998. The number of NGOs initiated by the community multiplied, including NGOs related to

marine areas and activities. Some organisations work at national level, some at local. Several of

the organisations have official offices with staff, while the others are more informal or have less

intense activities (field observation, 2011). The NGOs very often express their opinions through

the media. Mostly the opinions are claimed to be representative of general people. However, not

all government officers believe that NGOs represent the interests of the public (Interviewee 18,

2011). Below is a list of NGOs with interests in coastal and marine affairs of Jakarta Bay.

Table 4.14 List of NGOs with interests associated with the coastal and marine affairs of Jakarta Bay

Name Area of interest 1. Indonesian Center for Environmental Law ICEL Environmental law 2. Aliansi Petani Indonesia API Farmers 3. Serikat Petani Indonesia SPI Farmers 4. Koalisi Rakyat untuk Keadilan Perikanan KIARA Fisheries 5. Himpunan Nelayan Seluruh Indonesia HNSI Fishermen 6. Kontak Tani Nelayan Andalan KTNA Fishermen 7. Persatuan Nelayan Tradisional Indonesia PNTI Fishermen 8. Serikat Nelayan Tradisional SNT Fishermen 9. Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Walhi General environment 10. Yayasan Lembaga Hukum Indonesia YLHI General law 11. Indonesia Human Right Committee for Social Justice IHCS Human right 12. Konsorsium Pembaharuan Agraria KPA Land 13. Jakarta Green Monster JGM Mangrove 14. Pusat Kajian Pembangunan Kelautan dan Peradaban Maritim PK2PM Marine affairs

Source: (Kompas Online (Ich/Naw), 2011), (Kompas Online (Lkt), 2011), (Prihadiyoko & Suprihadi, 2012), Field observation (2010–2011)

The role of NGOs has proven significant in the case of the undertaking right provided by Law

27/2007. Some people and NGOs rejected the right. Nine NGOs and five individuals under the

name of Koalisi Tolak Hak Pengusahaan Perairan Pesisir (Refusing the Coastal Undertaking

Right Coalition) filed the rejection formally with the court (Bayu-Aji, 2010). The Constitutional

Court granted the petition and as a result, articles regarding the undertaking rights in Law

27/2007 were cancelled. A focal point of one of the NGOs claimed that the Constitutional Court’s

decision was a victory for fishers (Kompas Online (Ich/Naw), 2011). This instance is a new

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development in the political and social sphere of Indonesia. It shows a governmental system

more open to other development stakeholders. In this case, NGOs played a significant role.

4.6.6 Universities

Universities have been involved in previous ICM projects in Indonesia. A project funded by

USAID and the CRMP (Coastal Resources Management Project) worked with centres within

universities. A centre in a university is a division that has a duty to conduct research in a specific

area and provide community services. Usually a centre is the gateway for the university to

collaborate with other institutions. In the CRMP’s experience, the centres could be the agent for

identifying, managing and incorporating university-based research and knowledge into the ICM

process. The CRMP’s experience also found the challenge of centre sustainability within the

university. One of the biggest barriers was the reward system for academics, who were typically

more concerned about research and publication over providing community services (Olsen,

2003a, p. 50).

No university has a department focus on marine or coastal management in Jakarta Province,

Tangerang and Bekasi Regency. However, several universities in the area have research centres

in environmental fields. An ICM initiative in Jakarta Bay can utilise the services from these

universities. An advantage of working with universities is generally universities in Indonesia

provide a neutral ground concerning development. Academics examine occurrences from

scientific points of view and free from political or other non-academic agendas.

4.6.7 Social contract

The aspect to note regarding coastal stakeholders is the ‘social contract’. The contract will assist

the effectiveness of an ICM initiative. The culture of having a ‘social contract’ between the

community and the government regarding development is not well rooted. During the Soeharto

era, whistle-blowers were accused of behaving in a subversive manner towards the government.

The community were forced to be silent and then became apathetic. After almost 15 years of

reform, the community now have the freedom to express their opinion. The number of media has

also multiplied. This assists the community to channel their opinion. While some parts of the

community still have apathetic behaviour (Effendy, 2011; Rusmiwari, Purwatiningsih, Hardyanto,

& Aminulloh, 2012), others monitor the government and actively convey their opinion through the

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media. However, the ‘social contract’ between the community and the government is still at an

early stage.

4.7 Policy enforcement and educational measures

The environmental and social problems in Jakarta Bay are in some way related to policy issues.

They are connected to regulations that were enacted too late, such as the sand mining regulation,

poor enforcement of the available regulations, such as pollution control, and the absence of

certain regulations, such as addressing groundwater depletion. However, policy enforcement is

the foremost critical issue. Many policies and regulations exist but their objectives are not

achieved satisfactorily.

Table 4.15 List of regulations regarding environmental quality protection

Regulation type and number Reference

Law 32/2009 Environmental protection and management Law 18/2008 Solid waste management Law 5/1985 Industry Government Regulation 82/2001 Water quality management and water pollution control Government Regulation 19/1999 Marine pollution and destruction control (supported by

Minister of Environment Decree 51/2004) Minister of Environment Regulation 51/2004

Marine water quality standards

Minister of Environment Regulation 112/2003

Domestic wastewater quality standards

Minister of Environment Regulation 51/1995

Effluent quality standard for industrial activity (revised by Minister of Environment Regulation 122/2004)

There is a specific law regarding environmental protection and management. Some derivative

regulations that have specific objectives are also available (see Table 4.15). These include

regulations regarding water pollution control, solid waste management, marine pollution and

control for marine degradation and seawater quality standards. Besides the requirements for

environmental protection based on the specific regulation aimed to protect the environment, Law

5/1985 regarding industry also sets requirements for pollution prevention. With the availability of

those regulations, the quality of the environment is expected to be conserved and protected.

However, in reality, the quality of the Jakarta Bay environment is poor. This indicates that the

enforcement of those regulations is poor. More importantly, this encourages less compliance from

business activities in managing and disposing waste.

The environmental and social problems in Jakarta Bay in some way are also related to

educational measures. Environmental education is a substantial problem in the current

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management system of Jakarta Bay. Legally, Law 27/2007 regarding coastal management and

Law 32/2009 regarding environmental protection oblige the governments to educate the public

regarding the management of coastal areas and environmental management. The laws require

government at central and local levels to carry out the education. However, implementing the task

is impeded by problems such as limited institutional and financial capacities (Interviewee 27,

2011).

4.8 Chapter summary

The coast of Jakarta Bay is a busy area. The area facilitates various utilities, such as ports,

business, residential and recreational areas and protected forest. The bay is the end of 16

waterways that consist of rivers and canals. The waterways flow from the region of the Jakarta

Metropolitan Area. The region is a home to nearly 28 million people in 2010, a substantial number

of people that put significant pressure on the environment.

The ecosystem of Jakarta Bay has degraded. This is the result of unsustainable anthropogenic

activities in the region. Problems occurring include environmental quality degradation, coastal use

conflict and social problems. Examples of environmental quality problems include clearing

mangroves, degrading quality of coral reefs, pooling of garbage and water pollution. Examples of

coastal use conflicts include coastline preservation and settlement, static fishing and navigation,

fishers’ access and private-owned land. Social problems include limited fishing capacity of fishers

and limited farming capacity of mussel farmers.

The environmental problems in Jakarta Bay are related to the policy and management

framework. The most crucial problem is the inadequacy of law enforcement. Some policies that

call for environmental protection and sustainable development are present but as the

enforcement is poor, the environment remains unprotected.

Problems in Jakarta Bay are related to multi-sectoral activities, in which to address the problems

require inter-sectoral management measures. In the next chapter, coastal governance of

Indonesia is examined. This includes the coastal policy framework and the governmental

structure.

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Chapter 5

Coastal governance in Indonesia

5.1 Introduction

This chapter discusses coastal governance in Indonesia. The aim of investigating the system is to

examine the detailed structure of Indonesian coastal governance framework from the context of

where the Jakarta Bay management system sits and to identify the applicability of ICM approach

in the governance system of Indonesia. Included in this investigation are the examination of policy

framework and the structure of government. Coastal stakeholders are also a part of coastal

governance, but the topic is discussed in Chapter 4 as a part of social profile of Jakarta Bay

coast.

Understanding the governance system is also important to craft a suitable ICM initiative.

Understanding the level of development, the political and governmental system of the targeted

area is the first step to designing a suitable ICM initiative (Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 122).

More importantly, coastal governance performs best when carried out as part of a nested system

that operates simultaneously at levels ranging from local to national (Olsen, 2003a, p. viii).

Therefore, investigating the Indonesian coastal governance has three objectives. The first is to

understand where the current management system of the Jakarta Bay is nested, the second is to

examine which of the ICM principles work or do not work and the third is to design a suitable ICM

approach.

5.2 Definition of governance

Governance is defined as the arrangement that comprises objectives, policies, people and

institutions through which management is exercised to address societal issues. The components

involved in governance are policy framework, management systems and stakeholders that are

employed towards specified objectives (see Figure 5.1). The definition is based on that of Olsen

(2003a, p. 15): ‘governance sets the stage in which management occurs by defining—or

redefining—the fundamental objectives, policies, laws and institutions by which societal issues

are addressed’. Management is described as ‘the process by which human and material

resources are harnessed to achieve a known goal within a known institutional structure’ (Olsen,

2003, p. 15). The two terms indicate that governance is not only government, but also the policy

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and management framework. The management framework implies human and material

resources are utilised to achieve specified goals that are carried out within an institutional

structure. In an ICM context, coastal governance is regarded as ‘the process by which the full

range of laws, policies, plans, institutions and legal precedents to address the issues affecting

coastal areas’ (Chua, 2006, p. 104).

Figure 5.1 The constituents of coastal governance

5.3 The nature of the Indonesian coastline

Through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982 Indonesia was

recognised as an archipelagic country (Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, 2007). The country

consists of 13,466 islands (Karsidi, 2011, cited in Yun, 2011) with 95,181 km of coastline

(Rompas, 2009, cited in Antara News, 2009). The total area of water is approximately 5.8 million

km2 that comprises 2.3 million km2 of archipelagic waters, 0.8 million km2 of territorial waters and

2.7 million km2 of Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone waters (Republik Indonesia, 2010c, p.

II.10-21). Indonesian coasts and oceans are highly valuable, economically and environmentally.

The Indonesian coastal area is one of the world’s richest ecosystems, which encompasses

extensive mangrove forests, coral reefs and seagrass beds (Sukardjo, 2002b, p. 202). Indonesian

mangrove coverage is extensive. Choong et al. (1990, p. 45) reported that Indonesia had

approximately 4.25 million hectares of mangrove forests, which is 20% of the world’s mangrove

area. The Indonesian coral reef may account for 10% to 20% of the world’s total reef area

(Tomascik, Mah, Nontji, & Moosa, 1997a, p. 114) and supports a diverse array of reef types

(fringing, barrier and atoll) as well as highly diverse coral assemblages (Brown, 1986, p. 3).

Coastal Governance

Policy framework: Laws Regulations Guidance

Management framework: People Institutions Resources Plans

Coastal stakeholders: Governments Scientists Coastal

inhabitants Etc.

Development objectives

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Seagrass is found throughout the archipelago with 12 seagrass species and seven genera

recorded (Tomascik et al., 1997b, p. 844). In 2011, the coastal and ocean economic sectors

contributed about 30% to the country’s GDP and employed more than 20 million people (Dahuri,

2012). This included capture fisheries, aquaculture, energy and mineral resources, marine

tourism, sea transportation and maritime industries and services. Indonesian waters transport

approximately 45% of the world’s goods and commodities. Approximately 65% of Indonesia’s

total oil and gas production have been extracted from reserves located in coastal and offshore

areas in the last three decades. The total value of Indonesia’s coastal and ocean economy is

estimated at USD 1,200 trillion.

The Indonesian population of approximately 238 million (2010) is growing at an average annual

rate of 1.93% (1971 to 2000). In 2011, approximately 13% of the population lived under the

poverty threshold (BPS RI, 2012a, 2012b, 2012c). Public debt in the first quarter of 2011 was

USD 214.5 billion with the ratio to GRDP at 28.2% (Setiawan, 2011). Approximately 140 million

people or almost 60% of the Indonesian population live in coastal areas and 22% of them live in

coastal rural areas and small islands (Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, 2007, p. iii). Despite

the fact that Indonesia has an extensive coastline, more than two-thirds of its territory is water

and it has highly valuable coast and ocean resources, policy and legislation to govern these

resources did not exist until 2007. Before 2007, the coastal sector was perceived as a part of

other sectors. Multi-sectoral legislation, such as fisheries, tourism, mining and others governed

the littoral resources management. In 2007, Indonesia enacted Law 27/2007 regarding coastal

and small islands management. As for ocean management, no legislation has been established

yet.

5.4 National policy framework

Indonesia has extensive and complex policies and regulatory frameworks. Tomascik et al.

(1997b, p. 1172) labelled it as one of the most formidable legislative frameworks in the world.

After the fall of the Soeharto regime in 1998, political reformation occurred that led to substantial

changes in government structure and civil administration. Some achievements obtained after

reformation were the enactment of acts regarding shifting some governmental authority to

regional level and the fiscal balance between central and regional government. In terms of marine

development, in October 1999 a new department focusing on marine, coastal and fisheries

development was established. After the reformation, the hierarchy of the Indonesian legal system

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went from nine tiers since 1966 to seven (see Table 5.1). The foundation of the hierarchy is the

Basic Constitution of 1945 (Undang-undang Dasar or UUD 1945). The following levels in the

hierarchy are established based on the Basic Constitution of 1945. The foundation for littoral and

marine resources management lies in Article 33 Paragraph 3 of the Basic Constitution of 1945,

which reads ‘land and water and natural resources therein shall be controlled by the State and

shall be utilized for the greatest benefit of or welfare of the people’. The policy of coastal

development should be based on this article.

Table 5.1 Hierarchy of the Indonesian legal system according to Law 12/2011

Hierarchy Types of regulation

1 Basic constitution of 1945 2 General people assembly decrees 3 Laws or Government Regulations Substitute for Laws 4 Government Regulations 5 Presidential Decrees 6 Provincial Regulations 7 City or Regency Regulations

The policy for coastal development is not a standalone policy, but links to other policies. The

national policies that are related to coastal development can be found in development plans and

other policies. In order to understand the national policy framework for coastal development, the

position of coastal development in national development plans needs to be examined. Relations

with other legislation affecting coastal development also need to be examined. This research is

presented in the following sections.

5.4.1 Coast and ocean management in Indonesian development plans

The notion of governance works towards specified development objectives. In the Indonesian

governmental system, the development goal that set the foundation for the development process

is within the national long-term development plan. Since Independence Day in 1945, Indonesia

has had several development plans. The first long-term development plan, the Rencana

Pembangunan Jangka Panjang (RPJP) was from 1969 to 1994, and consisted of five mid-term

development plans (Repelita). After the end of Soeharto’s era, Indonesia developed the National

Development Program (Program Pembangunan Nasional or Propenas) from 2000 to 2004. In

2004, with the enactment of Law 25/2004, Indonesia established a new system of development

planning. The system, the National Development Planning System or Sistem Perencanaan

Pembangunan Nasional (SPPN), recognises 10 different development plans.

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Table 5.2 Indonesia’s development plan since Independence Day

Time Development Plan Names

1969-1994 Long-term Development Plan (Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang, RPJP) 1969-1974 Repelita I (mid-term) 1974-1979 Repelita II (mid-term) 1979-1984 Repelita III (mid-term) 1984-1989 Repelita IV (mid-term) 1989-1994 Repelita V (mid-term) 1994-1999 Repelita VI (mid-term) 2000-2004 Propenas 2005-2025 Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Nasional (RPJPN, long-term)

2005-2010 Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional (RPJMN, mid-term) 1

2010-2014

Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional (RPJMN, mid-term) 2

Source: adapted from Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (2009), Law 25/2000 (Republik Indonesia, 2000), Law 25/2004 (Republik Indonesia, 2004)

In the first long-term development plan, Indonesia’s development agenda aimed to meet basic

needs and to improve economic development. The national planning policy emphasised

terrestrial development, particularly in Java and Sumatra. Natural resources such as timber, gold,

coal, oil and gas were utilised intensively to meet development objectives. Coastal and marine

development and management were not considered a focus in the development plan

(Departemen Kelautan dan Perikanan, 2007). From the Repelita I in 1969 to the Repelita V in

1994, despite the massive area of water, the extensive coastline and the wealth of coastal and

marine resources, coast and marine management did not receive substantial concern from

government. Strategic attention was obtained in the late 1980s. The 1988 State Policy Guidelines

stated that it was necessary to improve the management of marine areas in order to increase

utilisation and maintain sustainability (Dahuri & Dutton, 2000, p. 2). However it was not until 1994

in Repelita VI, that coast and marine sectors received significant attention when the national

government established the coast and marine sectors independently from other institutional and

economic sectors (Patlis et al., 2001, p. 2). In this Repelita, four main objectives for coastal and

marine resources development were established: (1) support the expansion of coastal and

marine enterprises throughout Indonesia, particularly in the less-developed Eastern Region, (2)

support offshore industries, particularly oil and gas production, (3) strengthen national sovereignty

and jurisdiction by mapping the continental shelves and the exclusive economic zone and (4)

establish a coastal and marine geographic information network (Dahuri & Dutton, 2000, p. 2). The

objectives showed that government concern with coastal and marine development focused on

economic development and on geographic and jurisdictional areas. In the next national

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development plan (Propenas, 2000–2004), coastal and marine sectors merged with other sector

development plans (Law 25/2000). The next national long-term development plan was the

Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Panjang Nasional (RPJPN) 2005 to 2025, which is a part of

SPPN. Law 17/2007 enacted the plan. This is the first national development plan after the

reformation in 1998, which consists of several mid-term plans. In the current mid-term

development plan, the marine and coastal issues are mostly established under the natural

resources and environmental sections.

The National Development Plan System (SPPN) is a system that unified development planning

procedures to produce development plans for yearly, medium and long term periods, to be

conducted by government at the central and regional levels (Law 25/2004, Article 1). The system

calls for conducting development for the interest of society and to implement good governance.

The system supports coordination between actors in development and the establishment of

integration, harmonisation and synergy between regions, space, time and function of government

units and between central and local government. The system also aims to maintain the linkage

and consistency between planning, budgeting, implementation and monitoring, to optimise

community participation and to achieve resources utilisation in an efficient, effective, equitable

and sustainable manner (Article 2). The system enforces 10 development plans, which comprise

long-term (20 years), mid-term (five years) and annual plans for national and regional levels. The

current national long-term development plan is the RPJPN (2005 to 2025) and the mid-term plan

is the RPJMN 2 (2010 to 2014).

The SPPN organises the procedure of a development plan. A development plan is processed by

the development stakeholders through a forum called Musrenbang (musyawarah perencanaan

pembangunan or development planning meeting). The stakeholders at national level are

ministries and agencies and at local level are sectoral offices. In the forum, the draft for a

development plan is discussed. The minister prepares the national long-term development plan

draft and the head of Bappeda prepares the local draft (Law 25/2004 Article 10). Besides the

stakeholders, the discussion should also involve the community (Article 11). The minister and the

head of Bappeda decide the final development plan based on the results of Musrenbang (Article

12). The minister in this context is the head of the Ministry of Development Planning. Bappeda

stands for Badan Perencanaan Daerah, the local government office that governs local

development planning. Bappeda is present at provincial and municipal levels. The approved

national long-term development plan is legalised by a law and the local long-term development

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Table 5.3 Planning documents according to the National Development Planning System and its functions

No Planning Document Years Scope Function/Purpose

1 Long-term Development Plan (RPJP)

20 National The national RPJP is the manifestation of the goal of why the government of Indonesia was established, in the form of the vision, mission and direction of national development. The goal of the government of Indonesia is set forth in the Preamble to the Basic Constitution of 1945.

2 Regional The regional RPJP contains the statements of vision, mission and direction of regional development, which refers to the national RPJP.

3 Mid-term Development Plan (Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah or RPJM)

5 National The national RPJM is a translation of the vision, mission and programs of the president, prepared based on the national RPJP. This plan includes national development strategy and public policy.

4 Regional The regional RPJM is a translation of the vision, mission and programs of the regional head, prepared based on the regional RPJP and with regard to the national RPJP. This plan includes strategies for regional development and public policy.

5 Mid-term Development Plan of the Ministry/Agency. Also named as the Strategic Plan of the Ministry/Agency (Renstra-KL)

5 Ministry/Agency The plan contains the vision, mission, objectives, strategies, policies, programs and activities in accordance with the duties and functions of the related ministry/agency. The plan is developed based on the national RPJM.

6 Mid-term Development Plan of the Regional Task Force (Renstra-SKPD)

5 Provincial sectoral offices

The plan contains the vision, mission, objectives, strategies, policies, programs and activities in accordance with the duties and functions of the related regional task force. This includes sectoral offices and technical institutions. The plan is developed based on the regional RPJM.

7 National Annual Development Plan/Government Work Plan (RKP)

1 National The plan is the elaboration of the national RPJM, which includes development priorities and the macroeconomic framework.

8 Annual Regional Development Plan/Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD)

1 Regional The plan elaborates the regional RPJM, which refers to the RKP. The plan contains the regional economic framework, regional development priorities, work plans and funding scheme.

9 Annual Development Plan of the Ministry/Agency or Work Plan of the Ministry/Agency(Renja-KL)

1 Ministry/Agency The plan is developed based on the Strategic Plan of the Ministry/Agency (Renstra-KL), which contains policies, programs and activities.

10 Annual Development Plan of the Regional Task Force/Regional Task Force Work Plan (Renja-SKPD)

1 Provincial sectoral offices

The plan is developed with reference to the Renstra-SKPD and to the RKP. The plan includes policies, programs and activities.

Source: Adapted from Law 25/2004 (Republik Indonesia, 2004)

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Figure 5.2 Links between planning documents under the National Development Planning System

Source: Adapted from Law 25/2004 (Republik Indonesia, 2004) and (Republik Indonesia, 2010a, p. 11)

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plan is legalised by a local regulation. The same procedure applies for developing mid-term

development plans.

Law 25/2004 recognises equitable development, sustainable use of natural resources and

sustainable development as development principles and objectives (Article 2, Verse 1 and 4). The

current development plans, both long-term and mid-term, provide an adequate legal basis for

marine and coastal development and for achieving sustainable development. Further, as stated in

the aims of the SPPN, an integrated development approach is also enforced in both development

plans. Both plans are highlighted in the following paragraphs.

The RPJPN 2005 to 2025 is the basis for the long-term development plan. The plan was enacted

with Law 17/2007. The long-term plan has eight missions and two are related to sustainable

development and coastal and marine development. One of the missions recognises marine-

based development and capacity building related to marine issues (Republik Indonesia, 2007a,

pp. 39-40). Accordingly with development missions, some development directions are set as

follows: integration between land and ocean developments, controlling pollution and

environmental degradation and mitigation of coastal and marine disasters (Republik Indonesia,

2007a, pp. 72-74). The plan also establishes eight long-term main objectives that are equipped

with indicators. One of the main objectives is to achieve a balanced and sustainable development

of Indonesia (Republik Indonesia, 2007a, pp. 41-44). The main objectives and the indicators,

however, are broad and immeasurable.

The RPJMN 2 (Rencana Pembangunan Jangka Menengah Nasional) 2010 to 2014 is the basis

for the mid-term development plan. The plan was enacted with Presidential Decree 5/2010. The

plan consists of 14 national priorities, nine area priorities and seven regional priorities. The

national priorities include bureaucratic and governance reform, quality of life improvement,

environmental and disaster management. The mid-term plan endorses a marine development

strategy and supports a marine-based sector. The plan promotes conducting marine development

with an integrated approach with concern to bio-physic aspects, natural diversity, mineral and

energy resources, fisheries, transportation, tourism and industry (Republik Indonesia, 2010b, pp.

I-71). Some of the plan’s strategies are to enforce regulations related to environmental marine

quality conservation, to control domestic and industrial waste discharge in Java, to control erosion

in the watershed in order to avoid siltation in ports and to minimise the risk of pollution and

destruction of marine habitat by the exploration and exploitation of offshore oil and gas (Republik

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Indonesia, 2010b, pp. I-74). The plan also directs preparation of a work plan that cuts across

governmental sectors for addressing several issues, including the development of marine areas.

This cross-sectoral policy intends to address the increasingly complex development problems

that are difficult to address utilising a fragmental approach (Republik Indonesia, 2010b, pp. I-72).

The last two paragraphs show that the current development plans pay significant attention to

sustainable development, coastal and marine development and the necessity of an integrated

approach. The long-term development plan (RPJPN) accommodates the need for managing

marine-based development and the need to develop capacity building for addressing issues

related to marine development. The plan suggests integrated development between land and

marine development. The mid-term development plan (RPJMN 2) also outlines marine

development and establishing an integrated approach for marine development. Focusing on

coastal and marine development and endorsing an integrated development approach constitutes

important progress in Indonesia’s development history.

According to the SPPN (Law 25/2004), development in Indonesia is guided by 10 development

plans with the long-term plan as the umbrella for other plans (see Table 5.3 and Figure 5.2). The

aims of the long-term development plan are translated into shorter-term aims and are

implemented in the annual working plan. The annual working plan is executed by the

ministry/agency at the national level and by the regional government at the provincial and

municipal levels. At the farthest hierarchical level from the central government, the long-term

development objectives are executed by sectoral government offices at municipal level. The

process of translating the long-term objectives into program execution at municipal level is prone

to disintegrated actions. In particular, the concept of integration is new to Indonesian

development. Although the SPPN aims to carry out development in an integrated manner and an

integrated development approach is enforced in both RPJPN and RPJMN 2, the mechanism to

control does not yet exist.

5.4.2 Coastal management Law 27/2007

Indonesia has enacted a law regarding coastal management, Law 27/2007. This section

discusses the features of the law, the problems that arose, its relation to other regulations and its

implementation. The relation of this law to other national laws is examined to understand its

position in the larger scheme of policy framework.

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5.4.2.1 Historical perspective

The exploitation of coastal resources has occurred since the early days of Indonesia.

Unfortunately, the exploitation was not managed properly and created coastal ecosystem

degradation. Management policy regarding the coastal sector was not specifically established in

the earliest Indonesian development plans. The government first addressed the sector in the

fourth of the five-yearly development plans, namely Repelita IV in 1984. In Repelita VI, 1994, the

government set the marine sector as independent from other institutional and economic sectors

(BAPPENAS, 1994, cited in Patlis et al., 2001, p. 2). Since then, important steps in promoting

issues of marine and coastal management started to develop. An important milestone was the

establishment of the new ministry specifically for governing fisheries and marine issues in 1999:

the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (now a ministry). Another milestone was the

enactment of Law 27 in 2007, which related to coastal and small islands management.

Before 2007, a series of legislations affected coastal management. At least 20 parliamentary laws

were associated with the management of coastal resources and 16 laws were associated with

coastal management. These included 14 laws on natural resources management and ocean

activities, and two laws for the ratification of international conventions (Patlis et al., 2001, p. 5).

The laws were sectoral legislation, which meant that each regulation was an individual law that

managed one particular sectoral interest. After the enactment of Law 27 in 2007, the coastal area

was still governed by multiple sectoral legislations. Law 27/2007 is expected to provide the main

legal basis for governing coastal development with regard to the other sectoral legislation and to

ensure local governments execute sustainable coastal development. However, achieving these

objectives remains challenging.

5.4.2.2 Main features of Law 27/2007

This section discusses the main features of Law 27/2007, which include the purpose of the law,

its main contents, its derived regulations, integration and participation element, the four plans,

undertaking right and the maritime partnership.

5.4.2.2.1 Purpose and main content

Law 27/2007 relates to coastal and small islands management. The meaning of coastal and small

islands management in this law is ‘a process of planning, utilisation, supervision, and control of

coastal resources and small islands that are conducted ‘between sectors, between the central

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government and the local governments, between terrestrial and marine ecosystems, as well as

between science and management, with the aim to improve the welfare of the people’ (Article 1,

Verse 1). The scope of management in this law includes planning, utilisation, supervision and

control (see Figure 5.3) of human interaction in utilising coastal and small islands resources in a

sustainable manner in order to improve the welfare of the people and to maintain the integrity of

the Republic of Indonesia (Article 5). The physical scope of the law covers the area of transition

between terrestrial and marine ecosystems that are affected by changes in land and sea. The

extent of the inland area covers the kecamatan (district) administrative boundary and the extent

seaward is 12 nautical miles measured from the coastline (Article 2). The regulations are

established for the following purposes (Article 4):

to protect, conserve, rehabilitate, use and enrich coastal and small islands resources and the

ecological systems in a sustainable manner

to create harmony and synergy between the central and local government in the

management of coastal and small islands resources

to strengthen community participation and government agencies as well as to encourage

initiatives from the community to manage coastal and small islands resources in order to

achieve justice, equity and sustainability

to improve the value of the social, economic and cultural community through community

participation in utilising coastal and small islands resources.

Management in this law contains four components: planning, utilisation, supervision and control,

as illustrated in Figure 5.3. Each component is reviewed in the following paragraphs.

The planning component requires four planning tools. The tools include strategic, zoning,

management and action plans (Article 7). The strategic plan is the planning that is an integral part

of the local long-term development plan. Zoning is the water and land-use plan that must be

harmonised with the local spatial plan (Articles 8 and 9). The zoning plan includes the allocation

of space for general use, conservation areas, national strategic areas and sea-lanes (Article 10).

The management plan consists of policies concerning the arrangement and the administrative

procedures for utilising resources and establishing priority for resource utilisation (Article 12). The

action plan directs the management plan and the zoning plan in order to implement the strategic

plan (Article 13). Local governments, at municipal and provincial level, are required to establish

the planning component of coastal and small islands management that consists of all four plans

(Article 7). Local governments, with participation from the public and private sectors, formulate

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the proposal of the four plans. Local governments are obliged to disseminate the concept of the

four plans to obtain feedback from key stakeholders. The procedure to develop the four plans is

illustrated in Figure 5.4.

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The utilisation component is manifested as ‘the undertaking right’ (hak pengusahaan perairan

pesisir or HP3) of coastal waters (articles 12 to 22). The undertaking right of coastal waters is the

right to utilise certain parts of coastal waters that include the marine surface, the water column

and the sea floor at the boundary of a certain breadth. This right can be granted to an individual

citizen of Indonesia, firms established under the laws of Indonesia or indigenous peoples. The

undertaking right cannot be given in conservation areas, protected areas for fisheries, navigation

areas, ports and public beaches (Articles 16 to 22). The procedure for granting and revoking the

right is controlled by a government regulation.

The supervision and control component aims to ensure the implementation of coastal and small

islands management in an integrated and sustainable manner (Article 36). The central and local

governments are required to conduct monitoring, field observation and evaluation of the planning

and implementation of the coastal and small islands management. Certain officials of the related

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authority that are consigned as special police carry out supervision and control tasks. The public

can participate in the process of supervision and control (Articles 36, 38). Public participation is

through the submission of reports or complaints to the related officials.

* Bappeda: the regional planning agency

Figure 5.4 The procedure for developing the four-plans of coastal and small island management according to the Ministerial Decree 16/2008

In exercising the aspect of control, the government must conduct accreditation of the coastal and

small islands management program (Article 40). Accreditation is the procedure of recognition of a

program that consistently meets standards for systems management of coastal areas and small

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The initial strategic document consists of (1) the list of issue priorities in the management of coastal areas and small islands, (2) the list of policies and programs of coastal areas and small islands management that are under the responsibility of each agency involved, (3) the list agencies, groups and individuals that have interest in the use of coastal and small islands resources in the area of concern, and (4) the data and information of the concerned coastal areas and small islands.

The chairperson of the working group reports the final draft to the governor or the mayor/regent. For a city/regency document, the mayor/regent submits the final draft to the Governor and the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries to obtain feedback and, for provincial document, the governor submits the final draft to the Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and the mayor/regent. The obtained feedback is used to finalise the strategic document. The minister, governor or mayor/regent responds to the final document within 30 days or else the strategic document can be definitively applied.

Governor or mayor/regent establishes the working group. The working group consist of the Head of Bappeda* as the chairperson, the head of the local Marine Affairs and Fisheries office as the secretary, and the comprising members are from relevant agencies in accordance with the dominant characteristics of the concerned areas. A technical team established by the head of the working group may assist the working group.

The purpose of the public consultation is to obtain feedback from relevant agencies, NGOs and/or community organisations.

This document incorporates the results from public consultation.

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islands. The accreditation process includes assessment, recognition and incentive for

management programs conducted voluntarily by the public. The central government may

delegate the authority to conduct accreditation to local government. Further provisions regarding

the accreditation are regulated by Ministerial Regulation 18/2008.

In addition to the management components as above, the law also contains other main features

that are reviewed below. These include the Maritime Partnership Program and calls for

integration and stakeholders’ participation.

In order to increase the capacity of stakeholders for managing coastal areas and small islands, a

partnership is formed (Article 41). The partnership program is called Mitra Bahari or the Maritime

Partnership Program. The Mitra Bahari is a forum for cooperation between the central

government, local governments, academics, NGOs, professional organisations, community

leaders and private sectors. The Mitra Bahari is facilitated by the central government, local

governments or private sectors. The forum activities focus on mentoring, counselling, educating

and training, conducting applied research and developing policy recommendations. Further

provision regarding Mitra Bahari is regulated by a ministerial regulation.

The management of coastal and small islands is implemented in an integrated manner (articles

53 to 55). At the national level, the management is implemented under the coordination of the

Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. At the local level, the local inline office manages the

activities in the region. The activities coordinated by the ministry and the inline local office include

the assessment and provision of advice on proposed sectoral development plans in coastal areas

and small islands. This is a significant role to screen coastal activities and to ensure sustainable

development is achieved. However, the ministry and the inline local office are not fully entitled to

allow or to cancel the proposed development. This is due to the limited duty only to provide

assessment of, and recommendations for, the activities. The provision on how to implement the

articles is regulated further by a presidential decree that has not been enacted yet.

The law calls for public participation in coastal management (Article 62). The article is clarified in

Ministerial Decree 8/2008. The decree states that the public has equal opportunities to participate

in planning, implementation and supervision of the management of coastal areas and small

islands. Community participation is perceived as community involvement in a physical or non-

physical form, direct or indirect involvement, because of self-awareness or due to the role of

supervising in the management of coastal areas and small islands. The community is defined as

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the society of indigenous peoples, local communities and traditional people who live in coastal

areas and small islands. The roles of the community include to identify the potential problems of

coastal areas and small islands and to provide input in determining the direction of development

planning. Aspirations of the people delivered through public consultation or through the local

forum (musyawarah adat).

5.4.2.2.2 Derived regulations

Implementing Law 27/2007 requires several derived regulations. The derived regulations consist

of four governmental decrees, six presidential decrees and 11 ministerial decrees. The law states

that the governmental decrees must be developed within 12 months after the law is enacted, the

presidential decrees within six months and the ministerial decrees within three months. After

nearly six years, six ministerial decrees have been developed as derived regulations (see Table

5.4).

A derived regulation serves to clarify a law and makes the law applicable. It provides technical

guidance on how to implement a particular aspect of a law. The absence of guidance may create

confusion, uncertainty and misunderstanding. More importantly, it may make the law fail to be

enforced. Law 27/2007 requires 21 derived regulations and yet only six were developed. In the

case of the undertaking right, the absence of guidance generated misunderstanding. The derived

regulation relating to undertaking right was not immediately developed. Over time, conflicts arose

that made the articles regarding rights a subject for judicial review. At the end of litigation

process, the articles of the law were cancelled. The undertaking right is discussed further later in

this chapter.

Table 5.4 List of the Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries regulations as the derived regulations of Law 27/2007

Regulation

Number Year

Enacted Subject

1 8 2008 Community involvement in managing coastal areas and small islands

2 16 2008 Norms, standards and guidance for developing coastal and small islands documents

3 17 2008 Conservation area 4 18 2008 Accreditation program 5 20 2008 Utilisation of small islands and surrounding waters 6 14 2009 Mitra Bahari (the Maritime Partners)

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5.4.2.2.3 Integration and participation

The law shows the importance of integration and participation in carrying out development.

Integration means incorporation among government offices vertically and horizontally, terrestrial

and marine ecosystems, and science and management principles. Participation means

involvement of other development stakeholders besides government in the development process.

According to Article 6, the law calls for an integrated approach in managing coastal and small

islands. This includes integration between (1) central and local governments, (2) local

governments, (3) sectors, (4) government, private sectors and community, (5) terrestrial and

marine ecosystems and (6) science and management principles. The approach is consistent with

integration principles of the ICM concept.

In the planning component required by Article 7, local governments at municipal and provincial

level are required to establish the four plans. The proposal of the four plans is formulated by the

local governments with participation from the community and private sectors (see Figure 5.4).

The local governments are obliged to disseminate the concept of the four plans to obtain

feedback from key stakeholders. This measure could be challenging, as at this stage public

participation is not common. Implementing the participation approach of the law means

dissemination and education of the approach as well.

5.4.2.2.4 Four plans

Until January 2013, the local governments that have implemented the management aspect of

Law 27/2007 and have legalised it in local regulation comprise four governments (see Table 5.5).

Each government develops a zoning plan and one government develops a management plan.

Table 5.5 Local governments that have developed part of the four-plans (√)

Place Strategic Zoning Management Action

1 Gresik Regency - √ - - 2 Pekalongan Regency - √ √ - 3 Ternate City - √ - - 4 Yogyakarta Province - √ - -

Source: the Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries (2013)

Indonesia has 34 provinces and 500 municipalities. All provinces have coastal areas, and 319

municipalities (approximately 64%) are coastal municipalities (Ministry of Marine Affairs and

Fisheries, 2013). If the law is fully implemented, there will be 1,412 documents of coastal

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management plans. At January 2013, approximately six years after Law 27/2007 was enacted,

and approximately five years after the ministerial decree of guidance for developing coastal and

small islands documents is enacted, there are five developed documents, or about 0.35%.

The low number of developed coastal management plans indicates a weak compliance of

regional governments towards Law 27/2007. The reason of the weak compliance might be related

to the limited institutional capacity of regional governments, or other reasons. This should be

examined further to discover the circumstances within the regional governments for such

compliance. Three concerns may arise.

The first is that the situation is associated with the ‘excessive democracy’ (demokrasi

kebablasan) phenomenon. This phenomenon emerged since the Soeharto era ended in 1998.

The people of Indonesia experienced euphoria of democracy. To some extent, the euphoria is

excessive and so generates ‘excessive democracy’, meaning excessive freedom. The

phenomenon has not been scrutinised academically. Nevertheless, it is present in the social and

political life of Indonesian people. It describes conduct that disregards rules and actions that

could not have been undertaken in previous eras. One example is an anarchist rally. A rally was

not a common activity in the Soeharto era, but is now acceptable in the decentralised era.

However, to rally in an anarchistic manner is against the rules. Nevertheless, many people do so

(see Ikhwan, 2009). This is what is labelled ‘excessive democracy’. In the governmental system,

the term is associated with a situation where the interest of regional governments differs to

national priority. It is debatable that the low compliance of regional governments towards the law

is associated with the ‘excessive democracy’ phenomenon. However, this circumstance might be

present.

The second is the indication of limited commitment towards sustainable coastal development.

The four plans aim to provide guidance for sustainable coastal development. If the guidance is

not present, implementing sustainable coastal development is difficult. This indication is also

debatable. However, the current environmental quality in Indonesia suggests that sustainable

development is not the approach that has been employed in the process of development.

The third is the argument regarding coastal area as not being main stream in the dynamics of

Indonesian government. This becomes the reason for the lack of commitment from regional

governments towards coastal issues. The development of the marine (including coastal) sector

historically receives minor attention from the government. During the Soeharto era, development

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was conducted in a land-based manner. One example is the fiscal year. The fiscal year in the

Soeharto era began in April, which was associated with the rice planting season. This is a land-

based development approach. The approach is still intact in Indonesian culture, within both the

government and the public. Awareness of marine development began in the mid-1980s and a law

regarding coastal management was enacted in 2007, but the recognition of marine development

still needs to be developed.

5.4.2.2.5 Undertaking right

The component of coastal utilisation in Law 27/2007 is manifested as the undertaking right (hak

pengusahaan perairan pesisir). The right aims to govern coastal areas that to date are

considered inadequately managed. However, the word ‘pengusahaan’ and ‘right’ are ambiguous

and so generate controversy. The word ‘pengusahaan’ may be interpreted as utilisation or

business purpose in terms of gaining profit. Utilisation can be interpreted as non-profit use or, the

same as business purpose, as a profit-oriented measure. Coupled with the word ‘right’, this

creates the controversy of pro-capital measures. The law is considered to accommodate the

interests of private sectors and coastal communities for business purposes and to provide

opportunities for the privatisation of coastal resources. The opportunities for privatisation are

perceived as potentially allowing strong capital entities to control coastal areas and dismiss low

capital and traditional fisher rights.

The philosophy behind the articles regarding the undertaking right may come from ‘the tragedy of

the commons’ theory generated by Hardin (1968). Since the publication of Hardin’s article, control

and ownership issues become central problems in the discourse of natural resources

management, including natural resources management in marine areas. In this context, Hardin

indicates that natural resources, which are not the object of ownership, belong to everyone (the

commons), leading to the experience of depletion caused by excessive exploitation. He believes

this is because the commons creates open access (free for all) and under the conditions of open

access, there is no incentive for conservation because there is no guarantee when someone

stops exploiting that other people will do the same. Moreover, all persons will race to exploit

resources as much as possible. Destruction is the end result of this reality, which is why Hardin

calls it the tragedy of the commons (Hardin, 1968, p. 1244). Not all scholars or experts agree with

Hardin’s theory. Appell (1993, p. 6), who recognises that the concept emerged long before

Hardin’s article, sees the concept as a form of neo-colonialism. He argues that the concept is

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utilised to design the future of third-world countries and impose a rationality of economic and

environment concepts to different social systems where the community lacks knowledge and

complete understanding of the concepts. Despite the controversy, the argument that a reliable

natural resources management system requires the concept of controlled areas that are clearly

demarcated is convincing.

The undertaking right legitimises the use of coastal waters for commercial purposes. This

measure appears to adopt Hardin’s concept in terms of preventing uncontrolled exploitation.

However, this measure is perceived to open the opportunity for capital owners to exploit coastal

areas and potentially generate injustice in utilising coastal resources. The concept of the

undertaking right is criticised as contrary to the Basic Constitution of 1945, Article 27 and Article

33. Article 27 states that every citizen has the right to employment and a decent living, and Article

33 states that the earth, the water and natural resources contained therein are controlled by the

state and used for the welfare of the people. The undertaking right policy is considered against

the common people.

In 2008, a number of fishers rallied at the Department of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. They

protested that the undertaking right policy was against them (Kompas Online (Lkt), 2008). Giving

coastal waters to big-capital companies meant there was no space left for low capital fishers to

obtain fish. Thus, they feared they would lose their source of livelihood. The policy was also

criticised for possibly allowing the privatisation of around 6,000 uninhabited small islands

scattered throughout Indonesia, including being potentially privatised by foreign capital (Mata

News, 2009). There were several rallies that involved not only fishers but NGOs. The NGOs’

representatives expressed their concern repeatedly in the media. Essentially, the people and

NGOs rejected the undertaking right. Several people and entities under a coalition named Koalisi

Tolak Hak Pengusahaan Perairan Pesisir (Refuse the Coastal Undertaking Right Coalition) filed

the rejection formally with the court. The coalition consisted of 14 entities and people, which were

nine NGOs and five individuals (Bayu-Aji, 2010). After various judicial hearings and other

administrative procedures, the Constitutional Court granted the petition on 16 June 2011

(Kompas Online (Ich/Naw), 2011). As a result, articles regarding the undertaking rights in Law

27/2007 (Article 1 verse 18, Article 16, Article 17, Article 23 verse 4 and 5, Article 50, Article 51,

Article 61 verse 1, Article 71 and Article 75) were cancelled. One of the NGOs claimed that the

Constitutional Court's decision was a victory for fishers (Damanik, 2011, cited in Kompas Online

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(Ich/Naw), 2011), and that the coastal, marine and small islands resources should not be

privatised and restoring the rights of fishers should be addressed.

The cancellation of the undertaking right was perceived as a victory for the people, particularly

the low capital fishers. However, fishers are not the only coastal stakeholders who have rights in

the areas. Cancelling the undertaking right may be seen as unfavourable for other stakeholders.

More importantly, it leaves the current commercialism of coastal waters unregulated. It is

undeniable that the government should fulfil the right of the people to have a decent living (as per

Article 27, the Basic Constitution of 1945), including the fishers. For that reason, coastal

resources need to be controlled by the government and utilised for the welfare of the people

(Article 33, the Basic Constitution). Now, the policy as the umbrella to regulate commercialism of

coastal waters has been cancelled. The utilisation of coastal waters for business remains

unregulated.

The waters in Jakarta Bay continue to be utilised by small to big capital business. There are

recreation sites, areas that are part of hotels, fishing and mussel farming. In other parts of

Indonesia, many areas of the coastal waters are utilised for business purposes such as pearl

farming. These activities need to be regulated. The cancellation of the undertaking right requires

another regulation to be enforced that can govern activities, avoid conflict between users, and

carry out development in a sustainable manner. Moreover, the government is required to

establish the derived regulations immediately. This is to clarify the purpose of the law and how to

implement it. A lengthy gap between the enactment of the law and its derived regulation allows

misinterpretation and generates conflict among users, as in this case.

The cancellation of the undertaking right is indicative of a new political dynamic in Indonesia.

Such action never happened before the reformation. During the Soeharto era, the political

situation consisted of a strong top-down approach. The public were compelled to have a

homogenous opinion and agree with the government. Showing a different opinion was associated

with subversion of authority. The undertaking right case shows that now the public are entitled to

their opinion and can take up a lawsuit against the authorities.

5.4.2.2.6 Maritime partnership

The Maritime Partnership or Mitra Bahari is a forum for cooperation between the central

government, local governments, academics, NGOs, professional organisations, community

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leaders and private sectors. The establishment of the forum aims to increase the capacity of

coastal stakeholders for managing coastal areas and small islands. The forum activities focus on

stewardship, mentoring, counselling, education and training, conducting applied research and

developing policy recommendations. Ministerial Decree 14/2009 regulates further provisions for

the Mitra Bahari. The partnership in this regulation indicates one feature of ICM, which is

integration between coastal stakeholders. The forum is intended to facilitate communication

between coastal stakeholders and to facilitate coastal stakeholders being able to work together.

This forum also shows an intention to integrate science into policy making by including academics

in the partnership. The ICM initiative of Xiamen shows that one of its successful elements is the

incorporation of a scientist team into the initiative. A mechanism for dialogue is developed and

through this mechanism, the scientists communicate with the decision makers and provide advice

on the coastal issues (Chua et al., 2006, p. 319).The Mitra Bahari is expected to facilitate the

same mechanism.

A report published by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) indicates

that a networking of Mitra Bahari has developed nationwide (Ricci & Crawford, 2012, p. 5). One of

them is the Mitra Bahari in Nusa Tenggara Barat, which is considered one of the stronger

organisations. The members of the partnership consist of several government offices (including

officials from the army, judicial system and navy), academics, private sectors and NGOs.

Individually, the members of the partnership have experience in numerous coastal programs.

However, as an organisation, some areas need to be strengthened. The Mitra Bahari in Nusa

Tenggara Barat needs to develop and to exercise its function more (Ricci & Crawford, 2012, pp.

5-7). The full list of Mitra Bahari is not provided in the report. It will be beneficial to discover the

extent of the achievement of the partnerships and discover how the activities (stewardship,

mentoring, counselling, education and training, conducting applied research and developing

policy recommendations) are carried out. This could provide useful lessons for Jakarta Bay, but

unfortunately, the information is not available.

Article 5 of the Ministerial Decree 14/2009 says that Mitra Bahari may be established at national

and regional levels. The statement indicates that the partnership is not obligatory. This

contradicts the four plans (strategic, zoning, management and action plans) in which local

governments are obliged to establish the plans. If the idea to develop the partnership is to provide

a mechanism for stakeholders to be involved directly with managing coastal areas, it is better to

call the partnerships compulsory, as with the four plans.

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5.4.2.3 Linkage with Law 26/2007 regarding spatial planning

Law 27/2007 is intended to regulate the management of coastal areas and small islands. Besides

the need for derived regulations, implementing the law should also refer to several other laws. For

example, the strategic plan should be aligned with the long-term development plan and the

coastal zoning plan must be aligned with the spatial law. At the national level, the national long-

term development plan has provided a corridor for exercising sustainable coastal development.

The issue then is how local governments develop suitable strategic plans that fit the needs of the

regions. The coastal zoning plan in relation to spatial planning law generates several points to

note. These are reviewed in the following paragraphs.

The coastal zoning plan should be aligned with provincial and municipality spatial planning.

Nationally, Law 26/2007 governs spatial planning. Article 6 (Verses 3 and 4) of the law states that

spatial planning is a system of planning processes, space utilisation and control of land use. The

definition calls for managing space as one unified entity and making no dichotomy between land

and sea space. The product of the law is the Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (RTRW), the regional

spatial plan, which is expected to include the land and sea space. However, Article 6 verse 5

states that sea space and air space management is governed by separate laws. In this context,

even though the definition of spatial planning in this law sees the space as one unified entity, the

statement in Article 6 verse 5 directs that there is different legislation for managing sea and air

space. These are ambiguous statements. However, it can be claimed that Law 27/2007 is

strongly linked with Article 6 verse 5 of Law 26/2007. The link is that Law 27/2007 acts as the

executing order from Law 26/2007 regarding the management of coastal area. Therefore, the two

laws are complementary. Nonetheless, even though Law 27/2007 is seen as an executing order

of Law 26/2007, one aspect still needs to be clarified. Land in RTRW means inland area up to the

water border, while the management of coastal area in Law 27/2007 includes certain proximity

seaward and district boundaries landward. This means the use of coastal districts are governed

by two laws. This should be harmonised.

For local governments directly connected with spatial management in their territory, the

harmonisation of Law 26/2007 and 27/2007 is essential in order to avoid any uncertainty and

misunderstanding in implementation. There are several points that still need to be clarified

between the two laws. Based on Law 27/2007, the local government is required to develop the

coastal zoning plan. Although it has been clearly stated by the law that the development of a

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coastal zoning plan is required to be in line with the local RTRW, the executing mechanism has

not yet been determined. The legal mechanism to resolve inconsistency between RTRW and the

coastal zoning plan is also undeveloped. Further, as RTRW is based on Law 26/2007 and the

coastal zoning plan is based on Law 27/2007, made by the local governments and enacted by the

local regulations, one question remains: should RTRW and the coastal zoning plan be made and

enacted separately or manifested in one regulation?

For simplicity, a single regulation would be preferable. However, the bureaucratic culture in

Indonesia often cannot be simplified; instead, it contains a rigid system with emphasis on

procedure instead of being target-oriented (see Chapter 7). The RTRW is a product of Law

26/2007, which is produced by the Ministry of Public Works, while the coastal zoning plan is the

product of Law 27/2007, which is produced by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. The

prevalent approach is one agency implements the regulations produced by the agency.

Manifesting the plans in one regulation requires coordinating measures between the two sectors.

Coordination between sectors is often publicised but in reality it is still challenging to achieve (see

Chapter 7). This suggests that developing one regulation which contains both coastal zoning and

land use plans is possible but challenging.

Any approach to be taken, using either separate or single regulations, still requires several issues

to be considered. The first relates to a coordination mechanism among local government

agencies, particularly between Bappeda (the regional development planning board), the agency

in charge of marine affairs and fisheries, and other agencies. Ministerial Regulation 16/2008

Article 23 states that the coastal zoning plan should be developed by a working group (see Figure

5.4). The working group consists of the Head of Bappeda as the chairperson, the head of the

local marine affairs and fisheries office as the secretary and members must come from relevant

offices in accordance with the predominant characteristics of the concerned coastal areas. It

means that the development of a coastal zoning plan involves multiple sectors and a coordination

mechanism is a necessity. However, guidance on how to develop the coordinating mechanism

has not yet been developed.

The second relates to the mechanisms to control licensing and development of coastal areas. In

the current regulation, the government at municipal level grants development permits (in

general—some cases need permits from a higher level). One of the conditions required to be met

to obtain the permit is that the proposed development fit the designated area as per RTRW.

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Almost all municipalities in Indonesia have developed RTRW, but not zoning plans. This gap

leaves the coastal zone ungoverned and uncertainty as to how to control the development of

coastal areas. This needs to be clarified in order to provide clear guidance for local governments.

The third relates to the terms used by the two laws. The coastal zoning plan serves as a

reference in planning for coastal and small island resources management. The zone includes

general-use areas, conservation areas, national strategic areas and sea-lanes. The coastal

zoning plan is expected to align with the RTRW, therefore, the purpose of every zone and the

terminology in RTRW needs to be stated clearly to make all terms used synchronic. The

examples of the terms in Law 26 and in Law 27 respectively are ‘detailed plan’ and ‘detailed

zoning plan’, ‘protected areas’ and ‘conservation areas’ and ‘cultivated areas’ and ‘public-use

areas’. This is to avoid different interpretations among the product users.

5.4.3 Other national legislation affecting coastal areas

After the coastal and small islands management law was enacted, coastal development was still

governed by several laws (see Table 5.6). In the explanation section of Law 27/2007, the law

itself indicates that it serves as the legal foundation for development in coastal areas wherein

implementation is complementary to other regulations. Besides the laws listed in Table 5.6, there

are also derived regulations affecting coastal areas such as government regulations, presidential

decrees, provincial regulations and municipality regulations. There are several aspects of the

legislation affecting coastal areas that are complementary or potentially conflict with Law 27/2007.

The aspects are reviewed in the following sections.

5.4.3.1 Coastal and marine resources management

This section examines the relation between fisheries and forestry laws with the coastal

management law. The statements in Law 27/2007 that relate to fishery are the acknowledgement

of fishers as one of the coastal stakeholders and recognition of fishing as one of the activities in

the coastal waters and related to the establishment of conservation areas in coastal areas, small

islands and small island waters. The conservation effort includes protecting the flow of migrating

fish and other marine life and protecting marine habitats. Related to forestry, Law 27/2007

acknowledges mangroves as one of the coastal resources.

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Table 5.6 Laws affecting coastal and marine resources

Laws Subjects

I. National

A. Ocean jurisdiction and territorial claims 1 43/2008 Territory 2 6/1996 Indonesian waters 3 5/1983 Indonesian exclusive economic zone 4 1/1973 Indonesian continental shelf

C. Coastal and marine resources management 5 27/2007 Coastal and small islands management 6 45/2009 Fisheries 7 19/2004 Forestry (along with Government Regulation Substitute for Law 1/2004 & Law

41/1999) 8 16/1992 Quarantine of animals, fish and agricultures

B. Marine resources and related activities 9 4/2009 Mining, minerals and coal

10 17/2008 Shipping 11 22/2001 Oil and natural gas

D. Coastal and terrestrial management 12 2/2012 Land Procurement for Development in the public Interest 13 18/2008 Solid waste management 14 26/2007 Spatial use management 15 5/1960 Basic Agrarian

E. Coastal and terrestrial activities and infrastructure 16 1/2011 Housing and residential areas 17 11/2010 Cultural heritage 18 30/2009 Electricity 19 22/2009 Traffic and road transport 20 10/2009 Tourism 21 30/2007 Energy 22 38/2004 Road 23 28/2002 Building 24 4/1984 Industry

E. Terrestrial resources 25 7/2004 Water resources

F. Environmental management 26 32/2009 Environmental protection and management 27 5/1990 Conservation of biological resources and their ecosystems

F. Governance 28 29/2007 The province of Jakarta as the Capital City of the Republic of Indonesia 29 33/2004 Financial distribution between central and regional government 30 32/2004 Regional government 31 25/2004 National Development Plan System 32 3/2002 National defence 33 30/1999 Arbitrage

II. International

1 5/1994 Ratification of the UN convention on biological diversity 2 17/1985 Ratification of the UN convention on the law of the sea

The Fisheries Law (45/2009) focuses on both economic and environmental interests. It regulates

all activities associated with the management and exploitation of fish resources and the protection

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of the environment as the habitat of fish and other marine creatures. In the fishery business, the

activities range from pre-production, production and processing to selling. Any person engaged in

these activities must comply with the regulation. The law shows alignment with traditional or

small-scale fishers by freeing them from fishing administration and fees.

The law determines fishing areas, boat pathways and marine protected areas. The

implementation of these areas must be aligned with the coastal zoning established by Law

27/2007, otherwise conflict might arise. In addition, Article 41A of the Fisheries Law states that

one of the functions of the fishing harbour in supporting the activities related to the management

and exploitation of fish resources and the environment, is to monitor coastal areas and to control

environmental destruction. The implementation of the articles must be in line with Law 27/2007

regarding the function of coastal surveillance (Articles 36 to 39) and in line with the environmental

monitoring activities provided by Law 32/2009 regarding environmental protection and

management.

The Forestry Law (Law 41/1999, along with Government Regulation Substitute for Law 1/2004

and Law 19/2004) recognises mangroves as a part of the protected forest. The law recognises

the main function of these mangrove forests as conservation, protection and production (Article

6). In this law, protected forest is that which has a main function as protection for the life support

system, which includes managing water, preventing flood, controlling erosion, preventing

seawater intrusion and maintaining soil fertility. Mangrove forests, therefore, serve as riparians or

buffer areas. The law prohibits cutting down mangroves within a distance of 130 times the

difference between the highest and lowest tides from the coastline (Article 50). This subject

needs to be synchronised in the coastal zoning plan of Law 27/2007 to distinguish conservation

and production areas.

5.4.3.2 Marine resources and related activities

Laws regarding marine resources and related activities that are examined in this section relate to

mining, mineral and coals and shipping. The two laws are complementary to spatial or coastal

zoning plans.

Law 4/2009 relates to mining, mineral and coal and covers mining activities from public inquiry

and exploration to post-mining. The law recognises the principles of sustainable development and

environmentally sound development. No specific article of this law addresses marine resource

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management. The law complements other regulations, for example, environment protection and

spatial and reclamation regulation. The mining activities must meet the requirements regarding

environment impact assessment (EIA) and environment impact control. The mining activities can

only be carried out in determined mining areas and this determination is governed by the national

spatial plan. This means conducting mining activities requires a sound spatial planning. The law

calls for reclamation, the purpose of which is to restore and to improve the quality of the

environment after the exploitation phase. For mining activities in coastal areas, reclamation

activities must meet the reclamation regulation under Law 27/2007. However, the derived

regulation of Law 27/2007 regarding reclamation has not yet been established.

Law 17/2008 concerning shipping applies to all transportation activities in the waters and ports,

safety and security of shipping, and the protection of the marine environment. The

implementation of the law needs to be in line with the spatial and zoning plan and complement

the environmental regulation. The features of the law that relate to coastal development and

conservation are about sea-lanes, the location of water transportation services (loading and

unloading of goods, container depots, maintenance and ship maintenance facilities) and the

ports. The location of the ports is based on the spatial plan and must meet the requirements of

the technical feasibility and environmental aspects (by providing an EIA report). The sea-lanes

are determined with respect to the safety, exploration and exploitation of natural resources,

conservation of natural resources and environment and marine spatial plans. The determination

of the sea-lanes and the locations of ports and water transportation services are related to spatial

and coastal zoning. As most of the local governments have no zoning plan, this generates a gap

for the implementation of the shipping law.

5.4.3.3 Coastal and terrestrial activities

Jakarta Bay coastal areas are used for various activities and services, such as aquaculture,

housing, offices, business and services, ports, power generation, tourism and others. To build a

structure, a specific permit is required. The requirement depends on the type of structure to be

built. There are no specific regulations regarding building permits in coastal areas. The

regulations established are the same for both land and coastal areas. In general, to be able to

develop, one must meet technical and environmental requirements. The requirements depend on

the type and the extent of the construction. Although constructions vary, in general all

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development permits require suitability of the proposed location and land-use type in the spatial

plan.

To develop a structure in the province of Jakarta, one must follow the regulation set by Governor

Decree 76/2000 regarding the procedures to obtain building development permits. The definition

of building in the decree includes houses and non-houses, both built individually or in mass-

building (e.g. residential or commercial areas). There are several requirements that must be

fulfilled to obtain the permit. Among these are land titles and land tax. One of the important

requirements is the suitability of the proposed location to be constructed with the block plan. The

block plan is a spatial plan that is produced by the Jakarta Spatial Planning Agency. In addition to

the suitability requirements, the development permit application must also supply an

environmental impact analysis report. Not all types of development require a report. Government

Regulation 27/2012 regarding environmental permits regulates this further. This situation shows

that the spatial plan plays an important role as the controlling measures of development. The

coastal zoning plan is also expected to play the same role.

5.4.3.4 Environmental management

The law regarding environmental management and protection in Indonesia has been revised two

times. The current law in force is Law 32/2009. The preceding laws are Law 4/1982 and Law

23/1997. Law 4/1982 is a milestone in environmental development in Indonesia as it was the first

law that took interest in the environment. The law promotes environmental protection and

sustainable development.

Law 32/2009 focuses on sustainable development, environmental protection, recognises global

environment issues such as climate change and adopts political structure changes due to the

decentralisation policy. The law calls for several environmental management tools. The

environmental protection and management plan is written in a document, rencana perlindungan

dan pengelolaan lingkungan hidup (RPPLH), environmental protection and management plan.

The law requires national, provincial and municipal governments to compose the RPPLH.

The RPPLH contains information regarding the environmental state of, and the management plan

for, a region. The information contained in the state of the region includes the character and

function of ecological diversity, population and natural resources distribution, local knowledge and

aspects related to climate change. The management plan includes the utilisation, control,

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monitoring and conservation of natural resources and adaptation and mitigation to climate

change. The significant claim of the law regarding the RPPLH is that the document is to be used

as the basis for the long-term and the medium-term development plan (Article 10). Conversely,

Law 25/2004 concerning the national development planning system does not recognise the

RPPLH. This national development plan law was established before the law on the environment.

The two laws need a synchronising mechanism to be effectively implemented to avoid

overlapping plans. Further, the utilisation of natural resources is carried out based on the RPPLH

(Article 12). In coastal areas, this potentially generates conflict with the coastal management plan

required by Law 27/2007.

Table 5.7 Environmental management tools according to Law 32/2009

Environmental Management tools

Explanation

Strategic environmental assessment (KLHS)

This document aims to ensure that the principles of sustainable development become the basis of development, are integrated into a development plan, and are the basis for the establishment of policies, plans and programs. The government shall adopt the KLHS into the spatial plan (RTRW), long-term development plan (RPJP) and medium-term development plan (RPJM) at all levels.

Environment quality standards

The determination of environmental pollution is measured utilising the environmental quality standards. The Ministry of the Environment has set standards for seawater quality (Ministerial Decree 51/2004), which include the quality standard for the port waters, marine tourism and seawater for marine biota.

EIA Every activity that has significant impact on the environment shall have the EIA. The significant impacts are determined based on the criteria, which are: a) the number of residents who will be affected by the business plan

and activities b) the area affected c) the intensity and duration of the impact d) number of other environmental components that will be affected e) the cumulative nature of the effects f) turning or irreversibility of the effects, and g) other criteria in accordance with the development of science and

technology. This document is a requirement to obtain the environmental permits. An environmental permit is a requirement to obtain a development permit.

Source: Law 32/2009 regarding environmental protection and management

The mechanisms for pollution and environmental damage prevention that are generated by Law

32/2009 are several. They include composing the strategic environmental assessment (KLHS),

employing environmental quality standards, developing an EIA (see Table 5.7) and others. The

KLHS and the EIA document hold a strategic role. Article 19 of the law states that to preserve the

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environment and to provide public safety, each regional spatial planning (RTRW) shall be based

on the KLHS. This statement shows that the KLHS plays a strategic role as the basis of the

spatial plan determination. However, Law 26/2007 regarding a spatial plan does not recognise

the KLHS. This is another point where two laws need to be harmonised. As for the EIA, it is used

as a screening mechanism on whether an activity has a significant environmental impact or not.

This document is used as a requirement to obtain a permit for certain types of development.

5.4.3.5 Decentralisation regulation

Since Independence Day in 1945, the development approach in Indonesia has been centralistic.

After the fall of the Soeharto regime in 1998, the social and political states of Indonesia have

changed considerably. Milestones included the enactment of laws regarding a regional

government system and regarding the fiscal balance between central and regional government in

1999. The laws have been revised several times and the current laws in force are Law 32/2004

regarding the regional government system (along with a further revision in Law 12/2008) and Law

33/2004 regarding the fiscal balance between central and regional government.

Decentralisation is the distribution of governmental authority from the central government to the

autonomous local government. With the enactment of the two laws, regional governments are

expected to manage their own affairs in accordance with the principles of autonomy and

assistance. The decentralisation policy aims to accelerate the achievement of public welfare

through the improvement of service, empowerment and community participation and through the

enhancement of regional competitiveness. The decentralisation policy also aims to improve the

efficiency and effectiveness of local governance. The policy has given very broad authority to

regional governments to organise and manage their affairs. This encourages the growth of

initiatives of regional governments and communities to implement development based on local

interests and wisdom.

The regions bordered by seas hold the authority to manage marine resources. The authority to

manage marine resources include: (a) exploration, exploitation, conservation and management of

marine resources, (b) administrative arrangements, (c) spatial arrangements, (d) enforcement of

regulations issued by the local government or regulations delegated by central government, (e)

participation in the maintenance of security and (f) participation in the defence of state

sovereignty. The extent of area to be managed is 12 nautical miles, measured from the coastline

to the open sea or to the archipelagic waters for provinces and one-third of the provincial

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authority for municipalities. This is consistent with the boundaries that are established by Law

27/2007. The authority that is granted to regional governments to manage marine resources is

significant. This includes the authority to exploit the resources. This is where the four plans from

the management component in Law 27/2007 are needed. It serves as a complementary

regulation to the decentralisation policy for coastal areas and governs the areas. However, the

link between the two laws remains a gap in most local governments, as only a small number of

regional governments have developed the four plans.

The enactment of the regional government law grants local government the authority to manage

coastal and marine resources. The law is supported by the fiscal balance between the central and

the regional government law, which allows regional governments to obtain revenues from the use

of local coastal and marine resources. The revenue is the source of local government income.

This has the potential of mismanagement. With the limited attention towards environmental

conservation, there is the potential that local governments will place more attention towards the

opportunity to obtain revenues and focus less on conserving the environment.

Before the reformation in 1998, local government authority was insignificant. The reformation

brought a more democratic atmosphere into political and social dynamics in Indonesia. The

reformation created euphoria of democracy and freedom of expression in political and social life

across the nation. The regional government law was enacted for the first time in 1999 and began

to be implemented in 2000. The shift between the end of the centralistic system and the

beginning of the decentralised system occurred in less than two years. This is a short time for a

large change and was perceived as an abrupt change. The implementation of the new system

was accompanied by inadequate preparation and educational measures. This gave the

opportunity for wide interpretation of the autonomy concept and created the euphoria of

democracy.

To some extent, the euphoria of democracy generates a self-centred attitude in local

governments. The authority granted by a decentralisation system law encourages local

governments to place more effort on their own affairs. This increases conflicts in natural

resources utilisation and management between regions (see discussion in Chapter 9). The self-

centred manner not only occurs within local governmental bodies. It also occurs in the community

and creates conflicts in utilising marine resources (Djafar, 2012 ). The extent of the authority to

manage regional marine resources is 12 nautical miles to the open sea or to the archipelagic

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waters for provinces and one-third of the provincial authority for municipalities. The community

perceives this provision as boundaries for fishing. The regional autonomy law states that the

provision regarding the marine boundary does not apply for small-scale fishers, meaning that

traditional or small-scale fishers can fish in the waters outside their residential location. However,

the community perceives the water boundaries as boundaries for fishing. The perception creates

conflict, such as the fishing ban that passed jurisdictional water boundaries.

5.5 Structure of government

According to Government Decree 41/2007 regarding regional organisation, the Indonesian

government structure is multi-levelled, consisting of central, provincial and municipal

governments. The regional administration is the term representing the entity that governs a

certain area. A regional administration consists of a DPRD (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Daerah –

regional house of representatives/parliament) and a regional government (see Figure 5.5). The

DPRD is the representative body of the people that has legislative, budgeting and supervision

functions. The regional government comprises a governor, regents, mayors and working units.

The working units at the provincial level are assistants of a governor in the administration of

provincial government, which consist of the secretariat of local government, the secretariat of

parliament, local (sectoral) offices and technical institutions. The working units at municipal level

are the assisting elements of the head of a municipality, which consist of the secretariat of local

government, the secretariat of parliament, local (sectoral) offices and technical institutions,

kecamatans or districts and kelurahans or sub-districts/villages.

A provincial government is headed by a governor who is assisted by a vice-governor. Governors

and vice-governors are directly elected through general elections of the regional head. A

secretary (sekda – sekretaris daerah) leads the secretariat of local government. The sekda is

responsible to the governor and holds the duty and obligation to assist the governor in developing

policies and coordinating local agencies and technical institutions. The secretariat of parliament is

the service unit to the parliament and chaired by the secretary of the parliament. The secretary of

the parliament is operationally under the head of parliament and is responsible to the head of

parliament, but administratively is responsible to the governor through the secretary of local

government. The local offices are the implementing elements of regional autonomy. The heads of

local offices are responsible to the governor through the secretary of local government. The

technical institutions are the supporting elements of the governor in formulating and implementing

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policies in specific fields. The forms of technical institutions are bodies, offices or public/specific

hospitals. The technical institutions are led by chiefs who are responsible to the governor through

the secretary of local government.

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A regency or a city is headed by a regent or a mayor. Regents and mayors are responsible to

governors. The working units at a municipal level consist of the secretariat of parliament (with the

exception of the municipal level in Jakarta Province), the secretariat of the regency or city, local

offices and technical institutions, districts and sub-districts. A district is an administrative area that

is part of the municipality. A sub-district is an administrative area that is part of the district. A

municipality consists of several districts and a district consists of several sub-districts. A district is

led by a camat who is responsible to the regent or mayor through the secretary of regency or city.

A camat has the tasks of government authority delegated by the regent or mayor to carry out part

of local government affairs. A sub-district is led by a lurah who is responsible to the regent or

mayor through the camat.

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The provincial and municipal governments are autonomous authorities, except for the Jakarta

Province. According to Law 29/2007 regarding the province of Jakarta as the capital city of the

Republic of Indonesia, municipalities in Jakarta have no autonomy but are merely administrative

authorities. There is no DPRD at the municipal level of Jakarta. This distinguishes the structure of

the local administration of Jakarta from other provinces.

5.6 Chapter summary

Coastal governance in Indonesia consists of policy framework, management system and

stakeholders. This chapter focused on the policy framework and the structure of government as a

part of the management system. The policy to administer coastal development with regards to

coastal and small islands management is Law 27/2007. The law expectedly governs the

development of coastal areas. In the explanation section of Law 27/2007, the law indicates that it

serves as the legal foundation for development in coastal areas where the implementation is

complementary to other regulations. However, this implementation has not yet occurred. The

coastal areas are managed by sectoral regulations and Law 27/2007 has not been the bond to

govern the sectoral regulations.

Law 27/2007 requires every local government, at provincial and municipal level, to develop the

four plans: strategic, zoning, management and action plan as the guidance for sustainable

coastal development. However, from 34 provinces and 500 municipalities only five local

governments have developed some plans and legalised them in local regulations. The authorities

of Jakarta Bay have not developed any of the four plans.

Coastal areas are governed by sectoral regulations, with some aspects in the regulations are

complementary to others. This generates four possibilities: (1) this linkage could occur when the

two regulations are present and the linkage is defined. In this case, both regulations are ready to

execute, (2) the two regulations are present but the linkage is not defined, (3) the two regulations

are present and potentially overlap, or (4) the linkage could not occur when one of the regulations

is not present.

The example of the two regulations being present but the linkage not defined relates to the

RPPLH and development plans. The RPPLH is the environmental protection and management

plan, a product of Law 32/2009 regarding environmental management. The law requires national,

provincial and municipal governments to compose the RPPLH. The RPPLH should be the basis

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for long-term and medium-term development plans. The development plans are the product of

Law 25/2004 concerning the national development planning system, which does not recognise

the RPPLH. The law regarding environmental protection is established later. However, even

though one of the laws is enacted later, to implement both laws a linkage (such as a

harmonisation mechanism) needs to be established. Nevertheless, the harmonisation mechanism

has not yet developed. This case shows that the two regulations are present but the linkage is not

defined. This makes both regulations unable to be implemented effectively.

An example of two regulations that are potentially overlapping relates to Article 41A of the

Fisheries Law (45/2009) regarding the monitoring of coastal areas and the controlling of

environmental destruction in articles 36 to 39 of Law 27/2007 regarding coastal surveillance.

The example of linkage failure due to incomplete regulations relates to the reclamation of coastal

areas as a result of mining activities. Law 4/2009 regarding mining mineral and coal calls for

reclamation to restore and to improve the quality of the environment after the exploitation phase.

For mining activities in coastal areas, reclamation activities must meet the reclamation regulation

under Law 27/2007. However, the derived regulation of Law 27/2007 regarding reclamation has

not yet been established.

The examples show that the policy is not a comprehensive framework. It contains gaps or it has

overlapping aspects that potentially generate conflicts. The aim to investigate Indonesian coastal

governance is to identify the coastal governance framework where Jakarta Bay management

system sits. Addressing the aim concerning policy framework, it can be stated that Jakarta Bay

management system is nested in incomprehensive policy framework that contains gaps or has

overlapping aspects.

Addressing the investigation aim concerning the structure of government, the Jakarta Bay

management system sits in a multi-levelled government structure that consists of central,

provincial and municipal government. The principles of autonomy are implemented in the

structure. The structure contains the secretary of local governments (both in provincial and

municipal levels). A secretary leads the secretariat of local government. In provincial government,

the secretary is responsible to the governor and holds the duty and obligation to assist the

governor in developing policies and coordinating the local (sectoral) offices and technical

institutions. The local offices and technical institutions are responsible to the governor through the

secretary. This means the secretary holds a strategic position that can be used to conduct a

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coordinating mechanism among sectoral offices. An ICM program needs a coordinating

mechanism and the existing structure that consists of a local government secretary can be used.

This chapter provided information regarding coastal governance of Indonesia, which consists of

policy framework and the structure of the Indonesian government. In the next chapter, the

management system of the Jakarta Bay is reviewed with a purpose to identify the current

management system.

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Chapter 6

Jakarta Bay management system

6.1 Introduction

In this chapter, the currently employed management system of Jakarta Bay is investigated. The

management system consists of the governmental structure and policy framework. Examination

of the structure includes identification of the Jakarta Bay authorities and identification of

government affairs distribution in each authority, while the examination of policy framework

consists of identification of Jakarta Bay in the local development and spatial plans. The

investigation in this chapter provides an understanding of the Jakarta Bay management system

so an examination of the management system accomplishment in an ICM perspective can be

carried out and the applicability of an ICM approach can be identified, which are discussed in the

following chapter. Further, the identification of the Jakarta Bay authorities and government affairs

distribution in each authority isolates the respondents for survey and interview.

6.2 Authorities of Jakarta Bay

The coastline of Jakarta Bay lies on the Tangerang Regency (Banten Province) in the west, North

Jakarta City (Jakarta Province) in the middle and the Bekasi Regency (West Java Province) in

the east. The authorities responsible for managing the Jakarta Bay coastline should be the three

municipalities. However, Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia has a different governmental

arrangement. The autonomy lies with provincial government (Law 29/2007 Article 9) and the

municipalities within Jakarta Province are administrative municipalities with no autonomous

authority. Therefore, the authorities of Jakarta Bay are the Tangerang Regency, Jakarta Province

and Bekasi Regency.

6.3 Government affairs distribution

Government Regulation 38/2007 regarding government affairs distribution states that government

affairs consist of affairs under full authority of the central government and affairs that are shared

between every level of government. The affairs under the authority of the central government

include foreign policy, defence, security, justice, monetary and national fiscal policies and religion.

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The shared affairs consist of 31 fields. Two of the 31 fields are the marine affairs and fisheries

and the environmental field.

: Tangerang Regency, Banten Province

: North Jakarta City, Jakarta Province

: Bekasi Regency, West Java Province

Figure 6.1 Administrative boundaries on the coastline of Jakarta Bay (Map source: Google

Map, retrieved 22 February 2013)

The affairs under the local government authority consist of mandatory and optional. Mandatory

affairs are basic services that must be provided by local governments. Optional affairs are

associated with available local resources. There are 26 mandatory affairs and eight optional

affairs. The environmental field is mandatory while marine and fisheries field is optional. The

government affairs are the basis of the organisational structure and working procedure of local

governments. The province of Banten and West Java exercise all optional affairs (according to

Banten Provincial Regulation 6/2007 regarding government affairs and West Java Provincial

Regulation 10/2008 regarding government affairs). The province of Jakarta has not been issued a

similar regulation; however, according to Jakarta Provincial Regulation 10/2008 regarding the

structure of government, Jakarta exercises three optional affairs. They are tourism, marine and

fisheries, and trading.

According to Government Decree 38/2007 regarding government affairs distribution, the

responsibility of government affairs for each level of government is different. Essentially, the

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central government is responsible for policymaking, the provincial government is responsible for

coordination and implementation of policy in provincial territory, and the municipality is

responsible for the implementation of policy in municipalities’ territories. The regional

governments may develop legislation, but it should be based on the available national policy.

6.4 Local legislation

This section reviews Jakarta Bay in the context of development and spatial plans of authorities.

Banten Province and West Java Province currently apply a long-term development plan, while

Jakarta Province is still developing a plan. The current development plan employed in Jakarta

Province is a mid-term development plan. As a part of Jakarta Metropolitan Area, the region –

particularly Jakarta Province – is influenced by several national spatial plans.

6.4.1 Banten Province long-term development plan 2005 to 2025

The province of Banten borders the western part of Jakarta Province. Banten Province is a new

provincial government that was established in 2000. The province was inhabited by almost 11

million in 2010, with a population density of approximately 1,100 people/km2 (BPS RI, 2013). The

current long-term development plan (Banten Provincial Regulation 1/2010) shows that economic

development is the focus. Several strategic development issues have been identified. The issues

include food security, poverty, human resources quality, social security and good governance.

One of the missions in the development plan is the growth of marine resources as a main

economic pursuit.

There is no specific plan addressing the coastal area or Jakarta Bay. However, the plan

recognises that coastal areas in Banten Province experience problems. Under the identification of

strategic issues regarding ‘spatial planning, natural resources and environment’, the plan

recognises that policy establishment and implementation concerning development in coastal

areas is inadequate. Other recognition of issues related to coastal areas is the minimal

awareness of environmental conservation and the inadequate environmental law enforcement.

6.4.2 Province of Jakarta’s mid-term development plan 2007 to 2012

The province of the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta or DKI

Jakarta, most commonly known as Jakarta) is the special territory of the capital city of Indonesia.

The region is a province in the governmental system. The province was inhabited by

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approximately 9.6 million in 2010, with a population density of 13,158 people/km2 (BPS Provinsi

DKI Jakarta, 2011). The current development plan exercised is the mid-term development plan

2007 to 2012. Jakarta has not established a long-term development plan before; however,

currently a long-term plan is under development.

Economic growth is the focus of the plan. Jakarta’s development plan focuses on the

improvement of governance and establishing urban life to encourage growth and prosperity. One

of the development missions is to empower society by equipping them with the authority to

identify development problems and seek the best solution. Providing authority to the community is

a new behaviour in the development process of Indonesia. This is one of the effects of

reformation. Further, the development plan determines a strategy to undertake consistency in the

implementation of spatial planning policy, the enforcement against violations of environmental

standards and the restoration of air, seawater and groundwater quality. However, there is no

specific plan regarding Jakarta Bay.

The North Jakarta City development program aims to develop North Jakarta as a coastal and

marine tourism city. The programs include: (a) the development of the commercial and services

centre, (b) development of a goods and fuel distribution centre, (c) rearrangement of the old

coastal area through reclamation measures to improve the quality of the environment, (d)

development of reclamation areas for an international-scale commercial and services centres and

residential and tourism areas and (e) the conservation of Angke Kapuk protected forests, Muara

Angke nature reserves and the Kamal tourism forest. Besides the conservation program, the

others show that the government aims to intensively develop the coastal area.

6.4.3 Province of West Java’s long-term development plan 2005 to 2025

The province of West Java borders the southern to eastern part of Jakarta Province. Most of the

province situated at the upstream of Jakarta. The province has a population of 43 million, with a

population density of 1,156 people/km2 (BPS Provinsi Jawa Barat, 2011). It is the most populated

province in Indonesia, which approximately 18.12% of Indonesian population. The current long-

term development plan (West Java Provincial Regulation 9/2008) identifies several strategic

development issues. The issues include population growth and spreading, economic growth and

social welfare, quality and extent of infrastructure, environmental quality and the quality of

democracy and governance.

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Several development issues related to environmental aspects have been identified in the plan

and include the growth of environmentally based diseases, social conflicts between the polluter

and polluted, conflicts as a result of natural resources utilisation, and environmental conflicts

between the upstream and downstream areas. The government of West Java Province realised

that the current environmental management is inadequate to control environmental damage and

pollution. There is no specific attention on Jakarta Bay; however, the plan perceives that the

development of coastal and marine areas is an integrated part of the development of the

mainland. This is progress compared to the other two provinces’ development plans.

6.4.4 Spatial plans of Jakarta Province

6.4.4.1 Plans

The province of Jakarta has developed four spatial plans (see Table 6.1) since1967. The first

three plans are no longer valid and the current plan was enacted in early 2012. Besides the plans

composed by provincial government, there are several other spatial policies affecting the

development of the Jakarta Province (see Table 6.2). It is important to examine all spatial plans

(current and preceding) of the Jakarta Province and other spatial policies affecting the province.

This provides a perspective of the historical development process that contributes to the

problems in Jakarta Bay.

Table 6.1 Spatial plans of Jakarta

Spatial Plan Name Other Name

Regulatory Enforcement

Year Enacted

Validity Time

1 Rencana Induk Jakarta (Master Plan of Jakarta)

RIK 1985

- 1967 1965-1985

2 Rencana Umum Tata Ruang (General Spatial Plan)

RUTR 2005

Local Regulation 5/1984 1984 1985-2005

3 Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (Regional Spatial Plan)

RTRW 2010

Local Regulation 6/1999 1999 2000-2010

4 Rencana Tata Ruang Wilayah (Regional Spatial Plan)

RTRW 2030

Local Regulation 1/2012 2012 2011-2030

In the plans, the coastal area of North Jakarta receives arbitrary attention. The land use of the

coastal areas in North Jakarta in 1965 contained significant green areas (see top picture in

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Figure 6.3). The earliest plan, the RIK 1985, intended to maintain the areas (Pemerintah Daerah

Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 1967). The residential areas had existed in small parts; however, the

coastal areas were not designed for further residential purposes. The coast was designed to

facilitate industrial areas, steam power plant and ports. The ports included fish-ports and a

harbour that was established since the Dutch colony. In the plan, the province was designed to

incorporate development in all directions within a radius of 15 km from the Monumen Nasional

(the national monument—the landmark of Jakarta, approximately 7 km perpendicular to the

coastline). A green belt of 3 to 4 km was planned to encircle the city as the outer ring.

Figure 6.2 Development growth of Jakarta (RUTR 1985-2005, Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 1984, p. 2)

Table 6.2 Other spatial regulations affecting development of Jakarta

Regulations Subjects

1 Law 24/1992 Spatial plan (later revised to Law 26/2007) 2 Presidential Decree 52/1995 North Coast of Jakarta Reclamation

3 Local Regulation (Jakarta) 8/1995

Implementation of reclamation and spatial plan the coast of North Jakarta

4 Government Decree 26/2008 National Spatial Plan

5 Presidential Decree 54/2008 Spatial plan of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Puncak, Cianjur (Jabodetabekpunjur) region

6 Presidential Decree 28/2012 Spatial plan of Java-Bali region

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The second spatial plan, RUTR 2005, acknowledged that the growth and physical development

direction of the province for nearly 20 years did not fully follow the direction specified in the RIK

1985 (see Figure 6.2). The green outer ring could not be maintained and dense housing existed

in the coastal area. RUTR 2005 noted the coastal regions distinctively; while in the previous plan

the coastal area was designed to facilitate industrial areas, steam power plant and ports, in RUTR

2005 recreational facilities are planned. The existing green areas would be maintained for

conservation.

RUTR 2005 used a regional development approach. The province was divided into nine

development regions. The coastal area is included in four development regions: the north-west,

north, Tanjung Priok and north-east. The development of Jakarta would grow to the west and

east regions, thus development to the south and the north could be suppressed. The south region

is a populated area and the development in this area needs to decrease as the region was

intended for catchment areas. The developments in the north-west and north-east regions were

determined for various housing projects. In the Tanjung Priok region, there was the Tanjung Priok

harbour and dense housing. The region was intended as the supporting area of the Tanjung Priok

harbour. The existing use in the north region was for trade and services and dense housing. The

development in this region needed to decrease as the north region was considered to have

unfavourable physical characteristics for development and already had a high environmental

burden which included heavy traffic, poor sanitation and polluted rivers.

In addition to the spatial plans produced by the government of the Jakarta Province, there are

several spatial regulations affecting development in Jakarta (see Table 6.2). Presidential Decree

52/1995 specifically decrees reclamation of the coast of North Jakarta. Local Regulation 8/1995

regarding the implementation of reclamation and spatial plans for the coast of North Jakarta

follows the decree. The reclamation in this decree consists of drying and filling the coastal water

of Jakarta to a certain depth for a variety of purposes. RUTR 2005 did not address the

reclamation; therefore, the decree altered the development of the north part of Jakarta. The plan

to suppress development in the northern part of the province was omitted due to the enactment of

this decree.

The third spatial plan, RTRW 2010 was developed before the preceding plan was fully

implemented. This is because of the enactment of Law 24/1992 regarding the spatial plan that

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was applied nationally and the enactment of Presidential Decree 52/1995 regarding reclamation

of the north shore of Jakarta. RUTR 2005 was adapted to the law and the decree and became

RTRW 2010. In this plan, the direction of urban development was to the east, west and north.

Development to the north related to the reclamation program. The plan recognised two beaches,

the old and the new beach. The new beach was the result of reclamation. The uses of the new

land were planned for business and services, ports, housings and tourism. However, to date, the

reclamation plan is not fully implemented. Instead, the plan was rejected by the public, became

subject to litigation and was amended several times.

RTRW 2010 is criticised for several aspects. The significant criticism relates to green areas.

RTRW 2010 removed a number of green areas throughout the province. The prominent change

was the reduction of the protected mangrove forest in Kapuk–North Jakarta. In the plan, the

protected forest was only a third of the original coverage in the previous plan, RUTR 2005. The

reduction was because of reclamation for the Pantai Indah Kapuk housing project

(Kusumawijaya, cited in Jamaludin, 2001). Other criticisms include the lack of stakeholder

participation in the plan development, the lack of derived regulations and the lack of measurable

indicators (Hadar, 2008; Kusumawijaya, cited in Jamaludin, 2001).

The central government, through Government Regulation 26/2008 regarding the national spatial

plan, has declared several strategic regions. The national strategic region is an area in which the

spatial arrangement of the area is prioritised, and the reasons for prioritising vary. One of the

strategic regions is the Jabodetabekpunjur (which stands for Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang,

Bekasi, Puncak and Cianjur). The government regulation led to the enactment of Presidential

Decree 54/2008 regarding the spatial plan of the Jabodetabekpunjur region. The region includes

the Jakarta Province; Bogor Regency, Bogor City, Depok City, Cianjur Regency, Bekasi Regency

and Bekasi City in the West Java Province; and the Tangerang Regency and Tangerang City in

the Banten Province. Those are the surrounding municipalities of the Jakarta Province. The

purpose of the Jabodetabekpunjur spatial planning is to develop the region spatial planning as

one entity, to achieve a sustainable carrying capacity and to increase the region’s economic

productivity. The municipalities around the Jakarta Province support the development of Jakarta.

This induces the growth of the surrounding municipalities and makes the region grow fast in

economic achievement and in population.

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Figure 6.3 Land use of northern part of Jakarta (Adapted from Dinas Tata Ruang DKI Jakarta, 2011, pp. 1-5, 7; Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota

Jakarta, 1967, p. Peta 2; 1984, p. 13; 2012, p. 146)

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Table 6.3 Objectives, policies and strategies that related to coastal area of Jakarta and Jakarta Bay issues

No Objective Policy Strategy

1 To develop spatial alignment with the adjacent areas

Integration of a water system with the upstream and the surrounding areas

Maintaining the quality, quantity and continuity of surface waters

2 To achieve integration in utilisation and control of space, in regards to the circumstances of Jakarta as a delta city and the environmental carrying capacity. This includes the land, the sea and the air, the space beneath the soil surface and the space below the surface of the water

Implementation of the conservation of nature reserves, protected areas, water resources Development of green space for the city’s ecological balance

Preserving and maintaining mangrove forests as a protection means against coastal erosion

3 To achieve sustainable spatial planning of coastal areas and small islands

Management and control of coastal and small island development in regard to environmental sustainability

Providing integrated spatial planning to support the main functions of the coastal areas Conducting rehabilitation of eroded coastal areas and islands Maintaining and preserving protected areas on land and at sea

4 To achieve disaster risk reduction

Development of infrastructure for disaster risk reduction

Building a seawall to anticipate sea level rise

Source: Local Regulation 1/2012 regarding RTRW 2030 (Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2012)

The provincial and municipal spatial plan of the region should be adapted to the

Jabodetabekpunjur spatial plan. The presidential decree determines the coastal area of the

Jakarta Bay as being for multipurpose uses. This includes housing with different levels of density,

industry, trading and service, agriculture and protected areas. The decree also protects swamps

and mangrove forests, specifically for the swamps and mangrove forests in North Jakarta.

Despite the protection determination with the enactment of this decree, Presidential Decree

52/1995 regarding reclamation in the north coast of Jakarta remains valid. This potentially puts

the swamps and mangrove forests at stake.

The latest spatial plan, RTRW 2030, embodies and elaborates the regional spatial plan of

Jabodetabekpunjur. The plan consists of several objectives and each objective is implemented

through several policies and strategies. The objectives, policies and strategies that relate to

coastal areas of Jakarta are shown in Table 6.3. One of the strategies relates to mangrove areas.

RTRW 2030 plans to preserve and maintain the areas and use the areas as a natural protection

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against erosion. This seems an environmentally sound measure. However, the existing mangrove

areas cover a limited proportion of the total coastline (refer Chapter 7) and are located mainly in

the west, while the heavily eroded areas are in Cilincing, the east part of the coast. There is no

plan to re-plant mangroves in the eroded area.

Figure 6.4 Comparison of North Jakarta coast without islands (land use 2009 – above

picture) and the plan of developing some islands in the RTRW 2030 (below) (Local Regulation 1/2012 regarding the RTRW 2030, Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2012, pp. 158, 173)

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RTRW 2030 recognises national and provincial strategic areas. One of the provincial strategic

areas is the Pantura (short for pantai utara, the coastal area of North Jakarta) region. The region

is selected as a strategic area for multiple reasons: economic, environmental, social and cultural.

The Pantura strategic region consists of the existing coastal area and the area resulting from the

reclamation plan. In RTRW 2030, the reclamation areas are planned to form several islands.

RTRW 2030 plans to address several issues occurring on the North Jakarta coast. It contains

plans to develop infrastructure for managing water-related disasters. This includes widening and

deepening the river estuaries in Jakarta Bay, rearrangement of riverbanks (including demolition of

illegal buildings) and building a seawall. RTRW 2030 also plans to clean water bodies and

prevent garbage pile up in Jakarta Bay through the development of solid waste infrastructures.

6.4.4.2 Issues related to the plans and implementation

The implementation of the development plans have been criticised for several reasons. These

include a systemic underperformance, implementation of a partial development plan, overlooking

the negative impacts on the environment and a failure to foresee the long-term development

impacts. Since the RIK 1985 green areas, placement of residential areas and other purposed

areas have been approved. In the subsequent plans, these arrangements were also approved.

However, the implementation is different to the plans. The plan to develop the outer ring of green

area could not be implemented and the existing green areas were reduced, and the plan to

maintain the catchment area also could not be implemented. In the mid-term development plan

2007 to 2012, the government of Jakarta Province recognised that there were inconsistencies in

the implementation of spatial plans (Pemerintah Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, 2008, p. 33).

Nonetheless, the inconsistency is still present.

RTRW 2010 is perceived to fail to override the negative impacts on the environment that are

generated by the preceding development and to anticipate the impacts for the long term ahead

(Gunawan, 2010, cited in Triana, 2010). Some parts of the community perceive that the latest

plan, RTRW 2030, still has gaps in regards to people’s interests. It was expected that the plan

would develop Jakarta into a more sustainable city, but the plan is project-oriented and the

projects are countermeasures (Supriatna, 2011, cited in Priliawito, 2011). The plan lacks recovery

measures, while the environmental quality of Jakarta is in a poor state.

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The reclamation program in Jakarta Bay is a long-standing issue. The important benefit of

reclamation is the availability of additional land areas, as land is becoming scarce in Jakarta

Province. More land area means more housing and businesses, and more earnings for the

province. The program is to reclaim coastal areas at the front of the current coastline, except for

the Bekasi Regency area (outside the Jakarta Province). The reclaimed area will form several

islands (see Figure 6.4). The primary use of the islands in the west and middle is for luxury

housing and business, and the east is for ports and industries. However, the Ministry of

Environment perceives the program has a lack of proper review. The program ignores several

important impacts, including social and environmental issues and has been the subject of

lawsuits between the Ministry of Environment and the government of Jakarta Province and its

counterparts. Some issues in dispute from the Ministry are the ecosystem sustainability of Jakarta

Bay and the origin of materials used for reclamation.

The reclamation issue, among others, is one of the reasons for community rejection of RTRW

2030. The plan was expected to be implemented in 2011 but was delayed because of the

negotiation process; it was finally enacted in early 2012. The long process of consultation was

partly due to discussions with stakeholders. The discussions were able to take place because it is

now legal for the community to participate in the development process of the plan. However,

according to several NGOs, the materials that were reviewed and approved during the

consultation process were not the same as in the approved document. During consultation, it was

stated that input from the community was accepted but that input was not in the approved

document (2011, Gurning, cited in Priliawito & Aquina, 2011b). This demonstrates that the legal

call for the community to participate in the development process still needs to be enforced.

One of the objectives of RTRW 2030 is to achieve integration in the utilisation and control of

space that includes the land, the sea and the air, the space beneath the soil surface and the

space below the surface of the water. The utilisation and control of the sea and the space below

the water surface is similar to the undertaking right produced by Law 27/2007 that was cancelled.

The local regulation of 1/2012 (regarding RTRW 2030) calls for numerous derived regulations

that have not developed, including the utilisation and control of the sea and the space below the

water surface. Therefore, it is not possible to compare it further with the undertaking right. Spatial

plans of Banten Province and West Java Province

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The current spatial plan for the Banten Province is RTRW 2010 to 2030 (Banten Province

Regulation 2/2011) and for the West Java Province is RTRW 2009 to 2029 (West Java Province

Regulation 22/2010). Both of the plans adopt the Jabodetabekpunjur region spatial plan. The total

coastline length of the Banten and West Java Provinces is extensive compared to the coastline

that includes Jakarta Bay. The policy for coastal development in both provinces is for coastal

areas in general. There are specific policies for certain coastal areas. However, there is no

specific policy regarding coastal areas that are included in Jakarta Bay. Nonetheless, both of the

plans provide an umbrella for sustainable coastal development.

The policy for coastal development in Banten Province is underlined by a conservation of coastal

environment approach. This includes providing a coastal buffer zone as a protected area,

providing access to the buffer zone for the community, improving the environmental quality of the

coastal area, improving community participation in managing the coastal area and sustainable

coastal resources utilisation with more equitable benefit for the community.

The policy for coastal development in West Java Province is underlined by a sustainable

development approach. To implement it, the province plans to develop a coastal management

and zoning plan. This is associated with Law 27/2007 regarding coastal management. Included in

the coastal management plan are the rehabilitation of coastal conservation areas and the control

of pollution in coastal and marine areas. Included in the zoning plan is zoning for coastal use,

buffer zones and mangrove forests. The mangrove forest in the Bekasi Regency, a part of the

Jakarta Bay coast, is designated as a protected area of the province. The north coast of West

Java Province is designated as one of the province strategic areas for environmental reasons.

This area is managed for the purpose of natural resource utilisation control to avoid utilisation that

exceeds the carrying capacity of the environment.

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Table 6.4 List of local offices in the Jakarta Bay authorities- the shaded numbers indicate offices involved in activities on the coast of Jakarta Bay

Tangerang Regency Province of Jakarta Bekasi Regency

1 Education 1 Education 1 Education 2 Health 2 Health 2 Health 3 Social services 3 Social services 3 Social services 4 Manpower and transmigration 4 Manpower and transmigration 4 Manpower 5 Population and civil registry 5 Civil registration 5 Population and civil registry

6 Nexus, communication and information technology

6 Nexus 6 Nexus

7 Road and water resources 7 Public works 7 Roads and water resources 8 Spatial planning 8 Spatial planning 8 Spatial planning and settlement 9 Youth, sport, culture and tourism 9 Tourism and culture 9 Tourism, culture, youth and sports

10 Cooperatives, Small and medium enterprises

10 Cooperatives, micro, small, medium enterprises and trade

10 Industry, trade, cooperatives, small and medium enterprises

11 Building and housing 11 Tax 11 Financial and asset management 12 Fisheries and marine resources 12 Industry and energy 12 Livestock, fisheries and marine affairs 13 Industry and trade 13 Marine affairs and agriculture 13 Agriculture, horticulture and forestry 14 Agriculture and livestock 14 Sports and youth 14 Cleanliness, park and fire-fighting

15 Cleanliness, parks and cemeteries

15 Communication, information and public relations

15 Communication and information technology

16 Fire-fighting 16 Fire and disaster management 17 Housing and local government building 18 Building supervision and control 19 Park and cemetery 20 Cleanliness

Source: Tangerang Regency Regulation 2/2008 regarding the local organisation of the Tangerang Regency; Jakarta Province Regulation 8/2010 regarding the local organisation of the Jakarta Province; Bekasi Regency Regulation 4/2011 regarding the local organisation of the Bekasi Regency

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6.5 Management framework

Jakarta Bay is managed by a sectoral approach. The sectoral approach means the local sectoral

offices manage their activities in their jurisdictional area, including in Jakarta Bay, with limited

inter-sectoral coordination. There is no institutionalised coordinating mechanism. Since the

activities in Jakarta Bay are various, the sectoral offices that govern the area also vary. The

sectoral arrangement in each regional government can differ. It depends on the implementation of

Government Regulation 38/2007 regarding government affairs distribution in each government.

Therefore, the sectoral offices that have activities in Jakarta Bay can differ across the three

authorities. Table 6.4 shows the offices in the three authorities. The shaded numbers indicate

offices that have activities in Jakarta Bay. The selected activities are only the main ones – those

related to the physical and environmental characteristics of the bay. For example, the education

office is not selected, even though many schools are located in the coastal districts of Jakarta

Bay.

The part of the Jakarta Bay coast that is under the Tangerang Regency jurisdiction is used mainly

for ponds, residential, industrial or warehouse purposes. Therefore, the sectoral offices related to

activities on the coast are the fisheries and marine resources, building and housing, and industry

and trade. The spatial planning office is also highlighted because spatial matter is related to the

development in the area. The part of Jakarta Bay that is under the Bekasi Regency jurisdiction is

used mainly for ponds, agricultural and residential purposes, and mangrove forests. Therefore,

the sectoral offices related to activities on the coast are livestock, fisheries and marine affairs,

agriculture, horticulture and forestry, spatial planning and settlement. The province of Jakarta has

various main activities on the coast of Jakarta Bay. At least 13 local offices govern sectoral

activities in the area.

6.6 Chapter summary

The authorities are the Tangerang Regency, Jakarta Province and Bekasi Regency. As identified

in the previous chapter, the authorities employ a coastal management system that is not based

on Law 27/2007 as none of the authorities have developed the four plans (strategic, zoning,

management and action plan) required by the law. Investigation presented in this chapter reveals

that a specific policy to manage the bay as one entity in the development plans of the three

authorities and a specific integrated program to manage activities in Jakarta Bay is currently not

present. However, the spatial plans of Banten Province and West Java Province provide a

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foundation to conduct sustainable coastal development. West Java Province’s long-term

development plan includes development of the coastal and marine sector as an integrated part of

the development of the inland. Jakarta’s spatial plan intends to address some problems in the

north coast of Jakarta, such as developing infrastructure for managing water-related disasters. All

the development plans and spatial plans of the three provinces recognise the problems of the

coastal areas and provide the legal foundation to address the problems. An ICM initiative is

expected to follow up on the provided foundation. In the next chapter, the survey and interview

results are presented. The aim of the chapter is to examine the state of the Jakarta Bay

management system from an ICM perspective.

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Chapter 7

Jakarta Bay management accomplishment

from an ICM perspective

7.1 Introduction

This chapter presents the survey and interview results which aim to identify the state of the

Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM perspective. Two investigations are presented in

this chapter, first is the examination of management system accomplishments from an ICM

perspective and second is the investigation of the management system against ICM principles,

and the features in the management system that might enable or hinder employing an ICM

approach. This chapter reveals the current position of the Jakarta Bay management system from

an ICM point of view. The challenges and opportunities to employ an ICM are also identified.

The method used to conduct surveys and interviews, the respondents’ selection and the research

instruments have been discussed under methodology in Chapter 2. This chapter focuses into the

result of field research. The surveys were sent to 39 government offices in Tengerang Regency,

North Jakarta City, Jakarta Province and Bekasi Regency and only 19 were returned. Most of the

offices that did not return the surveys stated that they did not have a program for the bay. The 36

interviewees were from different levels and sectors of government, NGOs and individuals. They

were 9 (25%) from ministerial level, 14 (39%) from provincial level, 8 (22%) from municipal level,

3 (8%) from NGO and 2 (6%) are individuals (former minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries and

former head of Environmental Management Agency of Jakarta Province). The numbers of

interviewees are not the same as listed in Table 2.2 as some of the potential respondents refused

to be interviewed. The result of field research is presented in three sections as can be seen in

Table 7.1.

Table 7.1 Field research result related to data collection method

Section heading of field research result Data collection method

General management practice Open ended questions Accomplishments of the Jakarta Bay management practice from an ICM perspective

Likert scale inquiry

Management framework from an ICM perspective Interview

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In addition, two other subjects are discussed in this chapter. The first is the comparison of Jakarta

Bay and Sanur’s socioeconomic, environmental and management context. The aim is to examine

how the successful factors of the Sanur ICM program can be adopted in Jakarta Bay. The second

is the review of the family planning program in Indonesia. The family planning program is not

related to ICM. The examination of the program aims to recognise that once Indonesia was

successful at significantly shifting public attitude. The successful factors of the program are learnt

and can be adopted in designing ICM for Jakarta Bay.

7.2 General management practice

This section presents results of the open-ended questions in step one of field research (refer to

Chapter 2). The questions are as follows:

the linkage (responsibilities) of the respondent office with the management of Jakarta Bay

the main problems encountered in Jakarta Bay related to the responsibilities of the

respondent office

the main regulations affecting the management efforts of Jakarta Bay undertaken by the

respondent office

the programs conducted by the respondent office in order to implement the regulations in the

previous question

the financing mechanism for the programs as the above question

the obstacles encountered in implementing the programs

the obstacles in managing Jakarta Bay that arise from other government sectors

the efforts undertaken by the respondent office to address the obstacles as the above two

questions

the vision of the respondent office to manage Jakarta Bay in the future

the advice regarding the form of inter-sectoral management framework to manage Jakarta

Bay.

In the following sections, the respondents’ responses to the above questions are presented.

Discussion upon the findings is presented at the end of this section.

7.2.1 Responsibilities

No single institution is specifically intended to manage Jakarta Bay. The respondents stated that

their offices carried out their sectoral responsibilities in their respective territories regardless of

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the physical form of the area. Water, coastal strip and inland were considered equal. However,

there were some government offices whose job related to the physical profile of coastal and

marine areas; their responsibilities are listed in Table 7.2. Duties of other offices were unrelated

to the physical form of the bay.

Table 7.2 The responsibilities of some government offices related to the physical state of Jakarta Bay

Office Responsibilities

Cleanliness Office, Jakarta Province

To manage cleanliness at the coastal strip and water of the northern part of Jakarta Province and Kepulauan Seribu

Cultural and Tourism Office, Jakarta Province

To preserve the coastal heritage of Jakarta Bay

Marine Affairs and Agricultural Office, Jakarta Province

To monitor fisheries and mangrove

Public Works Office, Jakarta Province

To design and maintain safety embankment to address flood from tide at the coast of Jakarta Province

Environmental Office, North Jakarta City

To implement the coast cleaning program, to promote community participation on environmental sanitation in the fishers settlements, to monitor the state of mangrove

Agriculture and Forestry Office, North Jakarta City

To monitor the Angke Kapuk mangrove forest

7.2.2 Problems in the bay

The problems encountered in Jakarta Bay that related to the responsibilities of respondent offices

can be broadly categorised into six groups, which consist of environmental, policy, management,

town facility, and science and technology problems, as well as problems associated with the local

community. Problems related to the environment are the most cited by respondents (47%)

indicating that environmental problems are related not only to the environmental sector but also to

other sectors.

Table 7.3 Main problems in Jakarta Bay according to respondents (total problems stated are 66)

Problem Tally Percentage

Environment (47.0%)

Garbage 8 12.1 Pollution 7 10.6 Subsidence 7 10.6 Flooding 4 6.1 Mangrove coverage and quality 2 3.0 Fish supply 1 1.5 Slum housing 1 1.5 Carrying capacity 1 1.5

Management (18.2%)

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Problem Tally Percentage

Coordination among government offices 6 9 .1 Institutional arrangement to manage the bay 1 1.5 Priorities in government programs 3 4.5 Funding availability 1 1.5 Permit and licensing 1 1.5

Policy (12.1%)

Spatial planning and utilization of land 5 7.6 Spatial planning and utilization of water 3 4.5

Community (12.1%)

Environmental awareness 4 6.1 Community involvement 2 3.0 Poverty 2 3.0

Infrastructure (7.6%)

The availability of clean water 2 3.0 The availability of sanitation facility 1 1.5 The availability of drainage 1 1.5 The availability of electricity 1 1.5

Science and technology (3%)

Technical aspects in the cleanliness management 2 3.0

The first group are problems related to the environment, which include garbage, pollution,

subsidence, erosion, flooding, mangrove coverage and quality, fish stocks, slum housing and

carrying capacity. The most stated problems were garbage, pollution, subsidence and flooding.

The second group are problems related to management, which include coordination between

government offices, institutional arrangements to manage Jakarta Bay, priority of programs,

funding and consistency on issuing permits to conduct activities in the area of Jakarta Bay. The

third group are problems related to policy that are associated with land and water spatial

planning. The fourth group are problems associated with the local community that include low

environmental awareness, lack of community involvement in environmental management and

poverty in a significant number of Jakarta Bay residents. The fifth group relates to town facility or

infrastructure such as the availability of clean water, electricity, drainage and sanitation facilities.

The sixth group are problems related to the limited capacity of government offices in science and

technology to address issues such as environmental problems in Jakarta Bay. Except for

electricity, other problems have been identified in Chapter 4 (state of Jakarta Bay coast) and

Chapter 6 (Jakarta Bay management system).

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7.2.3 Main regulations affecting Jakarta Bay

The answers from the respondents on the main regulations affecting management efforts of

Jakarta Bay undertaken by each office are diverse. From the 19 respondents, seven did not

provide any answer; two answered that there were no particular regulations to specifically

manage the bay, while the remaining respondents answered with a variety of regulations ranging

from national laws to local regulations. The regulations governed the responsibilities of each

office in each jurisdiction in general. This shows that legislation to specifically manage Jakarta

Bay is not present, which is consistent with the result of investigations regarding coastal

governance in Indonesia (Chapter 5) and the Jakarta Bay management system (Chapter 6).

7.2.4 Programs and funding

Twelve offices claimed they had no program related to the bay. One of them (Coastal Cleanliness

Management Unit, Cleanliness Office, Jakarta Province) was a newly-established unit that would

have programs specifically for the bay later in 2011. The programs had not started when this field

research was conducted. Other programs that have been determined or in the process of

implementation are mostly related to the environmental quality of the bay. These include

environmental studies (preparation of the North Coast Strategic Plan and preparation of the

Strategic Environmental Assessment (KLHS) of Jakarta Bay), environmental quality monitoring,

inter-sectoral coordination efforts to tackle pollution and garbage, a yearly program to clean

Jakarta Bay beach and spreading awareness to clean Ciliwung River. Non-environmental

programs include spatial planning, technical and non-technical assistance for fishers, building

communal houses, establishing tourist destinations and tourism events and heritage preservation.

Funding sources are mostly from provincial budgets with a small proportion from the national

budget.

7.2.5 Obstacles in program implementation

All of the identified obstacles encountered in implementing programs are associated with

governance issues, which include policy, management and stakeholders. The obstacles are as

follows:

Policies and regulations are incomplete frameworks in terms of hierarchy and coverage. For

example, Law 32/2009 on environmental management requires government to develop an

environmental strategic study (KLHS) while the derived regulations of technical guidance

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have not been established with regards to reclamation program policy and regulation on

ownership of reclaimed areas, the absence of regulation to manage industrial waste in an

integrated manner especially as the bay receives industrial waste from municipalities in the

hinterland

Little awareness by the industrial sector of the need to comply with regulations

Inconsistency in executing regulations; the government has a wide tolerance with regards to

prosecuting industries

Limited funding and inflexible funding mechanisms

o Programs need to be implemented even though they cannot be funded. This leads to

areas seeking cooperation from the private sector which has its own difficulties. This

circumstance often leads to program terminations

o Budget is not managed in an integrated manner, hindering the implementation of

programs that involve several sectoral offices

o Annual budgeting scheme incapable of handling urgent circumstances

Lack of coordination between government offices

Limited institutional and man power capacity

Limited data on garbage at the bay

Unclear shoreline of Jakarta Bay

Land ownership status

Problems with land acquisition along the shoreline due to the need of the embankment to

protect settlements from erosion and tide flooding

High number of Jakarta Bay stakeholders that cause competitive use of the area and

generate conflict

Low community awareness regarding garbage and domestic waste

Low community awareness regarding the environment and regulations in general.

7.2.6 Obstacles from other sectors

When implementing programs, obstacles arise from other government sectors or come from the

governmental system itself (for example a rigid management system). The obstacles include:

A provincial government claimed that central government forced it to conduct one particular

action related to the bay while the regulation on the action was not established

A provincial government claimed that Jakarta Bay stakeholders at a national level showed

limited support regarding environmental pollution control in the bay

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A sectoral office at municipal level claimed that to manage the bay, central government

should coordinate the relevant stakeholders and also provide funding

A sectoral office at municipal level considered that other government offices poorly educate

the community on managing garbage and domestic wate

Coordination is difficult to perform – coordinating measures were agreed in inter-sectoral

meetings, but did not occur at implementation

The absence of integrated and sustainable management of Jakarta Bay that binds all

stakeholders

The absence of a coastal spatial plan

Complex regulatory framework

Rigid management system

Procurement mechanism that is time consuming

Political issues in determining budget

The absence of integrated planning between relevant offices to establish city infrastructures.

7.2.7 Efforts to address the obstacles

The respondents claimed that inter-sectoral and inter-level coordinating measures are important

to address the obstacles stated above. They claimed that they initiated the effort but found it

difficult to continue.

7.2.8 Vision for the future

Regardless of the environmental and governance problems occurring in the bay, the respondents

show a high expectation for Jakarta Bay’s state in the future. In addressing the previous

questions, respondents stated that inter-sectoral, inter-level and inter-spatial coordination is

difficult to perform and an integrated program is absent, however, the respondents have visions

that in the future Jakarta Bay can be managed in an integrated as well as sustainable manner.

This indicates that respondents realise the importance of integrated management and sustainable

approach, and the need for the approach to be adopted when managing Jakarta Bay. The vision

from respondents can be concluded as follows, ‘Jakarta Bay has a decent environmental

condition that makes the area a comfortable place to live for all citizens, has a convenient

atmosphere for tourist destinations, supports the development of aquaculture, is managed in an

integrated and sustainable manner, and has integrated planning with the inland.’

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7.2.9 Proposed inter-sectoral management mechanism

Suggestions on inter-sectoral management arrangements vary, which include:

1. Establishing an autonomous agency to specifically manage the bay

2. Establishing an agency to develop the blueprint of Jakarta Bay development that involves all

stakeholders, including the private sector and the community

3. Establishing a board to manage the bay in an integrated and sustainable manner, the main

task of the board would be to control waste and garbage from the hinterland. Acting as the

coordinator could be:

Central government because it oversees the three provinces: Banten, Jakarta and West

Java, or

Coordination at the provincial level which could be managed by the local government

secretary or governor assistant. In this case, Bappeda (local planning board) also needs

to be involved

4. A coordinating mechanism which involves sectoral offices and stakeholders from the three

provinces. The Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries also

need to be involved as the regulator.

7.2.10 Main points of the survey result

The survey profile of the Jakarta Bay management system is quite negative. The survey shows

that management faces various problems in the areas of environment, policy, management,

stakeholders, infrastructure and technology. Problems also arise in implementing policy and

regulation enforcement as other sectors and the government system itself can create problems.

All identified problems, including environmental (as in Table 7.3), can be linked to governance

issues. For example, garbage issues are the result of inadequate regulation, regulation

enforcement, infrastructure and educational measures; all governance related. It can be stated

that the management system of Jakarta Bay experiences considerable governance issues in

terms of policy, the management system and stakeholders (Table 7.4).

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Table 7.4 Survey result of identified problems faced by the management of Jakarta Bay

Policy

In-comprehensive policy framework

Management

Absence of coastal spatial plan Absence of integrated planning Absence of integrated management Absence of sustainable management approach Inconsistency in executing regulations Regulation enforcement Institutional arrangement to manage the bay Lack of inter-level coordination Lack of inter-sectoral coordination Prioritising in government programs Complex regulatory framework Rigid management system Political issue in determining budget Limited funding Sectoral budgeting, with no integrated financial planning Inflexible funding mechanism Limited institutional capacity Limited technical capacity Limited data Availability of infrastructure Land acquisition for public use Land ownership status

Stakeholders

Conflict between coastal users Limited community involvement Low compliance of industrial to the regulations Low community awareness on domestic waste Low community awareness on garbage Low community awareness regarding regulations

Stakeholders (cont.)

Low environmental awareness among community Poverty

The survey shows that the Jakarta Bay management system consists of a sectoral management

approach with no specific program to manage the bay as one entity, no integrated management

system and a lack of inter-level and inter-sectoral coordination. The sectoral management

approach is consistent with the findings of documents discussed in Chapter 6. Sectoral wise, the

policy to govern the bay is not a comprehensive framework, and some of the required regulations

are not in place. These include the absence of spatial planning of coastal areas and integrated

planning to manage the bay. The sectoral offices experience limited institutional, technical and

financial capacity. The bigger system where Jakarta Bay management sits contains complex

regulatory framework, rigid management systems and inflexible funding mechanisms. Political

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issues in determining budget also occur, as well as regulation enforcement and inconsistency in

executing regulations. In terms of stakeholders, the coastal community has limited awareness of

regulations, garbage, domestic waste, environmental quality in general and limited involvement in

the management system. The industrial sector shows low compliance to regulations and conflict

between coastal users. These are governance problems faced by the management system of

Jakarta Bay.

On the other hand, several positive aspects should be noted. The respondents realise that the

management system needs approaches such as inter-level and inter-sectoral coordination and

sustainable coastal development. The respondents also express that the management system

needs to be equipped with a coastal spatial plan, and integrated planning and management

approaches. This implies that according to the respondents, the management system is

insufficient to manage the bay effectively and some measures need to be taken.

7.3 Accomplishments of the Jakarta Bay management practice from an ICM perspective

This section presents the results of the survey using Likert scale questions, as well as interview

results. It examines Jakarta Bay management accomplishments from an ICM perspective,.

7.3.1 Integrated programs

As stated in Chapter 6, there is no specific policy addressing Jakarta Bay in the development

plans of the three provinces. There is also no specific integrated program to manage activities in

Jakarta Bay. The Cleanliness Office of Jakarta Province has a specific unit to manage garbage in

the coastal area of Jakarta and in the islands of Kepulauan Seribu. However, the office has no

integrated program with other sectors. The sectoral offices manage their activities in their

jurisdictional area regardless of coastal or inland areas. Statements from government officers

from various sectoral offices strengthen this fact. A staff member from the Environmental

Management Agency of the Jakarta Province stated that specific policy regarding the Jakarta Bay

management system is not present (Interviewee 4, 2010). Other government officers confirmed

that their offices had no specific integrated plan for managing Jakarta Bay (Interviewee 6, 2011;

Interviewee 9, 2011; Interviewee 11, 2011; Interviewee 12, 2011; Interviewee 13, 2011;

Interviewee 19, 2011; Interviewee 32, 2011; Interviewee 34, 2011). There is also no

institutionalised coordinating mechanism, confirmed by the above officers and others (Interviewee

27, 2011; Interviewee 33, 2011).

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7.3.2 Adoption of ICM actions

The absence of an integrated program is confirmed by the survey results. Self-assessment of

actions regarding the management measures of Jakarta Bay had been requested of selected

government offices through a questionnaire which consisted of 15 questions (see Table 7.5 and

Table 7.6) and each question related to an action that had been undertaken by the offices or

actions currently in process regarding Jakarta Bay management. The evaluated actions were

programs in 2010 to the first quarter of 2011. The questions were derived from ICM actions in the

ICM cycle. The government representatives were requested to self-assess each evaluated aspect

(or each question) using six qualitative values (see Figure 7.1). In processing the questionnaires,

the answers were calculated in percentages (see Table 7.5). To be able to compare the

accomplishment of one action to another, scores were multiplied: the value of ‘completed’ is

scored 5; therefore, it was multiplied by 5, ‘in significant progress’ by 4, ‘underway but impeded’

by 3, ‘attempted but stopped’ by 2, ‘initiated’ by 1 and ‘not established’ by 0. The result is shown

in Table 7.6. The highest score per evaluated action is 5 and the lowest is 0. The score 5 means

that the evaluated action (for example, the assessment of the environmental issues in Jakarta

Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done) was completed by

all government offices. The score 0 means that none of the government offices did the evaluated

action. In total, the highest score was 75 (15 questions times 5) and the smallest was 0. A total

score of 75 means all respondents completed all the evaluated actions. This means an integrated

program for Jakarta Bay is present, equipped with an institutionalised coordinating mechanism,

sustainable financial arrangement and stakeholder involvement. A score of 0 means none of the

government offices did the evaluated action.

Table 7.5 shows that the highest average percentage per accomplishment is ‘not established’

(48.42%). This suggests that most offices did not do the evaluated actions. ‘Dissemination of

information about the Jakarta Bay management program to the community at the bay regularly’,

‘Establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism’, ‘Establishment of a regulation to

facilitate a coordinating mechanism for Jakarta Bay’ and ‘Adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and

marine areas in the local government development plan’ are the least accomplished actions. The

majority of respondents, 58%, evaluate their offices as ‘not established’ in each action. The

establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism and the establishment of a regulation to

facilitate a coordinating mechanism are the manifestations of horizontal and vertical integration.

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This implies that the integration for managing the bay is not in place for the time being. The

average accomplishment for all actions is shown in Figure 7.2.

Qualitative value Multiplied by

Completed 5 In significant progress 4 Underway but impeded 3 Attempted but stopped 2 Initiated 1 Not established 0

Individual Score per action

Interpretation

0 None of the government offices do the action 5 All government offices complete the action

Total score Interpretation

0 None of the government offices do the action 75 All government offices complete all actions

Figure 7.1 Value, score and interpretation

Figure 7.2 Accomplishment of respondents concerning Jakarta Bay management actions

Table 7.6 shows that the most completed action was assessment of environmental issues of

Jakarta Bay, and the implications for those management measures which needed to be

implemented. This action score was 2.05 out of 5. It does not achieve the highest score (5), but it

is relatively high compared to other scores. Identifying environmental issues is the earliest step in

an ICM cycle, suggesting that the respondents realise that environmental issues exist in Jakarta

0%

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40%

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Completed Insignificantprogress

Underwaybut

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Initiated Notestablished

3.86%

21.40%

11.23% 5.61%

1.75%

48.42%

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Bay and need to be addressed by management measures. The action done the least is the

adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and marine areas in the local government development plan,

which scores 1.05. This suggests that at this stage a specific plan regarding Jakarta Bay

management is not considered important enough to adopt into the local development plan. The

total score is 22.74. This figure is far below the highest total score, 75, indicating that most

actions have not been done. This suggests that respondents’ involvement in managing the bay in

an integrated manner is limited and the integrated management plan and actions for Jakarta Bay

are not a primary concern for the related offices based on the program in 2010 and the first

quarter of 2011.

7.4 Management framework from an ICM perspective

This section provides the step two result of the second pathway in field research (Chapter 2),

which aims to examine the management system of Jakarta Bay based on ICM principles. The

conduct of sectoral offices to employ inter-sectoral, inter-level and inter-spatial integration,

integration of science into management, and an adaptive management approach are examined.

Some results of step one are also incorporated into the findings of step two and are as follows.

7.4.1 Integration

The main principle of ICM is integration—between different level of governments (vertical

integration), between sectors (horizontal integration), and policy, spatial, science and

management and stakeholders integration. The management system of Jakarta Bay is analysed

in relation to the integration principles. In addition, the management system is also analysed

against adaptive management principles. The source of information is government officers in

national and regional levels, a former minister of a related ministry and several representatives

from NGOs. The method of collecting the information was through interviews. The results are

presented below.

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Table 7.5 Result of self-assessment on Jakarta Bay management measure by government representatives in a percentage

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2 Regular environmental quality monitoring 16 16 11 5 0 42

3 Development of the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plans 11 21 11 5 0 47

4 Adoption of sustainable development principles as the goal for the Jakarta Bay strategic plan 0 32 11 11 0 42

5 Assessment of the social issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

11 26 0 11 0 47

6 Involvement of relevant private sector, residents, NGOs and scientists in developing Jakarta Bay strategic plan

5 26 11 5 0 42

7 Implementation of the Jakarta Bay action plan 0 26 16 5 0 47

8 Involvement of other relevant government sectors in developing the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plan

0 26 5 16 0 42

9 Assessment of the institutional issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

5 16 11 5 5 47

10 Dissemination of information about the Jakarta Bay management program to the community at the bay regularly

0 26 11 0 0 58

11 Regular social condition monitoring 0 16 21 5 0 53

12 Establishment of a sustainable financing mechanism for managing the bay 0 11 21 5 5 53

13 Establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism 0 16 16 0 0 58

14 Establishment of a regulation to facilitate a coordinating mechanism for Jakarta Bay 0 16 16 0 0 58

15 Adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and marine areas in local government development plan 0 21 0 11 0 58

Average percentage per accomplishment 3.86 21.40 11.23 5.61 1.75 48.42

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3 Development of the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plans 0.53 0.84 0.32 0.11 0.00 0.00 1.79

4 Adoption of sustainable development principles as the goal for the Jakarta Bay strategic plan 0.00 1.26 0.32 0.21 0.00 0.00 1.79

5 Assessment of the social issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

0.53 1.05 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.00 1.79

6 Involvement of relevant private sector, residents, NGOs and scientists in developing the Jakarta Bay strategic plan

0.26 1.05 0.32 0.11 0.00 0.00 1.74

7 Implementation of the Jakarta Bay action plan 0.00 1.05 0.47 0.11 0.00 0.00 1.63

8 Involvement of other relevant government sectors in developing the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plan

0.00 1.05 0.16 0.32 0.00 0.00 1.53

9 Assessment of the institutional issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

0.26 0.63 0.32 0.11 0.05 0.00 1.37

10 Dissemination of information about the Jakarta Bay management program to the community at the bay regularly

0.00 1.05 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.37

11 Regular social condition monitoring 0.00 0.63 0.63 0.11 0.00 0.00 1.37

12 Establishment of a sustainable financing mechanism for managing the bay 0.00 0.42 0.63 0.11 0.05 0.00 1.21

13 Establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism 0.00 0.63 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11

14 Establishment of a regulation to facilitate a coordinating mechanism for Jakarta Bay 0.00 0.63 0.47 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11

15 Adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and marine areas in the local government development plan 0.00 0.84 0.00 0.21 0.00 0.00 1.05

Total score per value 2.89 12.84 5.05 1.68 0.26 0.00 22.74

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The government at ministerial level perceived that cooperation with the regional government in

managing coastal areas experienced disharmony. The officers considered that the regional

government set inadequate priorities regarding coastal management (Interviewee 2, 2010;

Interviewee 24, 2011; Interviewee 26, 2011). This was assessed in relation to the effort of

regional governments to implement Law 27/2007 and to meet the environmental quality

standards for coastal waters. The officers considered that the regional governments avoided

complying with the standards. The problem not only occurs in managing Jakarta Bay but also in

other coastal areas across the country. They also perceived that the parliaments’ concern for

coastal management was inadequate. The inadequacy implied sustainable coastal development

was not a priority within regional governments. One office at the provincial level experienced a

similar problem. The officer perceived that cooperation with central government in managing

Jakarta Bay coast was impeded. The officer stated that in the case of the reclamation program,

the ministry imposed its interests on the provincial government while the provincial government

had different interests (Interviewee 32, 2011). Although this was expressed by only one

respondent, it shows that working with other government levels is not always cooperative.

Inter-sectoral integration also experienced problems that occurred at the central and regional

level. This was confirmed by several government officers at national and regional level

(Interviewee 2, 2010; Interviewee 14, 2011; Interviewee 22, 2011; Interviewee 23, 2011;

Interviewee 24, 2011; Interviewee 25, 2011). The overarching reason that generated the lack of

horizontal cooperation was associated with sectoral interests and orientation. There was a

perception within government officers that the sector that established a policy was the only sector

responsible for implementing programs derived from that policy (Interviewee 2, 2010). This

makes inter-sectoral program implementation challenging - it also led to ineffective programs and

funding, as different sectors may have had similar programs in the same area (Interviewee 18,

2011; Interviewee 22, 2011). The exercise of inter-sectoral cooperation may need to be

distinguished from inter-sectoral intervention. In the case of pollution, the unclear definition

creates problems. The Industrial Office claimed that the Environmental Agency was involved too

much in governing industries, and was unsuccessful at mitigating pollution levels generated by

industries (Interviewee 14, 2011).

Spatial integration is a clear and present issue in managing Jakarta Bay. Most environmental

problems in Jakarta Bay are originally from the hinterland. The pollution in the bay not only

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indicates that an unsustainable development approach is employed in the region, but also shows

that the problems are the result of collective conduct. In this case, the integration is degrading the

environmental quality of the bay. Consequently, the municipalities and the provinces in the region

need to be integrated in addressing the problems. However, spatial integration in addressing

problems in Jakarta Bay was not present at the time (Interviewee 1, 2010; Interviewee 3, 2010;

Interviewee 7, 2011; Interviewee 19, 2011; Interviewee 20, 2011; Interviewee 26, 2011).

Numerous rivers end in Jakarta Bay and transport pollution from the hinterland. The watershed

areas of the rivers encompass three provinces. Managing Jakarta Bay in an integrated manner is

not possible without the involvement of the three provinces, and is particularly difficult when each

municipality refuses to take responsibility if other municipalities do nothing (Interviewee 7, 2011).

Integrating science into management is challenging. Currently, there are minimal links between

scientists and the government. Several organisations have studied coastal resources and

management for scientific reasons but with no link to implementation (Interviewee 24, 2011).

Several scientists have assisted the government in addressing coastal problems, but they served

as individuals. Interviewee 24 (2011) perceived that the involvement would be more effective if

scientists worked as a team or in institutions with links to management.

Inter-sectoral and inter-level cooperation in managing Jakarta Bay is not fully harmonious. In

working together, there are some obstacles which include the difference in prioritising interests

between different levels of government and between sectors. Sectoral orientation is one of the

causes of the difference in prioritising issues. Obstacles also occur due to a lack of clarity in the

definition of cooperation and intervention. However, the disharmony is not caused by

disintegration. Problems stated by government officers indicate a lack of connection, instead of

disintegration.

Problems in Jakarta Bay cannot be addressed by a sectoral approach. Inter-sectoral, inter-level

and territory cooperation is a necessity. To achieve cooperation, there must be an inter-sectoral

and inter-level connection. One connecting factor would be sharing the same vision to address

problems in Jakarta Bay. To be able to share the same vision, inter-sectoral and inter-level

communication is a must. Communication can be achieved by establishing a coordinating

mechanism.

The levels of concern regarding environmental protection and sustainable development within

different levels of government are diverse. During field research, officers from the ministerial level

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consistently showed interest in the ideas. However, the same concern cannot consistently be

seen among regional government staff. This indicates that the ideas have not been fully

understood in regional governments. Correspondently, a person from an NGO evaluated that the

central government made intense efforts to conduct sustainable coastal development but this only

occurred at the level of thinkers or policy makers, and had not yet occurred in regional

governments (Interviewee 5, 2010).

7.4.2 Adaptive management

To implement ICM requires an adaptive management, in which an iterative approach of ‘plan,

implement, assess and re-do’ can be employed. Implementing this approach can be difficult in the

Indonesian governmental system as the bureaucratic culture in Indonesia contains a rigid system

that emphasises fulfilling procedure instead of target-oriented projects (Interviewee 32, 2011). An

interruption (assess and then re-do adaptive management) in a process of program

implementation cannot always be accommodated as it is different to the standard procedure. An

ICM program needs to recognise and anticipate this culture.

7.5 Jakarta Bay and ICM principles

Table 7.7 summarises the examination of the Jakarta Bay management system from an ICM

perspective. It can be seen that the system contains disadvantages for employing an ICM

approach. In spite of this, it is possible to manage Jakarta Bay in an integrated manner but this

needs a significant effort to create the enabling condition. Nonetheless, it can be seen that an

ICM effort would force the management system to shift into a more effective way.

Table 7.7 Comparison of ICM principles and Jakarta Bay context

ICM Principles Jakarta Bay

Vertical and horizontal integration

Sectoral approach with insufficient inter-sectoral and inter-level connection

Spatial integration Policy to manage the Jakarta Metropolitan Area as one entity is present, but it does not focus on addressing problem in Jakarta Bay Policy to establish inter-regional cooperation (Government regulation 50/2007) is present

Science-management integration

Inadequate effort to integrate science into management

Stakeholders involvement

Limited stakeholders participation

Policy integration Sectoral policy, some policies overlap while some form incomplete framework Integrated policy addressing problems in Jakarta Bay is not present

Adaptive management Rigid management system

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ICM Principles Jakarta Bay

Effective governance Overlap policies and job descriptions Institutional arrangements

No specific institutional arrangement in addressing problems in Jakarta Bay

Coordinating mechanism

Absence of institutionalised coordinating mechanism

Two ways approach Top-down approach in a decentralised system Capacity development A significant issue for managing Jakarta Bay in integrated manner Financial arrangements

Sectoral financial arrangement, no integrated financial arrangement for Jakarta Bay

Monitoring and evaluation

Inadequate monitoring and evaluation measure

Education outreach Inadequate educational measure Communication Insufficient inter-sectoral and inter-level communication measure

7.6 Jakarta and Sanur

This section provides a comparison of circumstances in Sanur and Jakarta Bay. The Sanur

program provides lessons for an effective ICM program in the Indonesian context. The enabling

factors exist and the program produces effective results. Even though Sanur and Jakarta are

located in Indonesia, to directly take the successful elements of the Sanur program and adopt

those elements for the Jakarta Bay context is not an effective approach. The enabling factors of

the Sanur program need to be analysed against the Jakarta Bay context so that they can be

crafted to meet Jakarta Bay needs.

The main lesson from the Sanur case is the importance of nesting the program into the unique

context of the area. This approach allows the program to be accepted by stakeholders and

generates support and involvement from them. Stakeholders’ support is an essential factor in an

ICM initiative. Another important lesson is the presence of the political will of the mayor. A similar

commitment occurred in the Xiamen ICM initiative in China, which was also successful. The

leaders established a strong political will for the program. Biliana and Knecht (1998, p. 121) state

that ‘ultimately, the decision to put an ICM program in place will depend on the political will of the

decision makers’ (p. 121). As shown in the Sanur and Xiamen programs, it is impossible to

execute an ICM program without the strength of political will from decision makers. Another

lesson shown in the Sanur program is recognising the sector which generates income for the

area. This is an effective approach as the sector is also used as part of the vehicle to program

achievement.

The contributing elements extracted from the Sanur ICM program are analysed and compared

against the Jakarta Bay situation as shown in Table 7.8. The purpose of the comparison is to

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discover similarities between the two circumstances and to examine how the enabling factors in

the Sanur ICM can be adopted in the Jakarta Bay management program.

Table 7.8 Comparison of the enabling factors in Sanur and Jakarta Bay

Enabling factors Sanur Jakarta Bay

Ethnic group composition Mostly Balinese Diverse Customary village and leadership Present and strongly

applied Not present

Obedience stance towards leaders Strong Individual lifestyle Influential belief of a particular religion Hinduism Diverse Political will of leaders towards sustainable coastal development

Strong Inadequate

Call for sustainable coastal development in local development plans

Legally present Legally present

Involvement of stakeholders in managing coastal area

Strong Inadequate

Main financial earning source in coastal area Tourism Industry, other services Main role of private sector in coastal before ICM is employed

Financial source, contribute to the environmental degradation

Financial source, contribute to the environmental degradation

Area behind coastline (2010) 127.78 km2 6,406.03 km2 * Population (2010) 788,445 people 27,929,447 people * Population density 6,171 people/km2 4,360 people/km2

* = Jakarta Metropolitan Area, consists of 13 municipalities in three provinces

The comparison shows that Jakarta Bay has different social, cultural, political and economic

contexts. Using ethnicity or religion as an approach might not be effective in Jakarta Bay. In fact,

it might create problems as tension over ethnic groups and beliefs has occurred before. The

current absence of adequate political will from the leaders to address problems in Jakarta Bay in

an integrated manner and to employ sustainable coastal development needs to be seriously

addressed. This will be the foundation to employing an ICM approach. Jakarta Bay must find a

way to address the unfavourable situation. Similarly, stakeholders’ participation in Jakarta Bay is

currently in a poor state. The Jakarta Bay ICM program should find a way to address this

problem. The area behind the Jakarta Bay coastline is vast and the population that inhabit the

area is numerous. The area called the Jakarta Metropolitan Area covers the watershed in which

the rivers run through and end in Jakarta Bay. The area is approximately 50 times the size of

Denpasar City and the population of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area is about 35 times that of

Denpasar City. Therefore, it is challenging to set boundaries to make the ICM exercise in Jakarta

Bay manageable. As for the private sector, the main activity in Sanur is tourism, while in Jakarta

Bay it is industry and services. What can be adopted from Sanur is to employ the industrial and

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service sectors as main stakeholders and use them as a vehicle to achieve the program

objectives.

The comparison suggests that to directly take the successful elements of Sanur and adopt them

to the Jakarta Bay situation is not an effective approach. Important steps here are recognising

Jakarta Bay’s circumstances, nesting the main findings from Sanur into them and designing an

ICM program that will be suitable to the uniqueness of Jakarta Bay.

7.7 Family planning program: A lesson of public attitude changing

A family planning program is not related to the ICM concept. The examination of the program

presented in this section is made in order to recognise that Indonesia was once successful at

significantly shifting public attitudes. It is beneficial to learn how the shifting can occur and bring

these lessons to ICM implementation. The unsustainable development that is carried out by the

government and environmentally unfriendly attitudes such as throwing out garbage and disposing

of domestic waste into rivers within the community need to be changed. Therefore, it is useful to

study the family planning program and comprehend the key mechanism for change.

The family planning program in Indonesia is an outstanding achievement. The program primarily

aims to control population growth. However, in the process of completing the objective, several

impressive attainments were achieved. The most impressive is the successful shifting of the

societal paradigm from considering having a large number of children as an asset to the idea that

having two children is enough. Indonesian people traditionally believed having a large number of

children meant prosperity, but nowadays having a small family is the accepted norm. This

transformation in belief is remarkable and is on a nationwide scale.

The issue that triggered the family planning program was the overpopulated Java and Bali

islands. The population of the two islands was denser compared to others. At the time, the

islands, which comprised about 7% of the Indonesian land mass, were inhabited by 85 million of

the 135 million population of Indonesia (Hull, Hull, & Singarimbun, 1977, p. 1) or approximately

63%. The Dutch colonial administration promoted an island to island migration (known as

transmigration) policy to address the problem, as did the first Indonesian president, Soekarno

(Singarimbun, 1968, pp. 48-49). Soeharto, the second president, at first also advocated

transmigration; however, later on, he established a family planning program to address the

problem. Initially, only a small group identified the need for family planning (Hull et al., 1977, p. 1).

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The group sent some experts and advisers to convince Soeharto, who was then influenced of the

need for controlling population growth (A. Hayes, Lewis, & Vogel, 2003, p. 3) and pledged strong

commitment towards the idea.

With strong presidential support, the family planning program was launched in 1970 with the

establishment of the Indonesia National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKBN). The

board was independent of any cabinet ministry, reported directly to the president (Curtin,

Johnson, Kantner, & Papilaya, 1992, p. v) and acted as a coordinating agency (A. Hayes et al.,

2003, p. 3). USAID supported the program and became the only donor at its early stage (Curtin et

al., 1992, p. vi). However, the presidential support was subsequently translated into substantial

internal funding where budget allocation for the program steadily increased. By 1976, internal

funding became the majority of the program funds and in 1992 provided more than 70% of the

total program cost (Curtin et al., 1992, p. viii).

The program achieved impressive success from 1970 to 1995 (A. C. Hayes, 2010, p. 3) and was

recognised domestically as well as internationally as a successful initiative (A. Hayes et al., 2003,

p. 3). The program helped lower fertility levels. The average number of children expected in a

woman’s lifetime or the total fertility rate (TFR) decreased from 5.6 in 1965 to 1970 to 2.28 in

2007 (Bello, 2011). Other achievements of the family planning program include improvement of

the health of mothers and their children, supporting lower maternal and infant mortality,

empowering many women and couples to take more control of their lives and contributing to the

success of the government’s macroeconomic development plans (A. Hayes et al., 2003, pp. 2-3).

From a managerial aspect, the program also succeeded at shifting the top-down approach into a

bottom-up movement and turned the program into a mass movement (Bello, 2011).

The achievements were attained through commitment, determination, a long process, hard work

and financial support. Hayes (2010) and Curtin (1992) identify the ingredients of success as

comprising program factors, non-program factors and organisational strengths. Program factors

include developing policy and strategic planning, establishing a coordinating agency, providing

adequate resources, allowing creative leadership, providing adequate information, education and

communication, establishing vast outreach and fieldworkers and involving religious leaders. Non-

program factors include sustainable political commitment, political stability, socio-economic

development, demand for fertility control and cohesive village structure.

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The case of the family planning program in Indonesia highlights three issues. First, the society is

able to change their values and beliefs. Although the values have been rooted in society and

were believed for a long time, when confronted with better options, people were open to the new

concept and changed their way of thinking. Of course, the process is not simple. In the case of

family planning, the change involves education, outreach, hard work and prolonged time.

However, the case certainly indicates that changing long-established values is possible.

Second, the case also shows that if leaders believe in one idea and establish strong political will

and commitment to embody the idea, then it is successfully implemented. In this case, the belief,

will and commitment were translated into effective programs and were supported by sustainable

resources. Establishment of an independent organisation as a coordinating agency is part of the

program and plays an important role in realising the idea. These factors are the key to the

success of shifting the mindset.

Third, it shows that the Indonesian government is capable of initiating a bottom-up approach. The

family planning program was at first a government initiative but then developed into a mass

movement. The program engaged with the community in every village in the country. A large

corps of fieldworkers from the community were established in every village (A. Hayes et al., 2003)

and were highly motivated (Bello, 2011).

What can be learnt from the family planning program when employing an ICM approach? Several

points need to be underlined. First, a trigger to conduct population control is recognised. Second,

an initiator is present. At the beginning, only a small group of people realise the importance of

population control. This group becomes the initiators of the program. Third, an entry point is

chosen. The initiator takes the president as the entry point to the government. The president is

then convinced by the experts and advisers on the importance of the idea. Fourth, strong political

will is committed. The convinced president pledges strong commitment towards the idea and is

followed by establishing policy and management frameworks. These include developing policy

and strategic planning, establishing a coordinating agency, providing adequate resources,

allowing creative leadership, providing adequate information, education and communication,

establishing vast outreach involving fieldworkers and religious leaders. In this case, the

centralistic top-down governmental approach opens up to community involvement and allows the

bottom-up manner. This is part of the management framework that contributed to the success of

the program.

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7.8 Chapter summary

Integration in ICM includes several aspects. The integration principles are the expression of the

need to establish the relationship between issues and sectoral offices and between environment

and development. An examination of the Jakarta Bay management system in regards to the

integration principles shows that the management system experiences a lack of inter-level and

inter-sectoral connection. Inter-territory cooperation is currently also a problem. In addressing

problems in Jakarta Bay; inter-level, inter-sectoral and inter-territory cooperation is a necessity. It

is possible to employ an integrated approach in Jakarta Bay; however, the lack of connection is a

significant hurdle that needs addressing, as well as other disadvantageous features to employ

ICM that present in the current management system.

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Chapter 8

An integrated management framework for Jakarta Bay:

a recommendation

8.1 Introduction

This chapter attempts to provide a model of ICM for Jakarta Bay. The examination of the state of

Jakarta Bay in Chapter 4 shows that the environmental quality of the bay is poor and some

problems related to the stakeholders of Jakarta Bay exist. The examination of the coastal

governance in Indonesia in Chapter 5 and the management system of Jakarta Bay in Chapter 6

shows issues related to policies and management frameworks. The analysis of the Jakarta Bay

management system against ICM principles in Chapter 7 shows that amongst other problems,

there is a problem with inter-sectoral and inter-level connection.

The environmental and governance issues could be addressed by developing a more integrated

management scheme that is focused on more sustainable development. The underlying

assumption of the model is that ICM is an effective approach to addressing such complicated

issues and facilitating a shift to a more sustainable coastal development.

8.2 Contributing elements to an effective ICM program

A number of factors contribute to an effective ICM program. Vertical and horizontal integration,

stakeholders’ participation and policy framework are some of these factors. It is essential to

develop an ICM program based on previous successful ICM programs. New ICM initiatives

should be built upon existing experiences to avoid ineffective approaches and to adapt successful

ones (Olsen et al., 1998, p. 612). In adapting the successful approaches, findings must be

tailored to make them relevant to the issues at hand and to the unique situation of the area

(Christie, 2005, p. 227; Cicin-Sain & Knecht, 1998, p. 121). The findings from previous ICM

practices cannot simply be imitated, but need to be adapted to the circumstances of the area

where the program will be implemented.

The Sanur and Xiamen ICM programs show several enabling factors that contributed to the

success of both programs. Those factors include:

Nesting the program in a socio-cultural and economic context

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Political will from the mayor

Continuous commitment of the mayors

Vertical and horizontal integration

Adequate commitment from the local government

Stakeholders’ involvement

Incorporating some plans of the program into the city development plan

Adequate law enforcement

The presence of visible economic returns.

Understanding the principles of ICM and the features of Jakarta Bay (management system, socio,

economic, cultural aspects), the next step is to tailor the enabling factors to fit the characteristics

of Jakarta Bay and to address the problems of the bay.

8.3 The enabling factors of the family planning program in Indonesia

Some lessons can be learnt from the family planning program and brought into the development

of the Jakarta Bay ICM framework. The program successfully undertook policy intervention,

employed a two-track approach and shifted the mindset of the government and the people of

Indonesia. An ICM initiative also needs to shift government and people’s mindsets and requires

policy intervention and a two-track approach.

The enabling factors of the family planning program are as follows:

The trigger to conduct the population control is recognised.

An initiator is present, which is a small group of people who realise the importance of

population control.

An entry point to the government of Indonesia is determined, which is the president. The

president is then convinced by the experts and advisers of the importance of the idea.

Strong political will is committed. The convinced president pledges strong commitment

towards the idea.

Related policy is established, includes strategic planning.

A management framework is established, includes a coordinating agency.

Adequate resources are provided. The financial source first is from the donor, but later is

supported by an internal budget.

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Creative leadership is allowed. This means providing space for the management framework

to carry out duties instead of employing a rigid management approach.

Adequate information, education and communication are provided.

Vast outreach and fieldworkers are established.

Religious leaders are involved.

It is worthwhile to learn the enabling factors of the program. One aspect to remember is that the

enabling factors fit the circumstances of Indonesia at the time, but do not necessarily fit the

circumstances of Jakarta Bay now. Therefore, again, to adopt the factors it is necessary to fit

them to the unique situation of Jakarta Bay.

8.4 Development of an ICM framework for Jakarta Bay

The process of developing an ICM framework for Jakarta Bay follows steps or actions in an ICM

cycle. An ICM initiative process is represented by a cyclical approach (GESAMP, 1996, p. 6).

One cycle comprises several inter-connected steps and each step contains a series of actions

(Olsen, 2003b, p. 356). This model adopts actions in the ICM cycle (Olsen, 2003b, p. 359) and is

presented as follows:

Identification of the principal environmental, social and governance issues

Identification of the major stakeholders and their interests

Selection of the issues upon which the ICM initiative will focus its efforts

Definition of the goals of the ICM initiative

Defining boundaries of the areas to be managed

Definition of the management plan.

The actions are described step by step in the following sections.

8.4.1 Identification of environmental, social and governance issues

Due to the large size of the area (water and terrestrial), the high population and intense utilisation

of land and water resources, the Jakarta Bay area is facing various environmental and social

issues. These issues are complex and interrelated. The identified issues are listed in Table 8.1.

The process of identification is based on an examination of the government structure of Jakarta

Bay as outlined in Chapter 5 and the state of Jakarta Bay as reviewed in Chapter 7. An

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examination of the state of Jakarta Bay against ICM principles is also listed in the table under the

heading of ‘governance issues’ in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1 Identified environmental, social and governance issues in Jakarta Bay

Environmental issues

Environmental quality Habitat degradation:

Clearing of mangroves Smothering of mangroves by garbage Degrading quality of corals as a result of previous unsustainable practices Smothering of corals by garbage

Over-exploitation: Fish Groundwater

Water quality: Pooling of garbage High concentration of heavy metals High concentration of pesticides High concentration of nutrients

Environmental health and disaster: Unhealthy fish and mussels Mass death of fish Subsidence Coastal flooding

Coastal and marine use Conservation and economic activities:

Coastline preservation and settlement Use conflicts:

Static fishing/farming and navigation Fishing and tourism Fishers access and private-owned land

Other: Illegal settlements Slum areas Traffic congestion

Social issues

Reclamation Access to the sea for fishers Limited fishing capacity of fishers Limited farming capacity of mussel farmers

Governance issues

Policy framework: Overlapping policies Incomplete policy framework Absence of regional coastal and marine policy (as required by law 27/2007) Absence of an integrated coastal strategic plan Insubstantial vulnerability and resilience thinking

Management framework: Sectoral approach with no institutionalised coordinating mechanism Problems in vertical and horizontal connection Top-down approach in decentralisation system Rigid management system

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Limited stakeholder participation Insubstantial political will towards sustainable development ‘Development first, clean up later’ attitude Inadequate concern for the ecosystem Inadequate concern for integrating science into management Inadequate institutional capacity in coastal management Limited financial capacity Insubstantial environmental quality control Inadequate environmental regulation enforcement Insubstantial environmental education Inadequate monitoring and evaluation measures

Stakeholders: Limited stakeholders’ participation Littering attitude among some public Untreated industrial waste disposal Unsustainable fishing and sea-farming Inadequate understanding of values of natural resources Insubstantial awareness of sustainable coastal development Inadequate understanding of environmental quality

The list above shows that the problems experienced in the bay area are various and complex. In

the following section, the primary issues are grouped and reviewed to identify the origin of

problems and the related governmental problems.

8.4.2 Primary environmental, social and governance issues

The identified environmental and social issues of the bay can be grouped into seven main

categories (in no particular order): (1) pollution, (2) flooding, (3) subsidence, (4) reclamation, (5)

spatial use, (6) sustainability of the livelihood of fishers, (7) sustainability of the livelihood of

mussel farmers as shown in Table 8.2. Every category of environmental and social issue relates

to governance matters (listed in the last column of the table) that consist of policy and

management aspects. Each group of issues, including policy and management, is discussed in

the following sections.

8.4.2.1 Pollution

Pollution is a serious and the most noticeable issue in Jakarta Bay. Pollution occurs on land and

in the sea. Garbage is a critical source of pollution, along with nutrients, heavy metals and

persistent organic pollutants. The sources of pollution are domestic, industrial and agricultural

wastes. The sources are from the hinterland, the coast and from the sea. Pollutants from inland

are transported by waterways and run off. Some evidence that pollutants are carried by rivers

from inland include a large bundle of fresh water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) along with

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garbage being found in the Seribu Islands (Willoughby, 1986, p. 158), trace metals concentrated

in water within a proximity of 5 km from the shoreline, a higher concentration of heavy metals

(Arifin, 2008, pp. 214-215) and a higher concentration of total organochlorins (Munawir, 2005, p.

20) around the estuaries. There is also evidence that waste is generated in Kepulauan Seribu

(Willoughby, 1986, p. 158) and from ships, as ships often discharge garbage and oil directly into

surrounding water (Interviewee 27, 2011).

8.4.2.2 Flooding

Flooding is a long-standing issue in Jakarta and causes significant loss. Jakarta is a low-lying

area, therefore geographically prone to flooding. The source of flooding is from the sea (tides),

upstream rivers and heavy rainfall. The magnitude of flooding is aggravated by subsidence, swift

run off, ineffective retention of ponds and poor drainage systems (Siregar et al., 2013; Ward et

al., 2011, p. 902). Economic losses due to flooding are significantly high, particularly in Jakarta

Bay. The most important loss is the reduction of confidence from investors as flooding is frequent

and repeatedly generates economic effects (Untung, 2013). Flooding also costs lives and

generates health problems.

8.4.2.3 Subsidence

Subsidence in Jakarta shows a discrepancy attributed to location and time. In general, from 1982

to 2010 the observed subsidence rates were approximately 1 to 15 cm/year with a projected

maximum of 20 to 28 cm/year in particular locations (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1758). The observed

rate of subsidence in Jakarta Bay is considered the highest compared to other places in Jakarta.

Several factors are associated with triggering the subsidence. They are excessive groundwater

extraction (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759), the load of buildings (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759;

Delinom et al., 2009, p. 3140; Hutasoit & Pindratno, 2004, p. 144) and the natural compaction of

alluvium soil (Abidin et al., 2011, p. 1759). With the current rate of subsidence and no measures

currently taken, North Jakarta will most likely be inundated worse each year.

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Table 8.2 Links of issues and its related concern

Issue Area of concern Causes/Origins Consequences Related governance issues

1. Pollution Garbage Accumulation of garbage Large population Littering attitude among

some public Illegal dumping of garbage

from ships Inadequate concern of

environmental quality among stakeholders

Smothering of mangroves by garbage

Smothering of corals by garbage

Decreasing capacity of rivers and drainage system

Flooding Boat propeller damage

Absence of penalties for random waste disposal

Inadequate domestic solid waste regulation

Limited capacity of related authorities

Lack of environmental education

Sewage Untreated sewage waste disposal

Absence of proper sewerage or septic tank

Inadequate concern for environmental quality among stakeholders

Eutrophication Mass death of fish Threat to fishers livelihood Threat to mussel farmers

livelihood

Absence of penalties for improper household sewage facility

Inadequate sewage management Limited capacity of related

authorities Lack of environmental education

Industrial waste Untreated industrial waste disposal

Limited capacity of home or small-scale industries

Unhealthy fish and mussels Health risk for human Threat to fishers’ livelihood Threat to mussel farmers’

livelihood

Interagency conflicts ‘Development first, clean up

later’ approach Absence of penalties for illegal

industrial waste disposal

Weak monitoring and controlling measures

Agricultural waste

Untreated agricultural waste disposal

Limited capacity of small-scale agricultural industries

Unhealthy fish and mussels Health risk for humans Threat to fishers’ livelihood Threat to mussel farmers’

livelihood

Absence of penalties for illegal agricultural waste disposal

Weak monitoring and controlling measures

Insubstantial environmental regulation enforcement

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Issue Area of concern Causes/Origins Consequences Related governance issues

2. Flooding Flooding from sea Clearing of mangroves Sand mining Erosion Subsidence Inadequate dikes

Traffic congestion Health risk Mortality Economic loss

Absence of integrated water management measures

Late regulation to ban sand and coral reef mining and mangrove clearing

Limited vulnerability and resilience thinking

Limited capacity of related authorities

Flooding from rivers Clearing green areas in hinterland

Accumulation of garbage Inadequate capacity of rivers

and canals Inadequate capacity of

drainage system Illegal settlement in

riverbanks

Traffic congestion Health risk Mortality Economic loss

Absence of integrated water management measures

Limited capacity of related authorities

Flooding from rainfall Clearing green areas in hinterland

Large built area Swift run off Inadequate capacity of rivers

and canals Illegal settlement on river

banks Inadequate capacity of

drainage system Inadequate capacity of dams Illegal settlement in the area

of dams

Traffic congestion Health risk Mortality Economic loss

Absence of integrated water management measures

Limited capacity of related authorities

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Issue Area of concern Causes/Origins Consequences Related governance issues

3. Subsidence Subsidence Over-exploitation of groundwater

Overload of building Natural compaction of

alluvial soil Limited capacity of piped

water supply

Economic loss Absence of recharge groundwater depletion measures

Insubstantial environmental quality control and environment regulation enforcement

4. Reclamation Social and environmental issues of the implemented and future plan of reclamation

The need for land Lack of ecosystem

consideration Lack of comprehensive plan

Mangrove clearing High level of subsidence in

reclaimed areas Retention from community

Lack of ecosystem consideration Lack of comprehensive plan

5. Spatial use Conflict between coastline preservation and settlement

Conflict between mussel farming and navigation

Conflict between fishing and tourism

Conflict between fishers access and private-owned land

Access to the sea for fishers

Absence of zoning regulation Economic loss Absence of zoning regulation

6. Sustainable livelihood of fishers

Limited boat capacity Polluted water Harmful weather Coastal use conflict

Unhealthy fish Fail to obtain fish Economic loss

Limited capacity development of fishers

7. Sustainable livelihood of mussel farmers

Polluted water Coastal use conflict

Harmful mussel Economic loss

Limited capacity development of mussel farmers

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8.4.2.4 Reclamation

The reclamation program in Jakarta Bay is a controversial issue that has been discussed since

the 1980s. The government’s vision behind the idea is to make Jakarta similar to other world-

class cities by developing a waterfront coastal area. The idea to reclaim coastal areas arose

around 1983 to 1984 during the development of the Jakarta spatial plan of 1985 to 2005. It

became official in 1995 after the enactment of Presidential Decree 52/1995 regarding reclamation

of the north coast of Jakarta. Since then it has been adopted in Jakarta spatial plans. The

program has received substantial rejection from Jakarta’s communities. The program is said to

ignore several important effects, including social and environmental issues. The program has

been the subject of lawsuits in the courts for a long time between the Ministry of Environment and

the government of the Jakarta Province and its counterparts. Some issues in dispute by the

Ministry are the ecosystem sustainability of Jakarta Bay and the origin of materials used for

reclamation.

8.4.2.5 Spatial use

Several conflicts occur in the use of the land and water of Jakarta Bay. These include conflicts

between coastline preservation and settlement, mussel farming and navigation, fishing and

tourism and conflicts between fishers’ access and private-owned land. Many constructions,

housing or other, are built adjacent to the coastline. In some areas of Cilincing, housing and water

are bordered by dikes. This creates vulnerability to flood from tides. Static farming and fishing

equipment obstruct vessel traffic in the area. This situation leads to static farming and a fishing

ban by the government and threatens the livelihood of the farmers and fishers. Fishers also

experience conflict regarding coastal use. Some private companies forbid the fishers to access

the coastal water at the front of private-owned lands.

8.4.2.6 Sustainable livelihood of fishers

Fishers currently face several problems and some threaten the sustainability of their occupation.

These include pollution, limited boat capacity, limited capital and extreme weather. Pollution that

occurs in Jakarta Bay creates difficulties for traditional fishers to obtain fish. Pollution often

causes fish and mussels in the coastal water to die and result in declining fish numbers at less

than 9 km from the coastline. In late 2010, the fishers failed to sail for four months due to water

that was heavily polluted. Many boats of fishers have a capacity that is not allowed to sail farther

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than 9 km. The scarcity of fish is not only caused by pollution—larger capacity boats and trawlers

are also fishing in Jakarta Bay and generate unfair competition to obtain fish with traditional

fishers. Another problem faced by the fishers is extreme weather. In early 2011, the Indonesian

government stated that nearly half a million fishers in 41 municipalities of 20 provinces failed to

sail due to extreme weather, including fishers in Jakarta Bay.

8.4.2.7 Sustainable livelihood of mussel farmers

Green-mussel farming started to operate in Jakarta Bay in the late 1970s and experienced a

boom in the early 1980s. The method used is static farming using rafts made from bamboo that

are placed in the water. The farmers face issues that threaten their occupation sustainability,

including contamination effects on mussels and conflicts with other marine users. Pollution in the

bay affects the mussel farming directly and indirectly. The direct effects are causing dead

mussels and contamination of mussel products. The mussels contain significant levels of heavy

metals and show organ abnormalities and malformations. The indirect effect is the farming ban by

the government. The reasons for the ban are that the mussels pose health issues to consumers

and that the farming equipment obstructs vessel traffic in the area. During field research in 2010

to 2011, mussel farming equipment still existed in the area.

8.4.2.8 Policy

The environmental and social problems in Jakarta Bay in some way are related to policy issues.

They are connected to regulations that were enacted too late (such as sand mining regulation),

poor enforcement of available regulations, (such as for pollution control), and the absence of

certain regulations, (such as addressing groundwater depletion). Some policies overlap and some

are incomplete regulatory frameworks. Among the issues, policy enforcement is the foremost

critical issue. Many policies and regulations exist but their objectives were not achieved

satisfactorily. An ICM program, conversely, needs adequate policy enforcement.

8.4.2.9 Management framework

Regarding the management framework, the bay also faces several problems. The problems

include the lack of connection horizontally and vertically, insufficient action towards environmental

quality and sustainable development principles, the absence of an integrated management plan

for the bay, the rigid approach that focuses on procedural fulfilment instead of target achievement

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and poor environmental education or awareness. These problems can become obstructions when

employing an ICM approach.

8.4.3 Primary stakeholders and their roles

Stakeholders’ participation is essential to the ICM process. It is the way to achieve integration and

one of the keys for achieving sustainability. The first step towards participation is identification of

the primary stakeholders. The purpose of identification is to discover the entities that are directly

or indirectly affected by the use or exploitation of coastal resources. This section focuses on

identifying the primary stakeholders and their role in contributing to the management framework

of the Jakarta Bay ICM initiative. The main stakeholders are governments, the community, NGOs,

academics and private sectors. Governments include the governments at national, provincial and

municipal levels and the parliaments at provincial and municipal levels. Industry, small and big

scale, is another stakeholder. In general, industry is identified as the private sector. The list of

stakeholders and the related roles are identified and shown in Table 8.3.

Table 8.3 List of stakeholders and their roles in the proposed Jakarta Bay management framework

Stakeholders Roles

1. Central government

1. Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF)

2. Ministry of Environment (MoE)

3. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

4. National Planning Agency (NPA)

5. Ministry of Public Work (MPW)

To develop policy and coordination guidance To strengthen related institutional capacities

and stakeholders To provide technical assistance To invest in facilities supporting coastal

strategy implementation To provide financial support To establish regional and international

cooperation To establish a coordinating mechanism To apply political pressure to the local

governments to implement sustainable coastal development

2. DPRD (regional parliament)

1. Province of Banten 2. Province of Jakarta 3. Province of West Java 4. Tangerang Regency 5. Bekasi Regency 6. Other municipalities in

JMA

To adopt sustainable coastal development as the basis for development policy

To facilitate the provision of local budgets to implement coastal management programs

To promote policy to integrate environmental protection policies in economic development

To facilitate the development of local regulations for sustainable coastal management efforts

To support the strengthening of coastal institutions

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Stakeholders Roles

3. Provincial government

1. Banten 2. Jakarta 3. West Java

To develop a strategic plan to manage coastal areas effectively, along with zoning plan and action plan

To develop the institutional framework needed to implement the strategic plan, zoning plan and action plan

To strengthen related institutional capacities and stakeholders

To provide financial support To establish a monitoring and evaluation

system to measure the success of strategy implementation

To implement a strategic, zoning and action plan

To identify environmental investment opportunities in the form of public-private partnerships

To mobilise local stakeholders in implementing the action plan

4. Municipality 1. Tangerang Regency 2. North Jakarta 3. Bekasi Regency 4. Others in Jakarta

Metropolitan Area

To strengthen related institutional capacities and stakeholders

To mobilise local stakeholders to participate actively in the implementation of management programs

To identify the opportunities for economic growth and to integrate environmental aspects in the development programs

5. Public To participate in the development and the implementation of strategic and action plans

To ensure the rights of local communities are protected and preserved

To participate in policy enforcement 6. NGOs To participate in the development and the

implementation of strategic and action plans To promote a social contract between the

authority and the community To monitor the process of program

implementation To participate in policy enforcement To promote the rights of marginalised groups

and the local community To promote community empowerment

7. Private sector To participate in the development of strategic and action plans

To work together, as development partners, in coastal management program implementation

To identify and develop investment opportunities related to a coastal management program

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Stakeholders Roles

8. Academics To participate in the development of strategic and action plans

To provide technical and non-technical expertise and scientific input in the policy making process

To conduct required research to fill the research gap

To assist the strengthening process of the local capacity

The stakeholders within the government are at national, provincial and municipal levels. This

includes the DPRD at provincial and municipal level. At the national level, at least five ministries

are involved. The MMAF is involved because of its authority to govern coastal areas. The

authority includes controlling development and maintaining the coastal environment. The MoE is

involved because of its responsibility for controlling the quality of the environment in general. The

MHA should be involved for two reasons. First, it is the inline ministry of the local governments.

Second, the local governments, as representatives of the ministry, most likely comply with MHA

directions. The MHA is expected to apply political pressure to the local governments to comply

with the Jakarta Bay management framework, regardless of the source of the management

policy. This is an important element in a top-down approach in the decentralised system and a

method to strengthen inter-sectoral connection. The NPA or Bappenas is involved because of its

responsibility to manage national planning. Jakarta Bay and the Jakarta Metropolitan Area are

strategic regions for the nation. Decisions from the NPA will profoundly affect the region. The

MPW involvement is related to civil work, policy and the enforcement of spatial plans.

The other main stakeholders within the government are the DPRD (regional parliament) at

provincial and municipal levels. The DPRD holds the responsibility to approve development

plans, to legalise and issue regulations, to determine financial arrangements and to monitor the

implementation of legislation. These functions are relevant to the management framework to

facilitate the governance process. It is essential for an ICM initiative that the full range of policies,

plans, institutions and budgets address the issues affecting coastal areas.

The provincial and municipal governments are the executive. They are the institutions that directly

govern local people. They should understand the majority of issues that occur in Jakarta Bay and

have the authority to direct the sectoral offices and technical institutions and to mobilise the

public. The effective entity to represent the local government in the ICM management unit is the

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secretary of the local government or sekda, because all government working units are

responsible to the head of the regional government (governor or mayor or regent) through the

sekda. Technically, the sekda is an entity who ‘marks’ the working units’ performance. This

makes the sekda a respected entity within a local government. An ICM initiative should take

advantage of this opportunity to attain an effective management framework.

The community and private sector are categorised as non-government stakeholders. The

government is the authority that governs coastal areas as well as users. Conversely, the

community and private sector are the users. Involving both parties is important to promote

sustainable coastal use and to strengthen the bottom-up culture. As the users, they need to

understand that the coastal area is common property and that its resources need to be shared

and used wisely.

NGOs are other stakeholders that need to be involved in the ICM process. As non-governmental

entities, NGOs are expected to represent the people’s interests. In the Jakarta Metropolitan Area

context, besides representing the general people, NGOs are often identified as the representative

of marginalised groups. It should be noted that the government does not believe that all NGOs

represent the genuine interests of the people. It is understood that NGOs have their own agenda,

which is acceptable as long as it does not compromise the ICM program.

Academics are stakeholders that are expected to provide technical and non-technical expertise

and scientific input in the policy making process, to conduct required research to fill the data or

knowledge gap and to assist the strengthening process of local capacity. Academics or research

centres within universities in Indonesia should be considered neutral ground. Their judgement

should mainly be based on science.

8.4.4 Issues prioritisation

The next step in the ICM process is issues prioritisation. This ICM framework focuses on the most

important and the solvable issues. Chua (1998, p. 607) suggests that to undertake too many

issues at the same time is a frequent mistake in an ICM initiative and Cicin-Sain and Knecht

(1998, p. 135) suggest an approach of ‘starting small if necessary’. However, it is difficult to apply

a ‘starting small’ approach in Jakarta Bay. Physically, the bay is a large area, holds a large

population, has an intensive and problematic utilisation of land and water resources, has 16

waterway (rivers and canal) mouths and the rivers are running through a vast area. The issues

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faced by the bay are various and complex. It is exaggerated by the fact that the source of the

issues are mostly from the hinterland. Tackling the issues needs actions from stakeholders from

the hinterland to the seawater of the bay. It is difficult to start small. In addition, the various and

complex issues make it difficult to sort the level of its urgency. This makes selecting the most

important and the solvable issues to focus on challenging.

Even though it is challenging to prioritise the issues, to produce an effective ICM initiative, a

selection process is necessary. In this framework, a scoring method is applied. A similar

approach has been done in prioritising issues for development of the Strategic Environmental

Management Plan 2005-2020 of Province of Batangas, the Philippines (see Provincial

Government of Batangas, 2007, pp. 11-23). In this framework, the criteria of selection are based

on the level of hazard of the issue and the level of loss that is posed by the issue. The level of

hazard consists of mortality and health threats; the level of loss is represented by economic and

environmental quality loss. The approach of selection utilises a scoring method. Score 1 is given

to the issue that has a significant level of hazard and loss, while score 0 is given to the opposite

situation. The scores in every issue are added. The highest total score among all issues is

interpreted as the issue that poses the highest level of hazard and loss. Table 8.4 shows the

result. Based on the criteria, the prioritised issues are: (1) pollution and (2) flooding.

Table 8.4 Scoring process of issues in Jakarta Bay

No Issues Mortality Health threat

Economic loss

Environmental quality loss

Total score

1 Pollution 0 1 1 1 3 2 Flooding 1 1 1 0 3 3 Subsidence 0 0 1 0 1 4 Reclamation 0 0 0 1 1

5 Land and coastal use conflict

0 0 1 0 1

6 Sustainable livelihood of fishers

0 0 1 0 1

7 Sustainable livelihood of mussel farmers

0 0 1 0 1

Pollution poses a health hazard to the community. The quality of Jakarta Bay water is heavily

polluted and produces unhealthy aquatic biota. Green mussels are an important example. The

mussels produced from the area contain a high concentration of heavy metals, and the

community consumes these mussels. In the long term, the diet will produce a significant health

threat to the community. The quality of water is also associated with the declining number and a

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reduction in fish sizes. Therefore, pollution threatens economic loss for fishers and farmers.

Further, pollution also brings degradation of environmental quality.

Floods are a life threatening issue. According to the National Disaster Management Agency, the

number of deaths in the 2013 flood in Jakarta was 20 and the number of evacuees was 33,502.

The most extensive flooded area is North Jakarta (National Disaster Management Agency, 2013).

During the previous large flood in 2007, the number of deaths was 80 and the number of

evacuees was approximately 320,000 (National Disaster Management Agency in Melisa, 2013).

Floods also pose a health threat. The water flushes everything, including animal waste. This is a

threat to health particularly to flood victims. Further, as the area contains an international port,

industries and service providers, flooding also brings economic loss.

8.5 Recommendations

8.5.1 Vision, goals and objectives

The initiative must establish a vision, goals and objectives. The vision is to provide direction of the

ICM process in the long term. The important aspect is that the vision should be a shared value

between the stakeholders to provide the same platform in starting the initiative. Establishment of

goals and objectives should aim to achieve the target of an ICM program in a shorter time. This

recommendation is assumed as the first generation of ICM, and further visions, goals and

objectives can be developed in the next cycle.

The vision of the initiative is: ‘A Jakarta Bay that has an unpolluted environment, and is able to

support the livelihood of its community and keep them safe from flood risks’.

The goals of the initiative are:

to achieve an accepted balance between development and environmental protection

to achieve a healthy environment

to achieve an environment safe from flood through sustainable development and

implementation of an ICM effort.

This model of the ICM framework has the following objectives:

to strengthen multi-stakeholder participation by establishing institutional mechanisms that will

encourage mobilisation and capacity building of communities, organisations and government

offices in the sustainable integrated management of the bay and its region

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to improve the management of domestic, industrial and agricultural wastes, therefore

minimising pollution effects on the bay and other water bodies in the region

to improve the management of water, water bodies and drainage systems, therefore

mitigating the flood hazard.

8.5.2 The boundaries

To address both pollution and flooding it is necessary to start from upstream. It is a waste of effort

to address the problems in the bay area if the sources of the problems are unaddressed. The

water bodies that end in Jakarta Bay run through the Jakarta Metropolitan Area; therefore, to

address the problems one needs to encompass this area. The three provinces and the 13

municipalities need to work together in this matter. It is an immense challenge to manage a vast

area. Two approaches can be employed: breaking the plan and program into stages, and sharing

the responsibility within the provinces and municipalities. Sharing responsibilities was the

approach employed in the Sanur ICM program. Denpasar City is a part of the Southern Coast of

Bali ICM initiative. The city addresses beach and sea problems that administratively fall into its

jurisdiction and addresses solid waste and sewage problems together with neighbourhood

municipalities. The same scheme is adopted here. Each municipality addresses problems related

to pollution and flooding in the area that administratively fall into its jurisdiction and works with

neighbouring municipalities addressing trans-boundary problems. What ICM does is integrate the

three provinces and the 13 municipalities to address the two issues. Further, this approach

provides benefits not only for the Jakarta Bay coastal area, but also for the inland area of the

three provinces.

In addition to the above point, the authorities of Jakarta Bay need to start thinking big in

addressing problems in Jakarta Bay and avoid the tyranny of small decisions. Jakarta Bay suffers

from fragmentation between sectors and levels of government and unsustainability. An ICM

initiative offers a more effective approach addressing the problems, even though the initiative

requires a considerable effort.

The scope of the Jakarta Bay ICM initiative, therefore, is the Jakarta Metropolitan Area and 12

nautical miles to the sea from the coastline. The proximity seaward follows the territorial extent of

a province based on Law 27/2007 regarding coastal management and Law 26/2007 regarding

spatial plans.

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8.5.3 Required measures to address the main issues

Two main issues are linked to several aspects as the causes or origins of problems (see Table

8.2). To address the two main issues, the contributing aspects also need addressing. The

required measures have been identified as well as the type of the action, as shown in Table 8.5.

Table 8.5 Contributing aspects of pollution and flooding, the required and the type of measures

Contributing aspects of issue Required actions or approaches Type of action

Pollution Accumulation of garbage Provision of garbage disposal facilities I

Littering attitude among some public Wise garbage disposal education E

Illegal dumping of garbage from ships Penalties for random waste disposal Wastes monitoring and controlling

mechanism

P P

Untreated sewage waste disposal Provision of sewage disposal facilities Penalties for random sewage disposal Sewage disposal monitoring and controlling

mechanism

I P P

Absence of proper sewerage or septic tanks

Provision of sewage disposal facilities Provision of communal sewage disposal

facilities for certain areas Penalties for random sewage disposal Sewage monitoring and controlling

mechanism

I I

P P

Untreated industrial waste disposal Industrial waste disposal facilities Penalties for random industrial waste

disposal Industrial wastes monitoring and controlling

mechanism

I P P

Limited capacity of home or small-scale industries

Provision of communal industrial waste treatment plant

Industrial wastes monitoring and controlling mechanism

I

P

Untreated agricultural waste disposal Agricultural waste disposal facilities Penalties for random agricultural waste

disposal Agricultural wastes monitoring and

controlling mechanism

I P P

Limited capacity of small-scale agricultural industries

Provision of communal agricultural waste treatment plant

Agricultural wastes monitoring and controlling mechanism

I

P

Inadequate concern for environmental quality among stakeholders

Public education regarding the environment E

Inadequate domestic solid waste regulation

Proper domestic solid waste management regulation

P

Limited capacity of related authorities for managing solid waste

Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing solid waste

TA

Inadequate of sewage management Proper sewage management regulation P

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Contributing aspects of issue Required actions or approaches Type of action

Limited capacity of related authorities for managing sewage

Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing sewage

TA

Interagency conflicts Communication TA

‘Development first, clean up later’ approach

Educational measures for related government offices

TA

Weak industrial wastes monitoring and controlling measures

Proper industrial wastes management monitoring and controlling measures

P

Insubstantial environmental regulation enforcement

Institutional strengthening of enforcer authorities

TA

Weak agricultural wastes monitoring and controlling measures

Proper agricultural wastes management monitoring and controlling measures

P

Flooding Subsidence Groundwater recharge scheme

Improvement of piped water supply coverage

P I

Inadequacy of dikes Improvement of dike I

Clearing green areas in the hinterland Revegetation of areas as required by the development plan of each province

P

Inadequate capacity of rivers and canals

Normalisation of water bodies I

Inadequate capacity of drainage systems

Proper maintenance of drainage system Provision of garbage disposal facilities Wise garbage disposal education

I I E

Illegal settlement in riverbanks Resettlement I

Swift run off Proper maintenance of drainage system I

Inadequate capacity of dams Proper maintenance of dams I

Illegal settlement in the area of dams Resettlement I

Absence of integrated water management measures

Provision of integrated water management measures

P

Limited vulnerability and resilience thinking

Educational measures for related government offices

TA

Limited capacity of related authorities Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing water

TA

Explanation of symbols for the type of action: E : Public education I : Infrastructure or infrastructure related P : Policy, regulation, direction or guidance TA : Technical assistance

Numerous actions are needed to address the two issues. These include providing a policy and

regulatory framework, building and maintaining infrastructure, providing technical assistance, and

educational measures. Approximately 40% of the required actions are related to policy and

regulatory frameworks and about 35% are related to infrastructure. To carry out these actions, a

program needs to be developed. The program would involve a significant amount of work from

every level of government and various government offices. It represents the situation that there is

no simple approach to address un-sustainability.

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The local government at provincial and municipal level and related government offices are the

executing units of the program. The related government offices include public works, cleanliness,

agricultural, industrial, nexus, forestry and environmental agency. The level of involvement of

each office is different depending on responsibilities that fall into each office. The marine affairs

and fisheries office is not directly involved in addressing pollution and flooding but has concerns

for coastal and marine areas and should also be involved in the program.

The governments at provincial and municipal levels share similar responsibilities. However, the

scope and intensity of the tasks are different following the government affairs division regulation

(Government Regulation 38/2007). The responsibilities are:

to develop a policy and regulatory framework

to develop programs for addressing the two issues

to mobilise the main stakeholders in developing a program

to establish the required institutional framework and coordinating mechanism

to implement policy and action plans

to invest in infrastructure

to strengthen related institutional capacities and stakeholders

to establish a monitoring and evaluation system for measuring the accomplishment of the

program

to mobilise local stakeholders in implementing the action plan

to monitor and evaluate the accomplishment of the program.

The parliaments at provincial and municipal level have the following responsibilities:

to adopt sustainable coastal development as the basis for development policy

to promote policy to integrate environmental protection policies in economic development

to facilitate the development of the required policy framework

to support the development of the required program

to support the strengthening of related institutions

to facilitate the provision of local budgets to implement the program.

The national government is involved in establishing regional cooperation and a coordinating

mechanism, supporting policy development, strengthening related institutional capacities,

providing technical assistance, investing in infrastructure, providing financial support and more

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importantly providing political pressure on local governments to implement a sustainable

development approach.

8.5.4 ICM framework

The framework of ICM for Jakarta Bay aims to address pollution and flooding by employing ICM

approaches. The previous section shows that to address the two issues requires policy

framework, infrastructure, public education and technical assistance. What an ICM does is

integrate the stakeholders in providing those requirements and addressing the two issues.

Figure 8.1 represents the situation of Jakarta Bay from an ICM perspective. It illustrates that an

ICM approach is currently unable to work in Jakarta Bay and the opportunities that can be

employed to address the two issues and create the enabling factors of an ICM initiative.

Figure 8.1 Challenges and opportunities for an ICM approach in Jakarta Bay

ICM approach

Vertical & horizontal integration

Spatial integration

Science management integration

Policy integration

Two-track approach

Adaptive management

Stakeholders’ involvement

Addressed by Issue

Pollution

Flooding

What currently does not work?

Integration Adaptive management Bottom-up approach

What are the opportunities?

National coastal management policy is present A ministry that is well-respected by the regional governments A well-respected entity at provincial and municipal levels The Jakarta provincial government vision is to develop a world-class waterfront city Some issues have been acknowledged and addressed in local development plans

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8.5.4.1 Initiator

In the Sanur and Xiamen cases, the initiator of the ICM programs was an international institution.

The institution was PEMSEA and it provided technical and financial assistance. Similarly, the

family planning program in Indonesia was initiated by an international institution. Further to having

an initiator, the three cases were strongly supported by the political will of the leaders. The

leaders were convinced that the programs were necessary and then pledged commitment

towards the programs. This is the critical entry point to establishing a program. The decision

makers need to be convinced about the importance of the program.

In the case of Jakarta Bay, an initiator is not present. It is difficult to set up a new program when

the decision makers are not aware of the significance of the program. However, when an initiator

is present, the effective entry point to convince the three provincial governments is through the

MHA, particularly the Directorate General of Regional Development. Taking an entry point

through the MoE is not an effective approach. Even though the two problems that are addressed

contain strong environmental concerns, the MoE is not the inline ministry of local governments. In

the governmental culture where sectoral orientation is present, an order from the inline ministry is

more likely to be followed up by regional governments. This is particularly so for an order that

needs profound commitment to implement. Moreover, if the entry point is an environmental

institution, it might lead to a perception that development progress is inhibited. This might cause it

to be rejected by regional governments. Taking an entry point through the MMAF is also not an

effective approach. Even though the concern relates to a coastal area, the MMAF is not the inline

ministry of local governments. The MoE and the MMAF are less able to mobilise the three local

governments, while the MHA will be able to mobilise the three provincial governments and bridge

them with the two ministries and with other ministries that they are required to work with.

The Jakarta Provincial Government vision to develop a world-class waterfront city in Jakarta Bay

is a possible trigger to initiate an ICM program. The plan for its development has been outlined in

the Jakarta Province’s development plan for 2030. It is not a comprehensive plan and needs

more development. It also contains environmental and social issues that need addressing.

However, the vision can be utilised to improve the state of Jakarta Bay. As many sources of the

problems in Jakarta Bay are from upstream areas, the government of the Jakarta Province should

work together with neighbouring provinces to address the problems. These problems are complex

and difficult to address by a sectoral approach. Therefore, an ICM approach should be employed.

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8.5.4.2 Governance arrangement

ICM is a governance process where policy framework, management and stakeholders are

integrated in addressing the issues faced by coastal areas. An ICM aims to strengthen the

building capacity of the coastal governance and to foster its efficiency and effectiveness in order

to achieve the sustainable use of coastal resources to address problems at hand. In the case of

Jakarta Bay, the aspect of governance (policy framework, management system and

stakeholders) is wide, as it needs the involvement of the upstream area and the related

authorities. In the following sections, the governance arrangement is reviewed in each

component: policy arrangement, management framework that includes the establishment of a

coordinating mechanism, and stakeholder involvement arrangements.

8.5.4.3 Policy arrangement

The arrangement of policy aims to accommodate policy integration for addressing pollution and

flooding problems. The underlying approach is that sustainable development is not merely the

combination of sustainable sectoral development. This is because each sector independently

considers its sole sector interest and may possibly disregard the issues of other sectors and that

their internal issues can affect other sectors. Policy integration is not about combining sectoral

policy, but affected sectors need to recognise the problems as common and address them

synergistically. One aspect that needs to be recognised by the involved authorities is that policy

arrangement in an ICM initiative creates policy intervention. With this understanding, focus only

on sectoral policy can be avoided.

Policy integration also seeks consistency in national and local government policies and the

national and local development plans. It is more effective that the required policy and regulatory

framework is adopted in the national and local development plans. In the case of the Sanur ICM

program, the adoption occurred. In the current spatial and development plans of the three

provinces, the issues have been recognised. This can be the base that is followed up in future

plans. Further, the national law of coastal management is present. The policy framework to

address pollution and flooding can be complementary to the four plans (strategic, zoning,

management and action plan) required by Law 27/2007. It will be effective to establish the four

plans to address pollution and flooding, as well as other problems in the bay that need addressing

in the next generation of the ICM cycle.

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Table 8.6 shows the authorities that are responsible for carrying out the required actions for

addressing pollution and flooding problems. Approximately 40% of the required actions are

related to sectoral policy. Policies to address pollution and flooding are present but they need to

be elaborated and enabled to be implemented. What the ICM approach does in this regard is

avoid a fragmented policy, establish an integrated policy and ensure that sectoral interests are

not adversely affecting other stakeholders. The executing guidance of policy, a policy for

monitoring and controlling measures and for penalties regarding the offense of random disposal

of garbage, sewage, agricultural and industrial waste is also needed. More importantly, an

enforcement mechanism needs to be established following the policies’ establishment.

Table 8.6 Authorities responsible for the required actions

Office Task

1 Agricultural Agricultural waste monitoring and controlling measures P

Penalties for random agricultural waste disposal P

Agricultural waste disposal facilities I

Provision of communal agricultural waste treatment plant I

Educational measures to address the ‘Development first, clean up later’ approach

TA

2 Public Work Penalties for random sewage disposal P Sewage disposal monitoring and controlling measures P Provision of integrated water management measures to address

flooding P

Provision of sewage disposal facilities I

Provision of communal sewage disposal facilities for certain areas

I

Improvement of piped water supply coverage I

Improvement of dikes I

Normalisation of water bodies I

Proper maintenance of drainage systems I

Proper maintenance of dams I

Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing sewage

TA

Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing water

TA

Educational measures to address the ‘Development first, clean up later’ approach

TA

Educational measures regarding vulnerability and resilience thinking

TA

3 Industrial Office

Industrial wastes monitoring and controlling measures P Penalties for random industrial waste disposal P

Industrial waste disposal facilities I

Provision of communal industrial waste treatment plant I

Educational measures for related government offices to address the ‘Development first, clean up later’ approach

TA

4 Cleanliness Office

Penalties for random solid waste disposal P Solid waste monitoring and controlling measures P

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Office Task

Provision of garbage disposal facilities I

Institutional strengthening of related authorities for managing solid waste

TA

Wise garbage disposal education E

Public education regarding the environment E

5 Environmental Agency

Groundwater recharge scheme P

Institutional strengthening of enforcer authorities TA

Wise garbage disposal education E

Public education regarding the environment E

6 Forestry Re-vegetation of areas as required by the development plan of each province

P

7 Housing Resettlement I Explanation of symbols for the type of action: E : Public education I : Infrastructure or infrastructure related P : Policy, regulation, direction or guidance TA : Technical assistance

The regulation regarding water quality management and water pollution control already exists

(Government Regulation 82/2001). The regulation contains aspects of water management, water

quality monitoring and control of water pollution. The regulation is accompanied by water quality

standards that contain the threshold of various water parameters including sewage, agricultural

and industrial wastewater. The regulation also contains a supervision aspect and sanction for

violations. However, the method for carrying out supervision and sanctions are not yet clear and

need technical instructions for implementation. The responsibility for implementation of the

regulation falls to local governments, namely the environmental agencies. How the agency is able

to monitor the implementation of the regulation by other sectors also needs to be clarified. The

policy for addressing random garbage disposal needs to be arranged. Law 18/2008 on waste

management prohibits disposing garbage randomly. This is a general setting that needs to be

followed by technical guidance to implement. Provision of this guidance cannot be separated from

the provision of community education. In addition, the policy regarding integrated water

management to address flooding needs to be arranged. The responsibility to manage water and

related infrastructure is held by the public works offices. However, the flood problems are

associated with solid waste management and illegal settlement problems; therefore, this is a

cross-sectoral issue that needs integrated policy to address.

8.5.4.4 Management framework

A management framework should be in place to implement an ICM program in Jakarta Bay. The

management framework includes an institutional arrangement, a coordinating mechanism, plans

and programs, personnel and funding arrangements. The responsibility does not necessarily

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need to be carried out by a new agency that is established to take over responsibilities from the

inline government offices. Instead, it develops upon existing management structures but is

integrated through a coordinating mechanism.

The management framework consists of the representative of the governor offices, related

government offices as identified in Table 8.6 and the representative of other stakeholders. This is

a huge team as it involves three provinces and eight municipalities (the five municipalities in

Jakarta Province are not included as they are administrative authorities).The secretary of the

local government, sekda, is the best constituent to represent the governor office. The sekda can

also bridge an effective communication between the ministerial level and the regional offices.

In a big team, the members must be aware of internal ineffective communication. Therefore,

communication measures must be a part of the management. Besides, communication barriers

commonly occur between different levels of government and sectors, and also between law

enforcers, scientists and the public. Adequate communication addresses the lack of inter-sectoral

and inter-level connection and connects other stakeholders. Further, communication along with

education is an important exercise to build the same vision and platform among stakeholders in

the initial phase of the ICM process. This in particular would make stakeholders understand that

the tangible result of an ICM initiative will not occur in a short time.

The involvement of ministerial offices is needed. The MHA is the right entity to mobilise the three

provincial governments and establish regional cooperation, develop policy and coordination

guidance and establish a coordinating mechanism. Other ministries, the MMAF, MoE, MPW,

Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Forestry and Ministry of Settlement and

Regional Infrastructures support capacity development, provide technical assistance, provide

financial support and invest in facilities needed to address the problems.

8.5.4.5 Coordinating force and mechanism

The institutional arrangement of the Jakarta Bay ICM program employs the existing sectoral

offices to address the problems; therefore, it needs a coordinating measure. An effective manner

to manifest coordination is through a task force that is structurally placed at the provincial level.

The task force is institutionalised, consists of the representative of the related authorities and is

equipped with a mechanism to conduct coordination. If the tasks are imposed on a representative

of a local inline agency, most probably the tasks will be executed as part of its everyday function

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and it will be difficult to oversee the tasks involving various sectors and levels. Placing the

coordinating force at the ministerial level is not an effective approach, even though the suggested

entity to mobilise the three provincial governments is at the ministerial level. The scope of a

ministry is too wide to oversee day-to-day work in government offices down to the municipal level.

The functions of a coordinating force are to promote and strengthen inter-level and inter-sectoral

cooperation, mitigate inter-sectoral conflict, lessen overlapping and duplication of sectoral

functions, provide stakeholders’ consultation, monitor and evaluate the progress of program

implementation and incorporate the results from evaluation into operation. More importantly, the

coordinating force can facilitate the adaptive management approach. Several important steps

need to be carried out in establishing the coordinating force: formalisation of the task force,

establishing a clear job description and establishing the coordinating mechanism. To formalise

the task force is important to make the coordinating force hold appropriate legislative authority. To

establish a clear job description and to clearly define the coordinating mechanism it is also

important to avoid misunderstandings, such as interpreting cooperation as intervention.

At the initial phase, the coordinating force consists of the ministerial representatives, sekdas from

the three provinces and the eight municipalities and the representative of stakeholders. This is a

big team where ineffective coordination may occur. An approach from the Xiamen ICM program

can be adopted regarding the team members. At the initial phase, the members of the

coordinating agency were big. After the program settled, in the next phase the members were

reduced to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the agency (Chua, 2008, p. 93). In the

initial phase, the ministries function was to support policy establishment, to define coordinating

mechanism and to conduct the preliminary assessment to address questions such as: who will

design, who will implement, who will monitor, who will enforce, whose behaviour needs to be

changed and how to enforce the mechanism. Later, the coordinating force consisted of only the

sekdas and the stakeholders’ representative. Involvement of the ministries is in the function of

cooperation.

8.5.4.6 Stakeholders

Another ICM approach that needs to be enabled is the two-way track approach. In Indonesia’s

situation, the one that must be strengthened is the bottom-up approach. It is a challenge to build

this culture within the community. The social and political contexts are too weak for a participatory

approach to formulate and implement a program. It needs educational measures, time and a

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process to make the community aware that their active involvement is a benefit for the community

itself and the government; it is necessary to realise that the government is not a single actor in

the development process. This social and political state should be recognised, as it can

potentially slow the progress of the program.

The aspect that can trigger stakeholders’ involvement is the potential benefits of the program for

the stakeholders. To make them see the potential benefits, they need to be exposed to the idea

of an ICM program in Jakarta Bay. The stakeholders need to fully understand the program and its

goals. It is ideal if the stakeholders have a shared vision and the same platform to start an ICM

journey to minimise conflicts and facilitate effective management measures. To expose the

stakeholders to the ICM idea, they should be involved in the ICM process as early as possible. It

is important that stakeholders understand the two issues, the origin or contributor of the issues

and why addressing the problems requires the involvement of the whole Jakarta Metropolitan

Area. In this manner, a feeling of ‘ownership’ regarding the program will occur and generate a

conducive atmosphere for change.

8.5.4.7 A model of ICM for Jakarta Bay

This model represents a generic framework for an ICM of Jakarta Bay. The model represents the

institutional component of an ICM initiative. To be a complete framework, this model needs to be

incorporated with other aspects, such as how to ensure the stakeholders are involved in the

initiative, how to utilise the private sector so a ‘dual-coin’ as in the Sanur ICM program can be

achieved, and other aspects. These aspects have been discussed in previous sections across the

thesis. In this section, the main points of the model are discussed as follows.

The previous sections explained that the initiator and the entry point are essential for initiating

an ICM initiative. An effective entry point is the Directorate General of Regional Development

from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The next step is to convince the leaders of the three provinces and obtain political will from

them through the representative of the Directorate General of Regional Development. This is

the critical point of whether an ICM program can be established or not. Nonetheless, at the

end, the decision to establish an ICM program is a political one and it needs a measure of

political will. At this point, the governors are sufficient, which means the leaders of the

municipalities are not required to be involved. This is based on Law 32/2004, regarding

regional government, and Government Regulation 19/2010, regarding the authority and duty

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of a governor, which state that in the decentralised system, even though each local

government is autonomous, a governor still holds the authority to coordinate with

municipalities regarding governance process.

When the three governors are convinced that an ICM initiative is important, they will establish

a cooperation agreement. Government Regulation 50/2007 regarding regional cooperation

and the Ministry of Home Affairs Regulation 22/2009 as its derived regulation guides this

effort. The agreement may not only bond the three provinces, but also the related ministries.

This is important to secure commitment from the ministries to support the initiative.

A coordinating unit is the first point to be established from the agreement. The coordinating

unit consists of the sekdas from the three provinces and eight municipalities, the

representative of related ministries (only at the initial phase) and the stakeholder

representative. The unit assesses the initial analysis in relation to the essential questions.

The questions include the who and how of designing the policy and program, whose

behaviour needs to be changed and how, who will implement what, the who and how of

monitoring the implementation of programs, and the what and how of enforcing mechanism.

More importantly, a coordinating mechanism must be established to ensure the integration

approach is maintained. To achieve an effective process, the coordinating unit and the

coordinating mechanism are legalised and the coordinating unit is institutionalised.

At the initial phase, a scientific team functions to assist the development of strategic and

action plans, to provide technical and non-technical expertise and scientific input in the policy

making process. Later it functions to assist the strengthening process of the local capacity.

The management framework may have other stakeholder representatives (beside those in

the coordinating unit). The purpose is to strengthen the framework, maintain a two-track

approach and assist program implementation and policy enforcement.

From this point, with the cooperation of related entities, the initiative can be carried out to

achieve the initiative objectives.

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: The pathway of process

:

Coordination

:

Support (the related ministries support policy development, and provide financial and technical assistance; the parliaments support policy development and budget allocation)

: The management framework

Figure 8.2 A model of ICM for Jakarta Bay

M I N I S T R I E S

INITIATOR

World agency, donor or other

entity

ENTRY POINT

Directorate General of Regional

Development

GOVERNOR OF THE JAKARTA PROVINCE

GOVERNOR OF THE BANTEN PROVINCE

GOVERNOR OF THE WEST JAVA PROVINCE

Guided by

Gov. Reg. 50/2007

COOPERATION AGREEMENT

COORDINATING FORCE

Sekdas of the three provinces Sekdas of the eight municipalities

Representatives of residents, NGOs and private sector

SCIENTIFIC TEAM

West Java Province Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Jakarta Province Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Banten Province Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Bekasi Regency Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Bekasi City Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Bogor Regency Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Bogor City Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Depok CIty Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

South Tengerang City Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Tengerang City Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Tengerang Regency Agricultural Office Cleanliness Office Environmental Agency Forestry Office Housing Office Industrial Office Public Work Office

Private sector

NGOs

Residents

D P R D s

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8.6 Chapter summary

This chapter provided a model of an ICM framework for Jakarta Bay. The framework is a

recommendation for the responsible authorities in managing the bay. The current Jakarta Bay

and its regional circumstances are not in a ready state to be subjected to an ICM approach. Most

of the enabling factors are not present; therefore, it is a massive challenge to employ the

approach. Conversely, the bay experiences vast and complex problems. These problems are

caused by various activities from many areas. It is difficult to address the problems by employing

a single sector approach. Even though it is challenging, the approach offered by the ICM concept

offers a more effective way to address the problems.

Problems occurring in Jakarta Bay are various. This recommendation is assumed to be the first

generation of an ICM cycle. The problems to be addressed are pollution and flooding. In

addressing these problems, the area included in the program is vast and the recommended

actions are numerous. It is a huge task for the first generation of an ICM cycle. To address this

issue, it is recommended to share the responsibility within local governments, develop the

program into stages and obtain support from central government. The important aspect is

employing the integrated approach.

It is challenging to employ an ICM approach in Jakarta Bay. However, there are opportunities that

can be used to tackle the challenging situation. The opportunities are the presence of a national

law regarding coastal management, the vision of the Jakarta Province government to develop a

world-class waterfront city, the presence of respected entities in local governments and the need

to address environmental problems in local development plans. These opportunities should be

used as the starting points to undertake the ICM journey.

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Chapter 9

Discussion and future research

9.1 Discussion

9.1.1 Policy to manage Jakarta Bay

The examination of development plans of Jakarta Bay authorities shows that a specific policy to

manage the bay as one entity is not present. Correspondingly, the survey results show that the

Jakarta Bay management system consists of a sectoral management approach with no specific

program to manage the bay as one entity, no integrated management system, and a lack of inter-

level and inter-sectoral coordination. The result of the Likert scale inquiry reveals that based on

sectoral programs in 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, a specific plan to manage Jakarta Bay

was not considered a main issue to adopt in the local development plan, sectoral offices’

involvement in managing the bay in an integrated manner is limited and the integrated

management plan and actions for Jakarta Bay are not a primary concern for the related offices.

Further, none of the Jakarta Bay authority has developed the four plans as required by Law

27/2007 regarding coastal management.

The spatial plans of the Banten Province and West Java Province, on the other hand, provide a

foundation to conduct sustainable coastal development. The West Java Province’s long-term

development plan has development of the coastal and marine sector as an integrated part of the

development of the inland. Jakarta’s spatial plan intends to address some problems in the north

coast of Jakarta, such as developing infrastructure for managing water related disasters. All the

development plans and spatial plans of the three provinces recognise the problems that occurr in

coastal areas and provide the legal foundation to address the problems. These are a foundation

to initiate an ICM approach, in which an ICM initiative can use the opportunity to employ

integrated management and sustainable coastal development approach.

9.1.2 Coastal policy framework

This study has identified that the structure of coastal policy in Indonesia is currently not a

comprehensive framework. Various regulations govern sectoral activities on coastal areas, in

which some aspects in the regulations are complementary to others. Four possibilities emerge

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from the framework that makes the regulations possible or fail to enforce effectively. The

possibilities are: (1) the linkage could occur when the two regulations are present and the linkage

is defined. In this case, both regulations are ready to execute, (2) the two regulations are present

but the linkage is not defined, (3) the two regulations are present and potentially overlap, or (4)

the linkage could not occur when one of the regulations is not present. The example of these

occurrences can be seen in Chapter 4, which shows that the coastal policy framework contains

gaps or it has overlapping aspects that potentially generate conflicts. To be effectively enforced,

the regulations need to present and the linkage needs to be clearly defined.

9.1.3 Law 27/2007

Indonesia has already had a law that governs the use of coastal areas for sustainable

development, Law 27/2007. The law has the principles of ICM such as vertical and horizontal

integration and the involvement of stakeholders in managing coastal areas. The law was enacted

in 2007, but after almost six years, the coasts of Indonesia and Jakarta Bay in particular, are still

inadequately managed. This indicates that effective implementation of the law has not yet taken

place. About 33 laws regulate activities in coastal areas and consist of sectoral laws. Law

27/2007 is expected to be the foundation for development in coastal areas where the

implementation is complementary to other sectoral regulations. However, this has not yet

occurred. Several aspects attributed to Law 27/2007’s poor enforcement; these are discussed in

the following sections.

A positive aspect regarding the law is the law itself. It shows the will of central government to

regulate the use of coastal areas, address coastal problems and implement a sustainable

development approach. Conversely, the law is a product of one sector, the MMAF. In a culture

where inflexible sectoral orientation is present, claiming the right of a particular law to be

implemented by other sectors is challenging. Cases outlined by Interviewee 5 (2010) confirm the

presence of inflexible sectoral orientation. Some government officers had the attitude of ‘I

implement my program; you implement yours’ while speaking about a similar program in the

same area. Another case related to mangrove re-plantation. The source of funding was from one

ministry, and the funding was not given to the local forestry office as the office responsible for

managing the mangrove forest, but to the inline sectoral office of the source of the fund. These

cases show the presence of an inflexible sectoral orientation. This orientation is considered to

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play a role in the ineffectiveness of Law 27/2007’s implementation and to hinder the law in

governing other regulations regarding activities on coasts.

The law is not a complete legislation framework. The law calls for four governmental decrees, six

presidential decrees and 11 ministerial decrees. Only six ministerial decrees have been

developed. The derived regulations act to clarify features in the law and as technical guidance to

implement the law. The absence of the complete derived regulations makes the law difficult to

implement effectively and thoroughly. In the case of the undertaking right, the absence of a

derived regulation created conflict that meant the articles regarding the right were cancelled. As

the result, the cancellation means the utilisation of coastal water for business remains

unregulated.

Law 27/2007 calls for the four plans: strategic, zoning, management and action plans. Each local

government, province and municipality should develop the four plans. The local governments that

have developed the plans are limited. Based on information from the MMAF (January 2013), a

number of local governments are currently developing the plans, and four local governments

have developed the plans and legalised them in local regulations. Those four governments have

developed zoning plans and one government has developed a management plan. One regency

integrates the land and coast (zoning plan as per Law 27/2007) into one spatial plan (based on

Law 26/2007). None of the authorities of Jakarta Bay have developed the plans. Indonesia has 34

provinces and 500 municipalities. All provinces have coastal areas and 319 municipalities

(approximately 64%) are coastal municipalities (Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, 2013). If

the law is fully implemented, there will be 1,412 documents related to coastal management

across the country. The documents currently developed are five, approximately 0.35% of the

total. This is a poor achievement. There are several factors associated with this situation,

discussed as follows.

The first is the indication of limited commitment for a sustainable coastal development. The four

plans aim to provide guidance for sustainable coastal development. If the guidance is not

developed, how can local governments achieve sustainable coastal development? The second is

the compliance of local governments to national law. Less compliance is associated with the

‘excessive democracy’ in the decentralisation era, where the interests of local governments can

be different to national priorities. The third is the argument regarding coastal area as not being

mainstream in the political dynamics of Indonesia. This is a reason for the lack of commitment

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from local governments towards coastal issues, as will be discussed in the following paragraph.

The last relates to the limited resources of the local governments.

Historically, the development of the marine (including coastal) sector has received little attention

from the government. During the Soeharto era, development was conducted in a land-based

manner. This attitude is still intact in Indonesian culture, within the government and the public.

Awareness of marine development occurred in mid-1980s, a ministry to govern marine affairs

was created in 1999 and a law regarding coastal management was enacted in 2007, but the

recognition of marine development still needs to be improved.

Since marine development has not been an important concern for a long time, in most local

election campaigns the subject is currently not an interesting issue (Interviewee 37, 2013). Since

the start of the decentralised era, residents directly elect the head of the local government. The

candidates campaign before the election to draw the interests of voters. In campaign materials,

marine development is rarely treated as an interesting issue. This is because the issue does not

attract voters’ attention. If the issue is not important in the campaign, then it is unlikely that the

local government will pay sufficient attention to programs of marine development. This is ironic

since approximately 64% of municipalities in Indonesia are in coastal areas, which should make

marine development an important issue in the development of the region.

Regarding the development of the four plans, the MMAF provides assistance for the local

governments that need it. According to the MMAF (2013), some local government leaders

showed awareness of sustainable coastal development and showed an intention to develop the

four plans (Interviewee 37, 2013). The number of these leaders is not clear but the MMAF claims

they are limited. Resource limitation, including funding and personnel capacity further hinder the

development. To address the problem, the MMAF provides funding and technical assistance for

local governments. As the ministry also has limited resources, the assistance is currently

provided only to those local governments that have an awareness of coastal and marine issues.

In the case of the Jakarta and West Java Provinces, financial limitation is not expected to be a

problem as the Jakarta Province achieves the highest GRDP and West Java Province achieves

the third highest GRDP in the country (see Chapter 7).

Another aspect contributing to the local governments’ poor compliance in implementing the

management aspect of Law 27/2007 is the lack of vertical and horizontal connections. According

to a staff member from the MMAF (Interviewee 37, 2013), directions from the ministry to local

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governments are often not followed up properly. The level of compliance shown by local

governments to the MMAF and to the MHA as the inline ministry of local governments is

considered not the same. Most of the time, directions from the MMAF have no impact, as proper

follow ups are not undertaken. This is exacerbated by the interpretation of the regional autonomy

policy by the local governments, where to some extent there is a tendency of local governments

to take follow up directions from the central government.

9.1.4 Pro-environmental regulations and enforcement

The enforcement of other regulations, particularly pro-environmental regulations, is a subject that

generates concern. Indonesia has a law regarding environmental protection and management

(Law 32/2009). Several derived regulations of the law that have specific objectives are also

present. These include regulations regarding water pollution control, solid waste management,

marine pollution control and seawater quality standards. With the availability of those regulations,

the quality of the environment is expected to be conserved and protected. However, in reality, the

quality of the Jakarta Bay environment is in a poor state. This indicates that the enforcement of

the regulations is insufficient. Poor regulation enforcement is also identified in the case of Jakarta

spatial plan policies. The plans could not maintain policies regarding green and catchment areas.

In one development plan, RTRW 2010, a large part of green area was removed throughout the

province. The prominent reduction was the removal of the protected mangrove forest in Jakarta

Bay. The remaining forest is only about one-third of the original coverage in the preceding

development plan.

Insufficient commitment towards policies is confirmed by some government staff. They stated that

spatial plans can be altered during the implementation phase and that developments do not

always need to comply with the plan (Interviewee 7, 2011; Interviewee 11, 2011). In the

mangrove forest conversion case, the responsible authority in North Jakarta City claimed that the

central government did not engage North Jakarta City and Jakarta Provincial governments in the

discussion about the plan (Interviewee 11, 2011). The situation and the statements from

government officers suggest that the policy is not always binding and that it can be altered

without consulting stakeholders, which also means that pro-environmental regulations

enforcement is an existent problem in the Indonesian governmental system.

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9.1.5 The impact of decentralisation

The decentralised system was enforced after the Soeharto era ended, which created the

euphoria of democracy. To some extent the euphoria generates a self-centred attitude in local

governments. The authority granted by the system makes local governments place more concern

on their own affairs. This increases the conflicts in natural resources utilisation and management

between regions. The euphoria of democracy generates interpretations such as a ‘You manage

your city, I do mine. If necessary, let us draw boundaries on the sea’ attitude in local governments

(Interviewee 2, 2010; Interviewee 5, 2010).

The self-centred manner not only occurs within the local governmental bodies. It also occurs in

the community and creates conflicts in utilising marine resources (Djafar, 2012 ; Interviewee 5,

2010). The extent of the authority to manage regional marine resources is 12 nautical miles to the

open sea or to the archipelagic waters for provinces and one-third of the provincial authority for

municipalities. The community perceives this provision as boundaries for fishing, even though the

regional autonomy law states that the provision regarding marine border does not apply for small-

scale fishers, which means traditional or small-scale fishers can fish in the waters outside their

residential location. However, the community perceives the water boundaries as also being

boundaries for fishing. The perception creates conflict, such as the fishing ban that passed

jurisdictional water boundaries.

9.1.6 Secretary of local government (sekda)

The structure of the Indonesian government is multi-levelled and consists of central, provincial

and municipal governments. The principles of autonomy are implemented in the structure. The

structure contains the secretary of local governments (both in provincial and municipal levels). A

secretary leads the secretariat of local government. In provincial government, the secretary is

responsible to the governor and holds the duty and obligation to assist the governor in developing

policies and coordinating the local (sectoral) offices and technical institutions. The local offices

and technical institutions are responsible to the governor through the secretary. It can be claimed

that the secretary is the entity that marks the performance of regional sectoral offices, which

means the secretary holds a strategic position. The position can be used as the passage to

conduct a coordinating mechanism among sectoral offices. An ICM program needs a coordinating

mechanism and the existing structure that consists of a local government secretary can be used.

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9.1.7 ICM approach

Jakarta Bay experiences environmental problems. The problems are associated with the

management system employed in the area, where integration is an issue. The integration issue

includes vertical and horizontal, spatial, science and management, stakeholders and policy

integration. Considering the complexity of the problems experienced by Jakarta Bay, the

approach contained in the ICM concept is effective to address the complexity. However, to

implement an ICM approach in Jakarta Bay is challenging. An ICM approach contains principles

such as vertical integration, horizontal integration, spatial integration, science and management

integration, stakeholders’ involvement, policy integration, an adaptive management system and a

two-track approach. The governance system where Jakarta Bay sits contains inadequate

enabling factors to implement the ICM principles. It needs significant effort to generate the

factors. Without political will from the leaders and a commitment to provide relevant resources,

the factors will not occur. Generating political will is crucial. Some barriers may hinder the leaders

to provide the will. One aspect that it is necessary to address is to make the leaders understand

that the approach is important and, in the long term, the benefits will be received by the nation

itself.

According to Article 6 of Law 27/2007 regarding coastal and small islands management, the law

calls for an integrated approach in managing coastal and small islands. This includes integration

between (1) central and local governments, (2) local governments, (3) sectors, (4) government,

private sectors and community, (5) terrestrial and marine ecosystems and (6) science and

management principles. The approach is consistent with integration principles of the ICM

concept, which means the legal structure to employ ICM is present. Regrettably, the enforcement

of the structure has not taken place, which also shows that legislation enforcement is an existent

problem in the Indonesian governmental system.

ICM is a governance process. Governance consists of policy framework, a management system

that comprises institutions, resources and plans and stakeholders. The three components of

governance need to work together to achieve the governance objectives. To implement an ICM

approach and to facilitate the governance components working together, first and always,

integration must occur. Inter-level and inter-sectoral integration should occur to provide the policy

integration, followed by a plan and resources arrangement. Without the integration, the

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governance components will not be able to work together and achieve the development

objectives.

An adaptive management system emphasises the iterative approach of ‘plan, implement, assess

and re-do’. The purpose of this approach is to ensure that lessons are learnt and that the

management system adapts accordingly. This is a challenging method to implement in the

Indonesian government system. Regarding time, a working plan in sectoral offices is planned

annually. For cases that need immediate response, the current system addresses the cases

slower than required. This is because they take a rigid approach and procedural orientation

instead of a targeted orientation (Interviewee 32, 2011). In regards to adapting the management

system to problems at hand, the structure of the government is not flexible enough to

accommodate significant adaptation. A mechanism to address unexpected events is needed.

Employing a two-track approach encounters barriers from the government as well as from the

community. The social and political contexts are inadequate for a participatory approach. The

government is not ready to allow the public to take part in the decision-making process. An

example is in the case of RTRW 2030 in the Jakarta Province, where input from the public was

not accommodated as a part of the government decision (Gurning, cited in Priliawito & Aquina,

2011b). The public is not yet ready to participate actively in the decision-making process. A small

group of communities already have awareness of the importance of participation, as in the case

of RTRW 2030. However, most still face obstacles to getting involved. That may be associated

with the apathetic behaviour that still resides in some parts of the community. Educational

measures, time and processes are needed to make the community aware that their active

involvement is a benefit to the community itself.

9.1.8 Educational measure

Addressing problems in Jakarta Bay is not possible without an educational measure. The

education is not only conducted to implement an ICM initiative, but is also beneficial for the lives

of the people in general. As indicated in Table 8.6, included in the effort is education about

garbage disposal and other environmental issues. The environmental education must include the

importance of a sustainable approach when carrying out development. The targets of the

education are the community and the governmental staff, particularly at the regional level. Some

of the community undertake random waste disposal including garbage and sewage, which needs

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to be eradicated. Eradicating the random disposal behaviours, however, cannot be done without

the provision of disposal facilities.

Government staffs also need to be educated. This measure focuses on the increase of

awareness regarding the benefit of a sustainable approach in the long term. During the field

research, staff at the ministerial level expressed concern towards sustainable development.

However, the government staff at the provincial and municipal levels did not show the same

concern. Regional government staffs are intensely engaged with daily activities, which lead them

to overlook the visions underlying the activities. The vision to conduct sustainable development in

the national and regional development plans has been established. An educational program for

staff is part of the capacity development for the regional government. This pursuit also enables an

ICM approach.

9.1.9 Public attitude change: A lesson from the family planning program

In Jakarta Bay, the unsustainable development approach is carried out by the government,

environmentally unfriendly attitudes such as littering and disposing domestic waste into rivers

within the community occurred, and inadequate awareness of the importance of natural resources

among the government and the community also occurred. This leads to the questions: Will the

government be able to shift approaches to sustainable development? Will the community be able

to shift their attitude towards random waste disposal? Will the nation respect its natural

resources?

The family planning program shows that Indonesia was once successful at experiencing a

significant shift in public attitude, moving from the belief of ‘having many children means

prosperity’ to ‘two children is enough’. The previous belief was rooted in the cultural system of the

Indonesian people and yet was changed. The achievement is attained through commitment,

determination, a long process, hard work and financial support. The ingredients of success

include developing policy and strategic planning, establishing a coordinating agency, providing

adequate resources, allowing creative leadership, providing adequate information, education and

communication, establishing vast outreach via fieldworkers and involving religious leaders, and

sustainable political commitment. Accordingly, it is possible for Indonesian people and the

government to shift their attitude regarding the un-sustainability of development; however, the key

mechanism for change should be present.

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9.2 Contribution to the knowledge

The contributions to the knowledge that are generated from this research are twofold. The first is

a generic model of ICM for Jakarta and the second is knowledge regarding coastal policy. The

contributions are discussed as follows.

9.2.1 A model of ICM for Jakarta

The first contribution to the knowledge fills the research gap regarding the applicability of an ICM

approach in the governance system of Indonesia with a focus on Jakarta Bay (see Chapter 1).

This study has identified that an ICM approach is possible to apply in the Indonesian governance

system. A legal structure to the approach is present (Law 27/2007), even though to implement the

approach is challenging. This study has developed a model of ICM for Jakarta Bay and presented

in Figure 8.2. The model is developed based on the enabling factors derived from the Xiamen

and Sanur ICM programs and the family planning program of Indonesia. It represents the

institutional component of an ICM initiative; which in order to be a complete framework, needs to

be incorporated with other aspects such as financing. The model is assumed as a first generation

of the ICM cycle in which pollution and flooding problems are addressed. The institutional

arrangement for the initiative employs the existing sectoral offices. However, a management

framework is developed that contains a coordinating force and a scientific team. This study

identifies that an initiator and an entry point are needed to instigate the initiative and to convince

the decision makers on the importance of an ICM. Without the political will from leaders or

decision makers, an ICM initiative will not be able to begin.

9.2.2 Does Indonesia need a national policy?

The need for marine and coastal management policy has been recognised for some time.

Tomascik et al. (1997b, p. 1167), who recognises the Indonesian regulatory framework as

formidable and witnessed the diversity of the Indonesian marine and coastal ecosystem as well

as the detriment of the marine and coastal environmental quality, suggests establishing a new

approach to marine and coastal resources management. Christie (2005, p. 219) identifies that the

issuance of a legal framework is a factor for the success and sustainability of a coastal program.

White et al. (2005, p. 276) distinguish the legal and policy framework as ‘extremely important’ in

achieving ICM objectives and in sustaining support for the initiatives. Significant parts of the legal

and policy framework require adequate national legal authority, delegating authority to the local

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government and an efficient and transparent legal and institutional system at the local

government level. Dirhamsyah (2006, p. 68) suggests the degradation of coastal and marine

resources in Indonesia is associated with the absence of a national marine policy, as well as with

the complicated Indonesian legal framework and poor law enforcement. This strongly suggests

that a coastal policy is needed for an adequate coastal management. The question is, does it

have to be a national policy as pointed out, in particular, by White and Dirhamsyah?

The Xiamen ICM program is a successful initiative. The People’s Republic of China had no

national policy at the time the ICM program started in 1994. The Xiamen ICM program

successfully promoted policy reform and enacted several environmental and marine-related

legislations and ordinances through the Xiamen Municipal Government (Chua, 2008, pp. 92-93).

An integrated law enforcement mechanism was established, with law enforcers from major

marine-related law enforcing agencies. The case of Xiamen shows that national policy is not a

necessity. A local regulation framework is adequate. The necessary aspect to achieve an

effective program is the establishment of a coordinating mechanism, which is legally

institutionalised, and an integrated law enforcement mechanism.

So, does Indonesia need a national policy regarding coastal management? In Indonesia, local

governments are allowed to generate local regulations based on the national legislation. The

system makes it is possible for the local governments to enact local regulations regarding coastal

management, as took place in Xiamen. Either way, the national law regarding coastal

management has already been enacted, and the concerns of Tomascik et al. (1997), Christie

(2005), White at al. (2005) and Dirhamsyah (2006) have been addressed. However, the coastal

areas in Indonesia are still not managed adequately. This indicates that the presence of a policy

is not the only factor in an adequate management. The Xiamen ICM program shows that

coordinating and law enforcement mechanisms are as important. Therefore, it is necessary for

Indonesia to equip the policy with adequate enforcement, including employing a coordinating

mechanism.

9.3 Research limitation

This research discovers various facts regarding the governance system in Jakarta Bay and

Indonesia. However, the research also recognises some limitations. At least two main limitations

are identified. The first, the developed model of ICM for Jakarta Bay does not consider the

financing mechanism. This includes the analysis of the financial capacity of each Jakarta Bay

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authority, the financial flow from central to regional government as the central government is

expected to assist with the funding, and the financial component that can be allocated by each

Jakarta Bay authority to finance the ICM program. It is important to examine the financial strength

of each Jakarta Bay authority and the central government as a part of an ICM initiative, however

time is a constraint. The financial analysis needs another thorough investigation that cannot be

carried out together with research on ICM in one candidature of a doctoral program.

The second is regarding regulatory framework. Numerous laws govern coastal activities and each

law has its derived regulations. The total number of derived regulations can reach hundreds

which consist of government regulations, presidential decrees, ministerial regulations (which

involve various ministries), provincial and municipal regulations. This research examines all the

laws affecting coastal activities and the derived regulations. However, the examination of derived

regulations is limited to the regulations that raise concern in the analysing process of coastal

laws. A thorough investigation of the derived regulations will provide a comprehensive picture of

coastal regulatory framework in Indonesia and address the four possibilities of regulation linkage

(see section 9.1.2). Nonetheless, yet again, this cannot be done together with research on ICM in

one candidature of a doctoral program.

9.4 Future research

Four local governments have developed some aspects of the four plans as required by Law

27/2007. It is important to examine the drivers to develop the plans and identify whether other

local governments have the same drivers. The purpose is to understand the reasons for the poor

compliance of the local governments towards Law 27/2007 regarding coastal management. This

thesis, based on evidence, has provided a theory as to the reasons. However, it will be beneficial

to understand further what happens in order to ensure the effectiveness of the law

implementation.

The impediments to environmental regulation implementation also need to be examined. The

purpose is to understand the causes that hinder the implementation. In this manner, a mitigation

effort can be carried out and regulations can effectively be implemented. The awareness of

regional government staff towards sustainable development is also important to be examined.

The purpose is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the awareness of regional

government staff about the concept. In this manner, actions can be taken to increase the

awareness.

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The ‘excessive democracy’ (demokrasi kebablasan) phenomenon is frequently cited in media and

in informal discussion. This phenomenon emerged since the Soeharto era ended in 1998. The

people of Indonesia experienced euphoria of democracy. To some extent, the euphoria is

excessive and so generates ‘excessive democracy’, meaning excessive freedom. This

phenomenon and its impact need to be scrutinised academically. The assumption that the

interest of regional governments frequently differs to national priorities needs to be academically

proven. This is not only to understand the phenomenon and its impact, but also to understand the

reason of the difference in prioritising interests within government bodies.

A thorough cost benefit analysis of addressing problems in Jakarta Bay can be beneficial. The

purpose is to investigate the cost and benefit of responsive measures in addressing problems

such as flooding and pollution, compared to the cost and benefit of preventive measures. The

analysis aims to assist the Jakarta Bay authorities in establishing effective decisions, as

suggested by Sudmeier-Rieux and Ash (2009, p. 1) that cost-effective solutions for reducing

community vulnerability to disasters can be achieved by making investments in sustainable

ecosystem or sound environmental management.

9.5 Closing

This section is to conclude the thesis with a title of ‘Challenges and opportunities for an integrated

coastal management approach in Jakarta Bay’. Two features underline the process of thesis

development; the first involves some quotations and the second is about an expectation.

The following chain of quotations represents the process of thesis development. Albert Camus

says, ‘A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.’ Hardin states (1968, p. 1245)

‘The law, always behind the times, requires elaborate stitching and fitting to adapt it to this newly

perceived aspect of the commons.’ Lowry (2011, cited in Triana, 2011) states that the only aspect

that can protect people from disaster is when the environment is sustainable. While Christie

(2005, p. 227) claims ‘... and that there are no simple solutions to address non-sustainability.’

Sudmeier-Rieux and Ash (2009, p. 1) state ‘Investments in sustainable ecosystem management

or sound environmental management can offer cost-effective solutions to reducing community

vulnerability to disasters.’

This is the interpretation of the quotations above. Without regulations, humankind is creature who

exploit resources freely, create un-sustainability and generate man-induced disasters. However,

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regulations that would fix and restore the environment are always ‘behind the times.’ Fixing and

restoring the environment is necessary, because the only aspect that can protect people from

disaster is when the environment is sustainable. Nonetheless, there are no simple solutions to

address un-sustainability. Conversely, it is more effective to invest in sustainable ecosystems or

sound environmental management instead of conducting responsive approaches to address un-

sustainability and disasters.

The second feature that underlines the process of this endeavour is about an expectation which

relates to the quotations above. It is expected that Jakarta Bay will be managed in a more

effective manner and that the government of Indonesia pledges more political will to sustainable

development and enforces this will effectively. In this manner, the authority will be able to protect

its people from disasters and provide a better life system.

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Appendix 1

List of regulations

Laws

Number Subject

Enacted in 1960s

5/1960 Basic regulations of agrarian

Enacted in 1970s

1/1973 Indonesian continental shelf

Enacted in 1980s

5/1983 Indonesian exclusive economic zone 5/1984 Industry

Enacted in 1990s

5/1990 Conservation of biological resources and the ecosystems 16/1992 Quarantine of animals, fish and agricultures 24/1992 Spatial plan (later revised to Law 26/2007) 6/1996 Indonesian waters 30/1999 Arbitrage

Enacted in 2000s

25/2000 National Development Program – Propenas 2000-2004 22/2001 Oil and natural gas 3/2002 National defence 28/2002 Building 7/2004 Water resources 19/2004 Forestry (along with the Government Regulation Substitute for Law 1/2004

& Law 41/1999) 25/2004 National Development Planning System - SPPN 32/2004 Regional government 33/2004 Financial distribution between central and regional government 38/2004 Road 17/2007 National long term development plan – RPJP 2005-2025 26/2007 Spatial use management 27/2007 Coastal and small islands management 29/2007 The province of Jakarta as the Capital City of the Republic of Indonesia 30/2007 Energy 17/2008 Shipping 18/2008 Solid waste management 43/2008 Territory 4/2009 Mining, minerals and coal 10/2009 Tourism 22/2009 Traffic and road transport 30/2009 Electricity 32/2009 Environmental Protection and Management 45/2009 Fisheries

Enacted in 2010s

11/2010 Cultural heritage 1/2011 Housing and residential areas

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Number Subject

12/2011 Legislation making process 2/2012 Land Procurement for Development in the Public Interest

Government regulations

Number Subject

1 19/1999 Marine pollution and destruction control (supported by Minister of Environment Decree 51/2004)

2 82/2001 Water quality management and water pollution control 3 38/2007 Government affairs distribution 4 41/2007 Regional organisation 5 26/2008 National spatial plan 6 19/2010 Authorities and duties of a governor 7 27/2012 Environmental permits

Presidential decrees

Number Subject

1 52/1995 Reclamation in the north coast of Jakarta

2 54/2008 Spatial plan of Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, Bekasi, Puncak, Cianjur (Jabodetabekpunjur) region

3 5/2010 National medium term development plan 2 - RPJMN 2 2010-2014 4 28/2012 Spatial plan of Java-Bali region

Ministerial regulations

Number Subject

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries

1 8/2008 Community involvement in managing coastal areas and small islands

2 16/2008 Norms, standards and guidance for developing coastal and small islands documents

3 17/2008 Conservation area 4 18/2008 Accreditation program 5 20/2088 Utilisation of small islands and surrounding waters 6 14/2009 Maritime Partners

Ministry of Environment

51/1995 Effluent quality standard for industrial activity (along with the Minister of Environment Regulation 122/2004)

112/2003 Domestic wastewater quality standards 51/2004 Marine water quality standards

Ministry of Home Affairs

23/2009 Technical procedures for regional cooperation

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Provincial regulations

Regulation

Number Subject

Banten Province

1 6/2007 Government affairs 2 1/2010 Long-term development plan of Banten Province 2005-2025 3 2/2011 Spatial plan of Banten Province 2010-2030

Jakarta Province

1 5/1984 General Spatial Plan of Jakarta Province - RUTR 2005 2 8/1995 Implementation of reclamation and spatial plan the coast of North Jakarta 3 6/1999 Regional Spatial Plan of Jakarta Province - RTRW 2010 4 10/2008 Governmental organisation of Jakarta Province 5 1/2012 Spatial plan of Jakarta Province - RTRW 2030

West Java Province

1 9/2008 Long-term development plan of West Java Province 2005-2025 2 10/2008 Government affairs 3 22/2010 Spatial plan of West Java Province 2009-2029

Municipal regulations

Number Subject

Tengerang Regency

1 2/2008 Governmental organisation of Tengerang Regency

Bekasi Regency

1 4/2011 Governmental organisation of Bekasi Regency (along with Bekasi Regency Regulation 7/2009)

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Appendix 2

Questionnaire

Date:

Data collection for a research regarding

JAKARTA BAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PART I

Please circle as appropriate:

1. The hierarchical level of your office:

a. National b. Province c. Municipality

2. Please identify your office: ...........................................................................................................

3. Please describe the linkage (responsibilities) of your office with the management of Jakarta Bay: .................................................................................................................................

4. Please state how long you have been working in the office: .......................................................

5. Please identify your position in the office: ....................................................................................

PART II

The following questions evaluate actions taken by your office in managing Jakarta Bay in 15

months (from January 2010 to March 2011). Please tick (√) the appropriate answer in the suitable

column.

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7 Regular environmental quality monitoring 8 Development of the Jakarta Bay strategic and

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10 Assessment of the social issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

11 Involvement of relevant private sector, residents, NGOs and scientists in developing Jakarta Bay strategic plan

12 Implementation of the Jakarta Bay action plan 13 Involvement of other relevant government

sectors in developing the Jakarta Bay strategic and action plan

14 Assessment of the institutional issues in Jakarta Bay and the implications for the management measures needed to be done

15 Dissemination of information about the Jakarta Bay management program to the community at the bay regularly

16 Regular social condition monitoring 17 Establishment of a sustainable financing

mechanism for managing the bay

18 Establishment of a stakeholders coordinating mechanism

19 Establishment of a regulation to facilitate a coordinating mechanism for Jakarta Bay

20 Adoption of the Jakarta Bay coastal and marine areas in local government development plan

PART III

The following questions are about management system of Jakarta Bay, which includes problems

occurred, regulations related to the problems and the regulations enforcement that conducted by

your office. Please give details on the answer to each question. Please also describe your vision

(related to the duties and functions of your office) in managing the Bay in the future and the

proposed financing mechanism to implement the vision.

21. What are the main problems that are encountered in Jakarta Bay related to the

responsibilities of your office?

22. What are the main regulations affecting the management efforts of Jakarta Bay undertaken

by your office?

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23. In order to implement these regulations in question 22, what are the efforts or the programs

conducted by your office?

24. How is the financing mechanism for the efforts or the programs?

25. What are the obstacles encountered in implementing the efforts or programs?

26. Please describe if there are any obstacles in managing Jakarta Bay that arise from other

government sectors.

27. What are the efforts undertaken by your office to address the obstacles as per question 25

and 26?

28. How is the vision of your office to manage Jakarta Bay in the future?

29. Please give advice regarding the form of inter-sectoral management framework to manage

Jakarta Bay.

30. Please describe your financing mechanism suggestion to finance the inter-sectoral

management framework in question 29.

31. Would you like to know the result of this research? Please tick as needed.

No Yes, email address : ….…………………………............………………

Thank you for your participation