Depok, August 14, 2025 – The recurring floods in Jakarta cannot be resolved by a single actor alone but require collaboration among various stakeholders, including government, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and the community, as a key strategy for effective mitigation. This was conveyed during the doctoral promotion session held at the EDISI 2020 Auditorium, Building M, 4th Floor, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Universitas Indonesia (FIA UI).

A dissertation titled “Reconstructing a Collaborative Governance Model in Jakarta’s Flood Mitigation Policy as a Global City” by Dr. Nidaan Khafian emphasized the urgency of adopting a collaborative approach in addressing Jakarta’s flood challenges. Employing post-positivist and constructivist perspectives, the study analyzed ongoing flood mitigation collaborations and the driving factors behind them.

In her doctoral promotion speech, Dr. Nidaan explained that the research drew upon two collaborative governance concepts: Collaborative Governance by Ansell & Gash and the Collaborative Governance Regime (CGR) by Emerson & Nabatchi.

“Using illustrative method and narrative analysis, the findings reveal that although collaborative flood mitigation initiatives in Jabodetabek have been underway since the major floods in 2020, their implementation remains partial,” said Dr. Nidaan.

She further noted that intergovernmental relations—both vertical and technocratic—have not fully reflected the collaborative values proposed by Ansell & Gash. Moreover, the drivers of collaboration are categorized into structural, motivational, and social aspects.

The study also highlighted that synergies between the Collaborative Governance Regime theory and practice in the field have begun to emerge, particularly in the form of shared motivation, capacity for joint action, and collaborative dynamics. However, stronger implementation is still required.

Therefore, the research recommends reconstructing a collaborative governance model that distinguishes between collaboration among government actors (collaborative bureaucracy) and collaboration between government and non-government actors (collaborative community). The aim is to establish a more adaptive and sustainable flood mitigation strategy.

The doctoral examination board was chaired by Prof. Dr. Dra. Retno Kusumastuti Hardjono, M.Si., with Prof. Dr. Amy Yayuk Sri Rahayu, M.Si. as the main supervisor, and Prof. Dr. Irfan Ridwan Maksum, M.Si. as co-supervisor. Other members included Prof. Dr. Djoehermansyah Johan, Dr. Son Diamar, M.Sc., Dr. Roy Valiant Salomo, M.Soc.Sc, and Dr. Muh Azis Muslim, M.Si.