SURED/GAWN German Alumni International Seminar & Workshop
“Sustainable Management of Water and Land Resources II, Case Study Central Kalimantan”
Palangka Raya, 6-8 October 2009
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Organization:
Faculty of Engineering – Christian University of Indonesia, Jakarta
in cooperation with
University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Universitas Palangkaraya, Palangkaraya
GAWN, the German Alumni Water Network
Topics and Goals:
Regional knowledge together with international experience were
integrated to find solutions for pressing problems in Indonesia, namely
on the Island of Kalimantan.
The management of water and land resources
has to be part of a more holistic concept, a master plan, which
integrates spatial planning, nature protection and the application of
appropriate practices and policies. Central Kalimantan is endangered
through legal and illegal logging, mining activities, wrong
agricultural policies etc. The SURED/GAWN Seminar& Workshop brought these and associated problems at a common platform.
This Seminar was the second of a row of three seminars, performed directly in the Project area, in Central Kalimantan.
The goal of the first Seminar 2008 dealt with the realities of Central Kalimatan, including its grave problems.
The second one now discussed possible solutions taking the case study Central Kalimantan.
The third one shall arrive at conclusions, shall formulate final recommendations and develop a Master Plan.
Themes of the second seminar & workshop:
* Case studies of river basins representing various social, economic and environmental settings
* Participatory approaches, indigenous local knowledge etc,
* Use of advanced techniques for assessment of water and land resources for better planning
* Water transportation through canals and interlinking of rivers
* Settlement and Housing of river basins and their problem in drainage and sewerage systems
* Micro Hydropower plant and Solar energy for isolated areas
* Coastal fresh water resources management and development
* Computational methods and mathematical models to simulate sustainable natural resources development
* Ground water mining and recharge in wetlands
* Integrating wetlands into watershed/river basin management
* Spatial Plan and Master Plan for Wetland areas
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Download the report here
Contact:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uras Siahaan lic.rer.reg.,
Faculty of Engineering – Christian University of Indonesia, Jl. May. Jen. Sutoyo-Cawang,
Jakarta 13630, Tel./Phone: 0062-21-8009193/90, ext. 405, 406, Fax: 0062-21-7370439,
E-Mail: urassiahaan@yahoo.com
