NCICD: more than flood safety

Victor Coenen
Team leader Master Plan

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Jakarta is sinking, the sea rises

30 January
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2014

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The Need for Speed

Pluit, October 2013

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Cause: land subsidence

Average of 7,5 centimeters per year

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Monas on the Beach

Jakarta below sea level 2030

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Land subsidence: the impact

Two major water management problems:
City 3-5 meters below sea level in 2030
River mouths below sea level: large scale
pumping is necessary to keep Jakarta dry
Consequences:
Up to 7 meters high dikes along coast and major
rivers
Very large pump lakes (waduks) to absorb peak
discharges

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3 principal solutions
Abandon North Jakarta

Resettle 4 million residents

Economic loss of over 200 billion USD

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3 principal solutions
Onshore solution
Large pumping lakes
in the city
High dikes on coast
and in the city

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3 principal solutions
Offshore solution
Free flowing rivers,
reduced risk of banjirs

High sea wall

with pumping
station

Large offshore waduk

with lower water level

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Immediate action required

Stage A:
Slow down subsidence: provide piped water as
alternative for deep water wells
Accelerate sewerage and waste water treatment:
prevent black water waduks
Strengthen current sea defence system and river
embankments: life time until 2030
Improve urban drainage system
Prepare for Stage B: the Outer Sea Wall

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Stage A: the urgent measures

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Medium and long term safety

From onshore to offshore; the Outer Sea Wall and
great waduk (pumping lake)

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3 Phases of construction
B: Build outer sea wall west
and large waduk: 2018 2025

C: build outer sea wall east

(after 2023)

A: strengthen current sea wall: 2014-2018

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From coastal defence to coastal

development

Could the great waduk and the outer sea wall

revitalize the National Capital?
Is it possible to generate revenues with the great
waduk and outer sea wall?

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Urban challenges

Congested traffic and poor connections

Unmanaged urban development
Bad water quality in ditches, waduks, canals,
rivers
Solid waste in surface water

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Urban opportunities

Tangerang-Bekasi
Highway and
other connections
Clean surface
water
Piped water
supply
Revitalisation of
coastal
communities
Sea front
recreation areas

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The great waduk and sea wall

Could the great waduk and outer sea wall be
financed by land reclamations?
Deep water development: is costly
An iconic shape is required to attract developers
At the same time: new area must create added
value to all residents of Jakarta

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Financing: Iconic waterfront city

From curved shapes to the Great Garuda

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More than a nice shape

A clean city, a city for everyone, a connected city
Tangerang-Bekasi
Highway

17% social
housing

New fishing
port

Central Business
District

Public
sea front
MRT

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Environmental impacts
Major projects create environmental impacts

Benefits

Issues-risks

Flood safe National Capital

Transformation Bay of Jakarta

Cleaner rivers, waduks

Loss of mangrove area

Cleaner sea water

Loss of fishing grounds

Socio-economic

Coastal communities

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Conclusion
Two problems to solve:
Protect national capital against wall of sea water
Store large quantities of river water
NCICD: phased solution from onshore to offshore:
A. Slow down subsidence, clean the waters and
strengthen existing sea defence
B. Build great waduk and outer sea wall-West
C. Build great waduk and outer sea wall-East

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NCICD in one image

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Thank you for your attention!

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