This paper draws the process of water resources management of local communities by using the social capital point of view. By using a comparative case study, this research was conducted in two regions in Kepulauan Riau, Senggarang and Mantang. Social capital of local communities, such as norms, trust, beliefs, and gotong-royong play a significant role in the process of governing water resources in different ways. This paper contributes to the study of water resources management by recognizing the social capital of local communities. In practical terms, this study is also valuable to the practice of water resources management in the local context in Indonesia. The theoretical, methodological, and practical implications of the study are discussed.
The Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) is an international institution assisting the Indonesian government to address climate change by incorporating many institutions. Nevertheless, we still lack an understanding of how the network is established in the process of handling climate change between ACCCRN and related agencies in Indonesia. This paper examines network governance during the involvement of ACCCRN in Indonesia. The purpose of the paper is to explore the network established by the ACCCRN in helping the Indonesian government to reduce the impact of climate change. We used a desk study by employing secondary sources to identify the actors, the relationship among the actors, and the outcome of the networks. We suggest that ACCCRN has played a crucial role in reducing the impact of climate change by cooperating with various organisations in Indonesia. In doing so, there are a number of public and non-profit agencies encompassed in the process of collaboration. This study recommends the government to maintain and increase numerous partnerships between international and local institutions in arranging climate change.
The primary purpose of this study is to fill out the gap in the current research of environmental policy because the conventional approach still dominates it. By using soft-systems methodology based action research, problem-solving, the present study seeks the institutional design in overcoming the problem of sludge oil in Bintan seawater, Kepulauan Riau. Field research was conducted in several villages in Bintan coastal area, such as Pengudang, Tanjung Berakit, and Trikora. Participants in this study involved state and non-state actors, in particular, the Indonesian Coast Guard, Indonesian navy, environmental agency of provincial and municipal government, fisherman, and village government. Data were gathered with an in-depth interview, observation, and secondary resources. In summary, we offer a new institutional design to replace previous governance of the issue. This study contributes not only to add our understanding of the governance of marine waste, but also the practical solutions to address it.
To overcome the solid waste problem, many city governments initiate and facilitate waste banks. Various studies have sought citizen participation in waste banks, but there is little attention to understanding how the coexistence of social capital can encourage waste banks’ practice. This study, therefore, aims at examining the social capital of the urban communities in the business process of waste banks. We looked in-depth at the practice of six waste banks in Tanjungpinang City, Kepulauan Riau, Indonesia. A series of interviews were carried out on the stakeholders of waste banks, such as management, customers, citizens, and households. We suggest that a number of social capitals shape the business process of waste banks, including trust, norms, social networks, and gotong royong. This research has a novel for the study of community-based waste management by considering the urban community’s social capital. Our study also has a worthy recommendation to the local government in managing waste management by corroborating social capital.
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