Toward adaptive water governance: An examination on stakeholders engagement and interactions in Semarang City, Indonesia
February 1, 2023 - Handayani, Wiwandari; Dewi, S. P.; Septiarani, Bintang
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DOI:10.1007/s10668-022-02124-w
Abstract: There is an urgent call for a transformative movement to endorse water solutions that may maintain the social-ecological systems in which governance is considered the backbone of this process. This paper aims to examine the water governance arrangement for the case of Semarang based on the stakeholders' engagement and interactions. The Semarang case is expected to contribute to the implementation of adaptive water governance at the city-level with limited capacity as well as authority in dealing with the complexity of water-related issues. Identification of stakeholder role and Social Network Analysis (SNA) were applied as analytical tools. Perspectives from 14 types of stakeholders and four types of interactions were elaborated through a series of Focus Group Discussions and interviews. The types of interactions include knowledge sharing/transfer of information (K/I), flow of funding (F), guidance (G), and technical assistance (TA). Semarang has gone through numerous pathways of water governance in interaction with various stakeholders to solve water-related problems. The City has succeeded in creating an environment that enables active involvement of various stakeholders. Current emerging challenge is relevant to the City's capability to operate adaptive water governance, particularly to further mobilize its own resources and gradually remove its dependency on the National Government and International Agency.
Type of Publication: Article