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SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL
The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has approved a total of CHF 497,278 for the implementation of the Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia) Floods EAP. The approved amount consists of an allocation of CHF 316,873 for readiness and prepositioning and CHF 180,405 allocated to implement early actions once the defined triggers are met.
Allocations are made from the Anticipatory Pillar of the DREF under the DREF appeal code MDRID027. Unearmarked contributions to the DREF are encouraged to guarantee that sufficient funding is available for the Early Action Protocols being developed.
Floods are a recurrent and escalating disaster in Indonesia, with over 2,500 flood events recorded between 2007 and 2021, affecting millions of people annually and causing extensive damage to infrastructure.
The Indonesian Red Cross has developed the Early Action Protocol (EAP) as a guide for implementing anticipatory actions to reduce the impacts of floods based on a complex analysis of flood risks with a 5-year return period across the country. The development of this EAP and its implementation involve coordination with national and sub-national government agencies, including the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), Local Disaster Management Agencies (BPBD), and the Indonesian Red Cross Community-based Disaster Preparedness volunteers (SIBAT), to ensure readiness for and timely activation of pre-agreed early actions when defined trigger thresholds are reached.
Utilizing available weather forecasts, particularly those with an 80 per cent probability of heavy rainfall, the EAP informs targeted early actions triggered at 6 days and at 72 hours before anticipated floods occur in line with existing local capacities.
The EAP is targeting 2,500 households/10,000 people and aims to reduce and mitigate the Loss of Life/Injuries: through dissemination of early warning, evacuation planning, first aid, and community feedback mechanisms; Livelihood Damage: by providing unconditional cash grants to support affected households; Water Contamination: by promoting household-level water management and hygiene; Disease Outbreaks: through health promotions.