International Law

ADB?s Citarum Project in Aljazeera

ADB is planning several million dollars project to restore the quality of Citarum river in West Java, the main supplier of bulk water to downstream cities such as the capital, Jakarta. The ICWRMIP will restore riverbanks along the Citarum. The project involves the resettlement of hundreds of households currently residing in the riverbanks. NGOs argued that not enough room for public participation is provided, something which the ADB denied.  NGOs also claim that the project will not likely to change anything as no mechanism for pollution control is included. I am not able to confirm any of these allegation but some documents relating to the project is available in the ADB website.

Read also: Finding a cure for Indonesia?s sick river (CNN)

Full post as published by Indonesian Law Reporter (ILR) on August 15, 2010 (boomark / email).