The Flood and Clean Water: The Threat of Building a New Nation’s Capital with the Concept of a Forest City

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10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_31How to use a DOI?

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the state capital; human rights; forest city; environment

Abstract

The government’s decision to move the centre of government from Jakarta to the State Capital (IKN) in East Kalimantan has similar threats and risks, such as flooding and the provision of clean water. This indicator is reflected in data from the Central Kalimantan Region, which shows rainfall in level four IKN candidates in the wet category with an average of 2200 – 2500 mm/year. Likewise, in August 2022, within a week, there were two floods in four villages located in IKN locations. Referring to Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning IKN, the government projects that development will be carried out using the concept of “a green and forest city.“Based on this, this paper will focus on two discussions: (a) the existing condition of IKN and the potential for natural disasters, such as the threat of flooding and lack of clean water in the IKN area. One of the analyzes related to this is approached from the perspective of human rights with the context of the right to the environment, and (b) how the concepts of forest city and green city in the framework of IKN development are related to the protection of the right to the environment to mitigate the risk of flooding and provide clean water for the community. Within the framework of the analysis of this problem, this research was conducted using a qualitative method with a descriptive form of presentation. Primary legal materials are obtained through interviews and discussions, while secondary legal materials come from reports, journals, books, and laws and regulations. This research concludes that (a) there is a threat of flooding caused by natural and non-natural factors, including limitations in the provision of clean water in the IKN area, and; (b) consistency and further testing are needed to be related to the reliability of the green and forest city concepts as the State’s efforts to mitigate the impact of flooding in IKN.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Agus Suntoro
AU  - Ade Angelia Yusniar Marbun
AU  - Prasetyo Adi Nugroho
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/06/21
TI  - The Flood and Clean Water: The Threat of Building a New Nation’s Capital with the Concept of a Forest City
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference On Multidisciplinary Studies (ICOMSI 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 326
EP  - 334
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_31
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-072-5_31
ID  - Suntoro2023
ER  -