Press Release

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed Record of Discussions (R/D) for a Technical Cooperation Project "Project for Flood Control Master Plan toward Disaster Risk Reduction Investment" with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on October 26th, 2021.

Mr. Jarot Widyoko, Director General, Directorate General of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), Indonesia

Shunsuke Takatoi, Acting Chief Representative JICA Indonesia Office

The project aims at institutional capacity enhancement of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing in terms of planning and imlementation of flood control Master Plan including on-the-job training through formulation of the Master Plan in the pilot river basins.

By strengthening the capacity of formulating the flood control Master Plan, we expect investment will be increased and thus contributing to the reduction of flood risk in Indonesia.

Detail of the Project is as follows;

Country	the Republic of Indonesia
Project Title	Project for Flood Control Master Plan toward Disaster Risk Reduction Investment
Duration	48 months
Implementing Agency	The Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Location	The entire country (pilot river basins to formulate the Master Plan will be selected during the Project)
Planned Activity	Provide technical assistance in: 1) establishing the principles of flood control Master Plan, 2) Master Plan Formulation in the pilot river basins and 3) institutional capacity to promote Master Plan implementation.

[Person in charge]
HastinChandra-Diantari@jica.go.jp
+62-812-1426-4289 (Mobile Phone)