The floods in Semarang city had three causes: a minimum number of upstream resorption areas, drainage failure, and land subsidence and sea level rise. The three must be overcome by dissimilar methods.

A number of residents are tirelessly taking care of the Ciliwung River in Jakarta. They steadfastly make the Ciliwung part of the terraces of their homes or their ever growing kampung (settlement).

Jakarta is traversed by 13 rivers and now the coverage of floods is expanding in Greater Jakarta. This should be properly handled.

The President stressed that the mitigation of floods in Jakarta must be comprehensive from the upstream to the downstream.

President Joko Widodo inaugurated Tapin Dam in Tapin regency, South Kalimantan, Thursday (18/2/2021). All regional heads in South Kalimantan were asked to work hard to reforest land to prevent flooding from recurring.