Badung, 22 May, 2024 – Indonesian Public Works and Housing Minister, Basuki Hadimuljono, emphasized that collaboration is the key to successful management of the Citarum river basin during the Basin Segment Day of the 10th World Water Forum, on Wednesday, 22 May 2024.

In his speech, Minister Basuki, who is also Chair of the Organizing National Committee of the 10th World Water Forum, said that water resources flow and connect economies and cultures.

"Cooperation is very important in ensuring interconnected water suitability and encouraging collaboration to avoid conflicts and increase benefits. Our water management utilizes the potential of collective approaches for mutual interests," said Basuki.

Citing the opening remarks of President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and in line with the theme of the 10th World Water Forum 'Water for Shared Prosperity', Basuki stated three basic principles that can be implemented in collaboration, namely avoiding competition, prioritizing quality and inclusive cooperation, and mutually beneficial support.

"In Indonesia, collaboration has been the key to success since 2015 in the comprehensive restoration program of the Citarum River and the installation of floating solar panels in Cirata, which is the largest in Southeast Asia and the third largest in the world," he said.

Basuki also stated that Basin Segment Day serves as a platform for sharing practices and experiences to advocate for the best and specific needs and to foster networks and build partnerships, including the development of cooperative information systems and the integration of ecological security in approaches for better management.

Basin Segment Day is a high-level political segment of the World Water Forum that discusses river areas and efforts to increase the promotion of operational approaches to Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at the river basin level to accelerate the achievement of SDGs.

Speakers in the High Level Session on Governance, Planning and Financing segment are: Administrative Director of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) Edith Paredes; China’s Water Resources Minister Lu Guoying; Director General of the French Biodiversity Agency Olivier Thibault; Deputy Executive Secretary of Lake Victoria Basin Commission Coletha Ruhamya; Head of Unit, Water Governance, Blue Economy and Circular Economy, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Oriana Romano; and Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Minister, Hani Sewilam.