Phase II: From vision to investment – Pre-feasibility development for water resilience in the Greater Semarang region, Indonesia

The Government of the Netherlands through the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the Government of Indonesia through its Ministry of Public Works and Housing have a long-lasting cooperation on water which is secured in a Memorandum of Understanding on Water for 2022-2027. Within the framework of the MoU, the Joint Steering Committee in November 2023 approved to facilitate joint working groups (WGs) enhancing strategic dialogues resulting in (an outline for) a programmatic approach on the following themes: -WG 1: Integrated Water Resilience from North Java to enlighten other priority developments in Indonesia -WG 2: Lowland development and irrigation -WG 3: Knowledge exchange, capacity building and youth engagement This assignment is a follow-up of ‘Phase I: Setting the Scene for a coordinated vision for the greater Semarang region towards 2045’ and contributes to activities under WG 1 and 3 and aligns with the mutual ambitions of both GoI and GoN under the MoU Water.