On 21st August 2014, the JCAT consortium held its final workshop in Jakarta. The title and main theme of the workshop was Jakarta Climate Adaptation Tools: The Pathway to City Resiliency. The workshop was jointly organised by JCAT, the Jakarta Research Council (Dewan Riset Daerah DKI Jakarta; DRD) and the Indonesia International Institute for Urban Resilience and Infrastructure (i3URI). Several other partners and key institutions also supported the workshop, including the Delta Alliance Indonesia Wing.

The workshop served several purposes. The results and tools of the JCAT projects were presented, and their possible uses discussed with delegates. Also, the concept of flood risk management in Jakarta as a Delta City was discussed in the wider framework of a Green Metropolis Jakarta 2050 Concept. This concept won a publicly contested competition in 2013 jointly organised by the Ministry of Public Works and the Provincial Government of Jakarta Capital City. Both JCAT and the Green Metropolis Jakarta 2050 Concept were discussed in the light of several over ongoing activities in Jakarta, including the Garuda Project.

The opening speech was delivered by His Excellency Ir. Basuki Tjahja Purnama, Vice Governor of Jakarta. In it, he empasised the importance of urban planning to achieve the goals of projects and programmes such as JCAT and the Green Metropolis Jakarta 2050 Concept. Presentations and speeches were given by a large range of stakeholders across many different levels and disciplines. The workshop was also attended by a wide spectrum of stakeholders, including representatives from different levels of government, NGOs, businesses, and scientific institutes.

The final program can be found HERE. Results of the workshop are currently being reported and will be released shortly. For more information, please contact the JCAT project leader, Dr. Philip Ward (philip.ward(at)vu.nl).