Citarum Roadmap dan Integrated Citarum Water Resources Management Investment Program (ICWRMIP)is an overview of strategy, planning and implementation which synergize the current situation with vision and output that we want to achieve in the future for a better integrated water resources management in Citarum. This shared vision is also known as CITA-CITARUM.
The Citarum River irrigates hundreds of thousands of hectares of rice and vegetables. It quenches the thirst of big cities like Bandung and Jakarta. It provides energy from hydropower. With a population of almost 40 million people depending upon it, the Citarum is the most important river basin in West Java province, Indonesia. But today it is a river in peril.
Economic development and population growth have harmed the health of the Citarum. Deforestation of the watershed is destroying ecosystems and causing soil erosion, siltation and flooding. Cities, communities and industries along its course treat the Citarum as a convenient sewer to dump untreated wastewater and garbage. Sadly, the Citarum is known as one of the worlds dirtiest rivers. There is no choice but to change course, to conserve and care for this precious resource -- for a better Citarum River.
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INDONESIA: Living with dirty water
http://www.irinnews.org/
JAKARTA, 24 April 2012 (IRIN) - Heavy pollution of river water by household and industrial waste in the Indonesian province of West Java is threatening the health of at least five million people living on the riverbanks, say government officials and water experts.
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Big Plans for Ciliwung, One of World's Most Polluted Rivers
Fidelis E. Satriastanti | March 24, 2012
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/big-plans-for-ciliwung-one-of-worlds...
The Environment Ministry has renewed its commitment to cleaning up the heavily polluted Ciliwung River, blaming the lack of progress so far on red tape.
Cleanup of the world’s 5th dirtiest river
Thursday, 22 March 2012
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion/24937-cleanup-of-the-worlds-5t...
Butch del Castillo / Omerta
WHEN the Supreme Court issued a writ of kalikasan in 2007, it was the first time it ever did so, as far as I know.
It must have been a first in Philippine jurisprudence. Until its issuance, the public hadn’t known of an instance when the High Court had ever acted as an activist for the environment or as an anti-pollution champion.
Government’s Citarum River dredging project kicks off
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/11/09/government-s-citarum-river...
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Wed, 11/09/2011
Jakarta’s raw water supply is declining
Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Wed, 09/07/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/07/jakarta%E2%80%99s-raw-wate...
Citarum River brings fresh water along with disease, poor harvests
Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post | Tue, 09/06/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/06/citarum-river-brings-fresh...
The heavily polluted Citarum River has become a vector for disease for the 25 million people in western Java who rely on it for potable water and irrigation. In the first of three articles, The Jakarta Post’s Tifa Asrianti reports on the river’s deteriorating condition and its public health effects.
Water will be back to normal in a few days, says Palyja
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Mon, 09/05/2011
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/05/water-will-be-back-normal-...
Water supply firm PT Pam Lyonnaise Jaya (Palyja) says its water supply that was disrupted after the recent collapse of the Buaran Dam will be back to normal within the next few days.
“It will take a few days before things get back to normal. We’re depending on the West Tarum canal,” PT Palyja corporate communications chief Meyritha Maryanie said Monday as quoted by kompas.com.
Empty Promises Leave Jakarta Dry
Ronna Nirmala & Dofa Fasila | September 05, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/empty-promises-leave-jakarta-dry/463363
A chaotic morning could be in store for the millions of Jakartans heading back to work today after the long holiday, with the promised weekend solution to the capital’s water crisis failing to materialize.
Water Restored by Sunday: Official
Ronna Nirmala | September 04, 2011
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/water-restored-by-sunday-official/463239
Sang Kuriang Legend in Harmony with Natural Events
The Tangkubanparahu Mountain volcano is much more than just a landmark on the horizon; it has great significance beyond that as a part and parcel of the minds and hearts of the people living in that region who view the mountain as a magical, mystical, fantastic place.
The view of Tangkuban Perahu mountain
Traces of past civilizations along the river banks
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/traces-past-civilizations-along-river-banks.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
A river is the mother of a civilization. In the case of Citarum river, an expert says that it is the river that molds Bandung, the capital of West Java and the Sundanese civilization.
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Water reservoirs lost to burgeoning farmlands
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/water-reservoirs-lost-burgeoning-farmlands.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
Ricky Firmansyah, 26, could not remember the last time his neighborhood in Baleendah, Bandung was not inundated during the annual rainy season.
Although his house was spared, the high waters cut off road access to his home year after year.
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Citarum shoulders the burden of ignorance
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/citarum-shoulders-burden-ignorance.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
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Cleaning Citarum
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/08/08/cleaning-citarum.html
The Jakarta Post | Mon, 08/08/2011 8:00 AM
It has been two years since the government embarked on a grand scheme to clean Citarum River and its tributaries, which 25 million people depend on water and electricity.
The first year was spent planning the gargantuan task of cleaning the heavily polluted river, while last year saw the start of several programs out of a total of 80 that are planned.
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Hope remains for restoration of ‘world’s dirtiest’ river
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/07/19/hope-remains-restoration-%...
Tifa Asrianti, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 07/19/2011 7:00 AM
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Autonomy Watch: Govt asked to return Citarum management to region
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung | Mon, 07/11/2011 8:00 AM
The government has been urged to provide more room to the West Java provincial administration and local people to get involved in the management of the Citarum River in order to protect it from further degradation.
“The central government has to consider local knowledge. The regional administration knows the problem better,” environmentalist Eka Santosa recently said in Bandung.
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 | Basin Status Map Citarum 2011
Basin Status Map Citarum features compilation information to provide representative status of the situation in the Citarum River Basin based on the data and studies from various sources. This is translated version from original language in Bahasa of “Peta Informasi Citarum 2011”. | ||||
 | Investment Program Summary (IP Summary) (English)
Summary on Citarum Roadmap & Investment Program.
Summary includes program components in the Investment Program,
coordination, government organizations involved, role of RCMU and PCMU
and expectde output of Project-1. | ||||
 | Roadmap for a Better Future Citarum
Presentation features Citarum and its problems link with needs to implement activities as alternative problem solutions.
Presentation also features Citarum Roadmap, including funding allocation, government departments and institutions involve, coordina | ||||
 | A Story from Ciwalengke
Article and photo report from field visit to Ciwalengke in Majalaya (West Java). The article and photos feature the condition of the village and water used by the community. | ||||
 | Story & Photos from Upstream Citarum River
The article and photos briefly feature Citarum river from the history, current problem and hope for the future. | ||||
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