Preparation. Brainstorming City Resilience Strategy Planning Stages

1.5. City Resilience Strategy Planning Stages

The methodology developed in the preparation of CRS document in Semarang City is not different from the method that has been developed by the Rockefeller Foundation and ISET 2010. However, a little simplification was applied to adjust with the development planning process and realities that took place locally. Firstly, the process began with the preparation phase and was followed by brainstorming stage. The next stage was consultation and prioritization. Finally, the stage was ended up with the preparation of documents and draft proposals. The general approach in the preparation of the CRS of Semarang can be explained as follows:

1.5.1. Preparation.

This stage is similar to plan for planning . This phase includes efforts to bridge the gap of perception and knowledge among the City Working Group CWG and between CWG and the Technical Team City Team on ClimateChange Adaptation of Semarang. Besides, this early stage also begins with the gathering of support and synchronization with the preparation of City s Mid-term Development Plan 2010-2014. This activity is conducted through a workshop to conduct a comprehensive review on the results of: 1 SLD; 2 VA, 3 Sector Studies and 4 lesson learn from the Pilot Projects. Besides, the workshop also examines the trend of development and urban planning that will affect on the adaptation strategies and actions. The participant of this workshop was CWG and City Team. This workshop also introduced the participant about the city resilience concept and practice and its formulation process. From this workshop the knowledge gap between the CWG and the city team was minimized and the contribution of each party in CRS preparation context was clarified. At this stage, communication and coordination with the City Mid- term Development Plan s drafting team was also conducted through several of informal workshops meeting. 5

1.5.2. Brainstorming

The second activity is an activity that is dedicated to develop resilience strategies. In general, city resilience can be achieved by various activities adaptation, both physically or non physically and of various dimensions such as infrastructure, environmental, socio-economic, or institutional. However, to be relevant and have a strong base, the formulation of adaptation strategies and actions should be based on the results of climate scenarios. Therefore, the activity is manifested in a series of brainstorming workshops. In the first series, the aim of workshop was to develop climate scenarios. The scenario was linked with the tendency of urban development in Semarang City. The second series, the workshop aimed to formulate a strategy and action in multi- sector resilience based on previous generated urban and climate scenarios.

1.5.3. Consultation and Prioritization