The Government of the United Kingdom has granted USD10.8 million in funding to develop low-carbon transport in Indonesia. The newly launched grant is part of the Future Cities: UK-Indonesia Low Carbon Partnership between the two countries. The grant will be used to fund the capacity-building of five transport-related projects over the next three years. The Government of the UK will support policy development, project implementation and stakeholder engagement at national and sub-national levels.
One of the key projects under the program will focus on clean mobility for metropolitan Jakarta. The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) will oversee the implementation of the mobility program in the city.
Other projects include light rail, transit-oriented development, and land value capture in Greater Semarang as well as inclusive transport decarbonisation across Indonesia. The program will also develop sustainable urban mobility in Makassar and Surabaya.
Future Cities is a component of the UK Partnership for Accelerated Climate Transition (UK PACT), the flagship programme of the Government of UK, that aims to accelerate the transition to clean growth in its partner nations.