The utilization of used tire to wave breaker, instead of as planting medium is one of technique currently initiated in Semarang City.
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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
Human resource development through formal and informal education and training public and government officials become an important strategy in climate change adaptation. Knowledge and
skills obtained will facilitate implementation and encourage the success of the program and climate change adaptation action. Several interventions that can be proposed are:
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Mainstreaming climate change into education curricula. The goal of this action is public will
have a more understanding on the climate issues, impacts, and challenges. The content of education material and methods depend on different education level, begin with elementary
school to university. •
The establishment of Center for Cities and Climate Change C4. This institutional development
is to increase government capacity by providing information and data base to support decision making process. This organization also provides training for government staffs especially to equip
them with skills to translate strategic strategies into implementable actions. This organization is possible to train other party on request. Although this institution located under government
organization structure called Pusat Informasi Pembangunan, partnership with human resource from universities and NGOs is possible. Semarang City s Technical Team on Climate Change which
exist currently can be an embrio of this institution. •
Involving Private Sector in Climate Change adaptation. The goal of this intervention is better
allocation of CSR of private organizations to climate adaptation activities. This activities can be done by developing a communication forum between government and private or business
sectors with a specific topic on CSR and climate change.
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Strategic Environmental Assessment of City Masterplan with Climate Change Criteria. The
Semarang City Masterplan 2010-2030 might not workable given the extreme changes in rainfall and sea level rise occurs in the city. New development in the coastal and what are maintained the
masterplan such as airport, railway station, industrial areas, and centers of trade and services might fail to perform their function under such condition. In addition, new land use that are allocated in
other part of Semarang City will influence or will be influenced by climate change. Therefore a comprehensive strategic environmental assessment of the city masterplan are needed.
5.2. Criteria for Resilience Strategy
