ADB and Australia Announce Water Sensitive City Support For New Capital of Indonesia
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The Water Sensitive City would integrate water management with urban planning and design as part of the strategy to build Nusantara as a smart and sustainable forest city.
The support will help the Nusantara Capital Authority (NCA) develop and test a water-sensitive management guideline and enhance staff capacity through offline and online training programs. This initiative is part of broader support from ADB and Government of Australia to make Nusantara a smart, sustainable forest city.
The NCA is a ministerial-level agency established in March 2022 that reports directly to the Indonesian President. The authority is responsible for planning and constructing the new capital, overseeing the government’s transition to the new city, and eventually becoming its manager.