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IKN looks to famed New York City park as inspiration for its development
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Deputy for Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources Vivi Yulaswati highlights the conservation and proper management of water resources as the key to Central Park’s success.
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s the construction for the country’s new capital, Nusantara Capital City (IKN), is underway in Kalimatan, the National Development Planning Ministry (Bappenas), together with the IKN Authority, visited the Central Park Conservancy in New York, the United States, on Wednesday (19/7).
The visit was done in order to further the planning phase of the new capital, as well as trying to emulate the green of the famed New York City park. During this visit, the Indonesian government and conservation parties discussed the history of planning for the development of the park, starting from the construction phase, urban planning and water management to financing.
Indonesia recognizes the sustainable management of Central Park, which can adjust to population growth, city economic growth and demands for better environmental quality, and it is willing to target the same growth for the new capital.
The Central Park Conservancy is financed by the private sector, whose contribution is higher than that of the state. The organization has overseen over US$1 billion in investment into the restoration and improvement of Central Park since its inception in 1880.
It is revealed that the structure and mechanism of financing and management of rainwater and wastewater from the Central Park Conservancy is done by a collaboration of multiple stakeholders, mainly the government and the private sector. The smart management system has also been attributed as the key to its success.
Therefore, Bappenas and the IKN Authority also made the trip to gain insight into the management of rainwater infiltration and sewage systems, as well as water recirculation. With the archipelagic nature of Indonesia and its islands, the government was also keen on understanding the park’s effective use of water to prevent flooding. The system will be used as a reference for the management of water catchment systems in the new capital, which the government aims to be carbon neutral.
"Conservation and proper management of water resources is the key to realizing all the visions of the National Capital of the Archipelago," said Maritime Affairs and Natural Resources deputy Vivi Yulaswati.
Vivi added that she hoped that this visit would inspire the IKN Authority to plan integrated water management and to prioritize the development of an archipelago that can successfully apply the principles of people, planet and prosperity in a sustainable manner.
