Status and challenges of water governance in facing the water crisis disaster in blora regency, indonesia

Abstract

The water crisis is a problem faced by many cities in the world. The water crisis is a disaster. The condition of the water crisis is further aggravated by climate change. One important factor to overcome the water crisis is water governance. The purpose of this study is to assess the status of water governance to overcome the water crisis. This study used Blora Regency as a case study. Blora Regency is one of the districts in Indonesia which experiences a water crisis every year. The water crisis always occurs in the dry season. In addition to seasonal problems, another problem that causes the water crisis is the uneven distribution of water sources, topographic conditions, access to infrastructure, and seasonal variation. This study uses a governance capacity indicator approach. Criteria to assess government capacity consist of planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. The data was collected from interview with stakeholders and secondary sources. Most of the sub indicators have not been fulfilled. Policies, strategies, programs, and activities have not been derived from the causes of the water crisis, are less innovative, less based on the river basin approach, and have not involved the participation of many parties, and have not been supported by adequate funding. Finally Indicator monitoring and evaluation is not yet an outcome based indicator.