Environmental management in Citarum Watershed inter-institutional cooperation approach

Abstract

Some environmental issues in Indonesia are remaining problems that cannot be resolved. One among the environmental concern is a growing interest in the Watershed (DAS) area management. Various attempts had been made to manage the areas but has not resulted in optimal outcomes so far. The aim of this study is to determine the implementation of environmental management in Indonesia, especially in Citarum Watershed area. Through this research, it is expected in the future inadequate supervisory system that had been developed within the community can be converted into better management, such as integrated management of watersheds with the culture of everyday life. This research uses a mixed method approach consist of quantitative and qualitative analysis. The data is obtained from the modification approach of previous research on Kutai National Park combined with an interview with experts from government and academics. Furthermore, the data is analyzed using AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) and ANP (Analytical Network Process) Superdecision software Ver. 2.6. The study resulted that the strategy of environmental management should be changed into civil-military based management. To be able to map out a strategized effort the military involvement is required at the stage of planning, implementation, coordination, and supervision.