1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The Integrated Protective Coastal Zone project, in combination with an adjacent proposed pilot project, 'Water Neutral Industries', is considered to have numerous synergistic benefits associated with it (see Ref. 3). Those goals and benefits which are considered to have the potential to arise specifically in relation to the Integrated Protective Coastal Zone project are as follows (Ref. 3):
- Provide coastal protection against flooding, increasing coastal resilience and adaptive capacity;
- Reduce coastal erosion via sediment capture;
- Protect and enhance local biodiversity through improving marine habitat and restoring the coastal greenbelt, including for 28 mangrove species and 66 bird species;
- Support carbon capture via ecological preservation and restoration of mangrove coastline;
- Boost ecotourism and fisheries, enhancing the livelihood of communities and increasing food security;
- Provide opportunities for local and regional economic growth;
- Reduced operational disruption of a major logistics corridor for the industry as a result of reduced flooding;
- Secured cultural heritage and social values of historic communities on adjoining land; and
- Improved coastal governance process through the ecological transfer process.
- Provide coastal protection against flooding, increasing coastal resilience and adaptive capacity;
- Reduce coastal erosion via sediment capture;
- Protect and enhance local biodiversity through improving marine habitat and restoring the coastal greenbelt, including for 28 mangrove species and 66 bird species;
- Support carbon capture via ecological preservation and restoration of mangrove coastline;
- Boost ecotourism and fisheries, enhancing the livelihood of communities and increasing food security;
- Provide opportunities for local and regional economic growth;
- Reduced operational disruption of a major logistics corridor for the industry as a result of reduced flooding;
- Secured cultural heritage and social values of historic communities on adjoining land; and
- Improved coastal governance process through the ecological transfer process.
Quantitative targets
- 28 mangrove species and 66 bird species to be benefitted (Ref. 3);
- increase bio-stock: wild fish up to 3,500 tonnes/yr; wild shrimp up to 1,500 tonnes/yr and raw materials from mangroves (Ref. 3).
- increase bio-stock: wild fish up to 3,500 tonnes/yr; wild shrimp up to 1,500 tonnes/yr and raw materials from mangroves (Ref. 3).
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
In combination with the development of grey infrastructure, mangroves are to be planted in the Semarang coastal zone with the intention of restoring the mangrove ecosystem which naturally occurred in the area. In combination, the 'Building with Nature' approach (Ref. 3) is considered an appropriate hybrid approach to reduce the impacts of climate change whilst simultaneously improving biodiversity.
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
A combination of green and grey infrastructure is being developed, with the green infrastructure primarily focusing on mangrove restoration (Ref. 1 & 3). This combination of grey and green infrastructure will be developed including the construction of a polder system and toll road which will run atop a sea dyke. River flows will be diverted to improve sediment capture, as will the development of a mangrove park and restoration of the coastal greenbelt also lend themselves to sediment capture. (Ref. 3).
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The restoration of mangroves to provide coastal protection is not particularly novel. The city of Semarang itself gives mention of having already employed the practice in their Resilience Strategy (Ref. 1).
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
