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Past disaster eventsEM-DAT listing of disaster events in IndonesiaDisaster statistics from UN-ISDR and CREDRisk country profile from Index for Risk Management Damage and losses statistics from Disaster Information Management SystemsDisaster response and management data from ReliefWebGovernment policiesHFA Progress Reports, government plans, and government statements – http://www.unisdr.org/partners/countries/idnRed Cross + civil societyIFRC appeals and info bulletins for Indonesia

Community-Based Landslide Early Warning System

R3ADY Asia-Pacific, in collaboration with University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), Pacific Disaster Center (PDC), and University of Hawai’i’s Social Science Research Institute (SSRI), is working to develop an end-to-end framework that better links community-based and national disaster risk reduction efforts, using UGM’s community-based landslide risk assessment and landslide early warning system as the case study.

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Indonesia 8.6 earthquake: Indian Ocean tsunami warning system

An 8.6 magnitude earthquake struck 437km off the coast of Indonesia’s Banda Aceh on Wednesday, sparking a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean region. The quake provided a test for the Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) early warning system installed by Indonesia and its neighbors in the wake of the devastating 2004 tsunami.

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Risk governance for a resilient tsunami early warning system in Indonesia

http://preventionweb.net/globalplatfo…for more information and to download the presentation. This presentation examines tsunami risk resilience through an analysis of systems of governance, their architecture, and actor-agent perspectives, concentrating on the development of a Tsunami Early Warning System (TEWS) in Indonesia. A novel conceptual framework for EWS Governance is developed and employed to structure inquiry, and analyse

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The Role of Culture in Risk: When belief systems and interpretations differ

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There is no universal understanding of risk. For most people it is perceived through the lens of culture, including social and religious beliefs. Video of new powerful Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia Video of Video of new powerful Merapi volcano eruption in Indonesia The Island of Java is home to Mount Merapi, the most active

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Children in disasters-Games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction

The purpose of this guideline is to provide guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies on effectively engaging in informal Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) educational initiatives. This publication is meant, in relation to DRR and education, to promote relevant initiatives in the region, identify the current roles and responsibilities of National Society at

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Humanitarian crises, emergency preparedness and response: the role of business and the private sector Indonesia case study

This paper addresses the role of the private sector in humanitarian action in Indonesia and broad patters of engagement between the humanitarian and the private sectors. In analysing these issues, the paper identifies the barriers to, and opportunities for, more systematic engagement between humanitarian actors and the private sector, and puts forward practical measures to make collaboration more consistent and successful. The study

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