Boosting Sustainability Practice and Performance at The Landscape Level Through Good Water Stewardship

Project OwnersYayasan Aliansi Wali Sumber Daya Air Indonesia (AWS Indonesia)
Project PartnersGlobal Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR); Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO); and Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari (LTKL)
Contactwaterstewardship.indonesia@gmail.com
Action ScaleProvince
Themes & Indicators Ecosystem
  • Conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements is ensured
People
  • Proportion of population having access to sufficient, safely managed and affordable drinking water services is increased
  • Proportion of population having access to adequate and equitable safely managed sanitation services is increased
  • Proportion of population having access to adequate and affordable a safely managed hand-washing facility with soap and water is increased
  • Wastewater from domestic (household) activities is safely treated, recycling is increased and safely reused.
Economic and Development
  • Water supply for economic and development activities across all sectors is secure, reliable and sustainably used.
  • Water-use efficiency in economic and development activities is improved and sustainable withdrawal and supply of freshwater is ensured.
  • Wastewater from industrial activities or other economic and development activities is safely treated, recycling is increased and safely reused
  • Sustainable water practices by economic and development activities are promoted and implemented.
  • Pollution load management and circular economy is enhanced
Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response
  • Mortalities and the number of people affected by water-related disasters is significantly reduced
  • Economic losses due to water-related disasters are reduced
  • People-centered early warning systems for water-related disasters are effective and available
  • The risks of water-related disasters are addressed through integrated plans and strategies, monitoring systems and preparedness
  • Investment in water related disaster security measures, such as nature-based solutions and infrastructure, to reduce damage and protect from the impacts of climate change is increased
Cross Cutting
  • Enabling environment such as water resources policy, law(s), plans, regulations, or similar, at the national and/or sub-national levels, are developed within GESI principles and implemented.
  • A collaboration mechanism for public, community and multi-stakeholder participation in water resources development, management and decision making that addresses inequalities is established.
  • Innovative financing mechanisms that increase revenue and budget for both IWRM elements and water resources infrastructure are developed and implemented.
  • Innovation and research on infrastructure, climate change adaptation, and resilience and sustainable environment technology in water related infrastructure and management is undertaken, developed and implemented
  • Arrangements (eg. coordination mechanisms) to avoid water related conflict within and between countries are established
LocationIndonesia
Action Duration2020 - 2022
Progress StatusCompleted
Funding Source*This project is possible thanks to a grant from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO
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Description

There is a growing awareness among agribusinesses on water-related risks within their supply chains, and on their dependence of (and impact on) other water users in the larger catchment or landscape. This is driven by increasingly growing global issues such as deforestation, droughts (and fires), water pollution, flooding, and growing conflicts over water for production and processing. Good water stewardship, as defined by the AWS Standard, provides the opportunity to create impact at scale, at catchment or landscape level, and support sustainable production and protection efforts. Indonesia, the geographical focus area of this project, provides the opportunity to build upon existing landscape initiatives and seek ways to integrate uptake of good water stewardship as part of these.

This project is a collaboration between the Alliance for Water Stewardship, the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber and Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari. The project will bring together two globally traded commodities, palm oil and rubber, and develop mechanisms to strengthen sustainable production of these commodities at landscape level. Good water stewardship will be used as a common denominator to strengthen existing jurisdictional and landscape approaches and their attempts to tackle the waterrelated challenges like peat land fires and deforestation.

This project was not act as stand-alone initiative, but aims to drive collaborative actions by implementers and practitioners and will therefore build a Community of Practice through which knowledge and experiences can be shared.

Access to the webinar series:

  1. AWS Spotlight on Indonesia: Driving Good Water Stewardship in Landscape & Jurisdictional Approaches in Palm Oil & Natural Rubber

  2. AWS Spotlight on Indonesia: Pathways to Good Water Stewardship in Landscape & Jurisdictional Approaches in Palm Oil & Natural Rubber

  3. AWS X GPSNR Webinar: Pathways Towards Good Water Stewardship in Sustainable Natural Rubber Production

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