Environment Sector Resilience Strategies Marine and Fisheries Sector Resilience Strategies

5.1.3. Environment Sector Resilience Strategies

Environmental sector resilience strategy is intended as an effort to support sustainability various development programs of the water sector as well as existing infrastructure. With this strategy it is expected that the benefit of clean water programs and infrastructure project can last for a long time and immediately be perceived by the target. Several alternative actions to create resilience from environmental point of view are: • Upstream Conservation of Jatibarang Dam. Upstream conservation is basically a set of activity covering planting activity with suitable vegetation and advocating regulation to limit and control development of Dam Jatibarang s upstream. The conservation will help to minimize siltation process that reduce the dam s function. • Protecting sources of clean water.through household liquid waste management. This intervention covers construction of wastewater treatment which locally specific and development of micro-finance scheme to increase poor people access to sanitation. This intervention is important to reduce a serious risk of drinking and clean water following flood or sea level rise. • Vegetative treatment for settlement areas which are prone to landslides. There are several vegetation species that can be chosen such as vetiver grass and bamboo. Vegetative treatment is less costly for community and more environmentally friendly in comparison to other structural approach.

5.1.4. Marine and Fisheries Sector Resilience Strategies

Resilience strategy of marine and fisheries sector has a strong relationship with environmental sector. Resilience strategy is intended as an effort to protect aquaculture activities in Semarang City from the threat of SLR and abrasion. Target of this strategy is prioritized to communities in coastal area in general and fish farmers in specific. Several alternative actions to create the resistance of this sector are: • Development of green belt along the beach surround aquaculture zone. A variety of techniques of coastal vegetation planting are available, from the conventional to innovative one. 52 The utilization of used tire to wave breaker, instead of as planting medium is one of technique currently initiated in Semarang City. • Diversifying marine and fisheries business and product. The goal of diversification is to economically strengthen people who are working in marine and fisheries sector. So they will be more stable and are able to afford individual adaptation action if necessary.

5.1.5. Human Resource Capacity and Institutional Strategies