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CONTEXT Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world, with more than 270 million people spread across more than 17,000 islands. Situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the country...

Karunia Maulida Cianjur - Earthquake is one of the disasters that could potentially occur in Cianjur Regency of West Java. It is because Cianjur lies on the Cugenang fault, which is currently active...

Sita Pratitha YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) organized a two-day emergency response training on Thursday and Friday, 11-12 July, 2024, at Disaster Oasis (DIOS). The training used YEU's inclusive...

AT A GLANCE Country: Indonesia Risks: Multi-Hazard Area of Engagement: Promoting resilient infrastructure GFDRR partnered with an educational institution in Indonesia to bolster the capacity of the...

Climate change has adversely impacted all aspects of human life, including in the context of disaster and displacement. In 2021, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) reported 28.6 million...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in-collaboration with Partners for Resilience (PfR) have developed and implemented scalable Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk...

Project overview Project location: Indonesia Ecosystems under restoration/protection specifically in: Muara Manompas and Terapung Raya village, sub district of Muara Batang Toru, South Tapanuli...

Jakarta, 28 April 2022 – The United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP), in partnership with the Governments of Indonesia and Bangladesh, hosted a virtual knowledge and experience exchange as part...

In less than a month, Indonesia was hit with flash floods and a deadly earthquake—and InAWARE was there to help Flooding and landslides in Luwu in early October 2021 were followed by a M4.8...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Indonesia is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and faces many natural threats including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and droughts. The country records...

Garut, West Java— Dompet Dhuafa Jawa Barat (DD Jabar) and the Disaster Management Center (DMC) Dompet Dhuafa have deployed a flash flood response team in Garut since last Saturday (27/11/2021). Based...

Recent large-scale epidemics and pandemics have demonstrated that it takes an inclusive and collaborative effort engaging communities to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to significant...

Indonesia’s Response to COVID-19 and Disaster Risk Reduction Indonesia reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case on March 2, 2020. The government adopted various containment measures, including...

1. Context Indonesia’s Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Consequently, the densely populated communities that circle its base to benefit from its fertile agricultural...

Soon after the severe earthquake and tsunami of 2018 in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, ACT member ICAHS-PELKESI started to share information for the communities affected by radio. Members of...

INTRODUCTION How it all started Following UNESCO Operational Strategy on Youth 2014-2021, UNESCO applies comprehensive and future-oriented vision in working with youth by recognizing youth as agents...

A disaster risk mapping conducted by the local young people found that floods and fires are the two main disastrous threats in their areas. Every year, floods inundate these densely populated areas...

Taufiq and his family know all too well how devastating an earthquake can be. A series of earthquakes struck his village in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, last year. “I was inside the house with my...

Executive Summary The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was formed in 1967. It aimed to reduce regional hostilities and to prevent communism from spreading across Southeast Asia to...

NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia, October 14, 2018 — The World Bank has announced funding of up to $1 billion for the Government of Indonesia to supplement relief and reconstruction efforts in the...