Blogs Written by Intan Hapsari Surya Putri

Looking Beyond Infrastructure to Address Flooding in North Jakarta

Stories from the field Author: Intan Hapsari Surya Putri, Farraz Theda

Penjaringan is one of the most historic areas of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. As a coastal area, Penjaringan Sub-district in North Jakarta is constantly suffering from flooding because of high tides. Muara Angke, which is in a part of Penjaringan known as Pluit, is among those most at risk of facing tidal floods. ‘Muara Angke’ in Indonesian means the mouth of the River Angke. It is widely known for its port and the fishery sector (i.e. fishing, processing, trading) is the main livelihood for community living there.