Prof. Richard Haigh and Dr. Harkunti Rahayu gave keynote speeches at the webinar on ‘Building the coastal regional community resilience in times of turbulence’, 9th December 2021. The webinar was part of an international webinar series. Dr. Harkunti Rahayu spoke about the NERC project work being carried out on the Ciliwung River, while Prof Richard Haigh shared some examples from the UK and Greater Manchester, making comparisons to Jakarta, Bandung, Padang, and other urban agglomerations. The event also featured the Governor of DKI Jakarta, H Anies Rasyid Baswedan, as well as speakers from government organisations including ATR/BPN, PUPR and Bappenas.