scholarly journals Tsunami Disaster Preparedness Simulation on North Buton Regency

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Jajang Sanjaya ◽  
Radianta Triatmadja ◽  
Bambang Triatmodjo
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Reverse Fault ◽  
Night Time ◽  
Evacuation Simulation ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Evacuation Route

Geographical location of North Buton Regency which directly opposite the Banda Sea and placed in the reverse fault of Makassar Strait, Matano fault, Lawanoppo, and Kolaka, which are tsunami-prone areas due to earthquake and submarine landslide. These then caused the area has high disaster risk, because of the settlement that is located on the seashore. Therefore, a study to understand the preparedness level of community in North Buton Regency in confronting the tsunami disaster is needed; in order to be able to determine the mitigation steps, also the effective evacuation route and location to minimize the casualties caused by tsunami. Kulisusu Sub-district is a territory with a fairly long coastal area, wherein the population density is the highest in North Buton Regency, this then made the area has high disaster risk. This research used questionnaire instrument to discover the preparedness level of the community, and the numerical simulation method with multi-agent system in the tsunami evacuation simulation. The conducted simulation did not specify the evacuation route or path, yet the agents were allowed to move freely to the shelter. The simulation was conducted at day and night time. The result of the research pointed on matter of preparedness level of community, in which factor of preparedness of the community in facing the disaster is very important, by the means of establishing simulation drill, preparing the controller officers, and managing the comfort on the shelter, such as strategic location and good position, also creating a good early warning system so that more residents could be saved.  

scholarly journals Pendampingan Sekolah Siaga Bencana Sebagai Upaya Mitigasi Bencana di SMK Kehutanan Qomarul Huda Lombok Barat

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lily Maysari Angraini ◽  
Syamsuddin Syamsuddin ◽  
Rahadi Wirawan ◽  
Nurul Qomariyah ◽  
Bakti Sukrisna
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Early Prevention ◽  
Learning Modules ◽  
School Programs ◽  
Prone Area ◽  
Evacuation Route

Based on its geographical location, West Nusa Tenggara Province is located in a disaster-prone area. Because generally disaster hazards can occur anywhere with little or no warning, it is very important to be prepared for disaster hazards to reduce the risk of their impacts. One of the most strategic efforts is through learning or training to improve the ability of the community to respond to disasters by creating a Disaster Preparedness School. The purpose of this activity is to realize the implementation of disaster management activities in schools / madrasas. The method used is (a) direct instruction to improve partner understanding related to disaster and disaster mitigation materials, (b) Group Discussion Forum to develop disaster learning modules and (c) simulations to improve disaster response partner skills. This activity will be held in the Qomarul Huda Narmada Forest High School in West Lombok-NTB. The output target of this activity is the formation of an evacuation route map as well as an explanation and the establishment of a disaster learning module that can be used in the learning process. It is hoped that by developing disaster preparedness school programs will contribute effectively to early prevention of disaster hazards.Keywords: Disaster Preparedness School, disaster mitigation, earthquake.

Flood Disaster Preparedness and Response in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-47
Author(s):  
Nobuhle Sibanda ◽  
Mark Matsa
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Flood Disaster ◽  
Climate Change Scenarios ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
And Performance

Effective disaster risk reduction entails enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. This paper sought to analyse Tsholotsho district's preparedness for flood disaster and recovery. A local government self-assessment tool with key questions and measurements against the 10 essentials for making cities resilient was used to solicit information from every stakeholder of the district civil protection. The district has a risk management plan but not a contingency one. Though the district's hazard monitoring system lags behind, the early warning system, propelled by telecommunications, leadership, and NGOs, is quite effective. This paper recommends that climate change scenarios be considered and included in the district's contingency plan and that a disaster risk policy should be formed which recognises disaster preparedness as an issue of governance and performance. The CPU should make disaster preparedness a culture and a conscious practice and encourage communities to practise disaster preparedness.

Information System for Determining Earthquake and Tsunami Evacuation Paths in Bengkulu City Based on Android

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 5180-5185
Author(s):  
Yulia Darmi ◽  
Busono Soerowirdjo ◽  
Ery Prasetyo Wibowo ◽  
Ernastuti
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Eurasian Plate ◽  
Tectonic Plates ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Indonesian Archipelago ◽  
Australian Plate ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Evacuation Route ◽  
The City

Facility of directions to the evacuation places in the city of Bengkulu is very minimal, so that people are very difficult to find an efficient route to the evacuation places. The problem is how to determine the evacuation route/gathering point. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because logically, the Indonesian archipelago is at the confluence of three tectonic plates: the Eurasian plate, the Australian plate and the Pacific plate. In the event of an earthquake and tsunami disaster, if disaster preparedness is not prepared, it will cause damage to buildings, offices and can result in fatalities such as the events in Nangro Aceh Darussalam. Therefore, we need a system that can help overcome this disaster management. The system that can be made is the Information System for Determining Earthquake and Tsunami Evacuation Paths in the city of Bengkulu Using Android. By using Android, it will be easier for people to imitate an evacuation route or place during an earthquake and tsunami.

scholarly journals MITIGATION OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN PANGANDARAN REGENCY

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramadhan Pancasilawan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
The Government

The government has a function to protect its people, including managing the disaster. The function of government in natural disaster management is a function that is expected to be carried out with full commitment. Disaster management is an activity carried out comprehensively and there is a need for active stakeholder involvement. Pangandaran Regency is a disaster-prone area. This article aims to describe the mitigation launched by the Pangandaran Regency government to reduce disaster risk using a Qualitative approach and observation, interview and literature study. Pangandaran Regency has been stretched to get out of the tsunami disaster that had occurred. Even mitigation efforts have been carried out with the involvement of various stakeholders in Pangandaran Regency. With mitigation, disaster risk reduction can be done. Therefore the government should make efforts to overcome disaster risk through the Mitigation Program by the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). The disaster mitigation program consists of two types namely Mitigation with a Structural approach and namely mitigation by focusing on physical development, such as the construction of temporary evacuation sites or the construction of an early warning system (EAS). Then the other form is Non-Structural mitigation which is mitigation carried out in the form of non-physical development, such as disaster education to school children and also to the community through activities carried out by mothers. Disaster training is given to private parties to understand disaster in Pangandaran.Keywords: Disaster, Mitigation, Risk Reduction, Management Disaster, Pangandaran  

scholarly journals Striving to Reduce Disaster Risk: Vulnerable Communities with Low Levels of Preparedness in Indonesia

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deny Hidayati ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Socioeconomic Vulnerability ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Long Time

An earthquake and tsunami disaster risk hotspot, Indonesia has already lost hundreds of thousands of lives due to these natural disasters. This country, according to geological history, has experienced such disasters for a long time, but its people seemingly have not learned much from them. Their preparedness level is still low, mainly as a result of their lack of knowledge and awareness of the hazards and the negative impact those hazards have. It can also be noted from the previous disasters that their victims are especially vulnerable groups living under poor socioeconomic conditions; these people subsequently undergo difficulties in recovering their economic livelihood. In fact, most Indonesian provinces, and their coastal areas in particular, are identified as “disaster high risk,” yet more than half the total population lives in and is dependent on these areas. Realizing the high degree of their vulnerability, the people of Indonesia have to prepare to anticipate such disasters, and different initiatives on community disaster preparedness have been executed throughout the country since the Aceh tsunami. The objectives of this study are to discuss the socioeconomic vulnerability of the Indonesian community in the context of earthquakes and tsunamis, the crucial need for the communities to anticipate these disasters, their preparedness conditions, and efforts to reduce disaster risks. The study applies primary data collection based on quantitative (survey) and qualitative (in-depth interviews, FGDs and observations)methodology; it supplies secondary data collection based on desk reviews.

Understanding Disaster Risk: The Role of Science and Technology

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1168-1176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenji Satake ◽  
Craig McLean ◽  
Irasema Alcántara-Ayala ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Tohoku Earthquake ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Indian Ocean Tsunami ◽  
Haiti Earthquake ◽  
Tsunami Disaster ◽  
Priority Action

“Understanding disaster risk” is the first priority action of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030. During the Global Forum on Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience, held in Tokyo in November 2017, one of the working groups focused on this priority action and discussed the key aspects associated with understanding disaster risk. These included root causes and disaster risk drivers, disaster risk data, disaster risk assessment, disaster risk mapping, and collaboration among stakeholders. This paper reviews and illustrates the above topics by using three examples of the most devastating disasters of recent times: the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, and the 2011 Great East Japan (Tohoku) Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster. The Indian Ocean tsunami, generated by the gigantic Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (magnitude M 9.1), caused 228,000 casualties from 14 countries because of its unexpected magnitude, the lack of knowledge on tsunamis and absence of an early warning system, and high levels of vulnerable populations, particularly elderly people, children, women, and foreign tourists. The 2010 Haiti earthquake, despite its smaller magnitude of M 7.0, also caused a similar number of casualties because of very high levels of vulnerability and exposure. Particularly relevant was the non-existence of building codes, political instability, extreme poverty, and poor health conditions. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster, caused by the gigantic Tohoku earthquake (M 9.0), produced approximately 22,000 casualties with a large proportion of elderly people, mostly because of wide spread, huge tsunamis. It also triggered the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, which is an example of a natural hazard triggering technological disaster. By examining these cases and based on the discussions carried out during the Forum, the working group adopted five recommendations.

scholarly journals Multi-Risk Assessment and Management—A Comparative Study of the Current State of Affairs in Chile and Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1366
Author(s):  
Stefan Greiving ◽  
Leonie Schödl ◽  
Karl-Heinz Gaudry ◽  
Iris Katherine Quintana Miralles ◽  
Benjamín Prado Larraín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
International Strategy ◽  
Metropolitan Regions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Policy Goals ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
State Of Affairs ◽  
Output Indicators

In Chile and Ecuador, multiple hazards and dynamic processes in vulnerability pose a high risk. Spatial planning and emergency management can contribute to disaster risk management but they follow different goals. However, global goals, such as from UN-ISDR (United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction) and UN SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) can potentially support cities and regions in defining concerted action. This paper aims at measuring the performance of Chile and Ecuador in regard to the aforementioned policy goals. Although both countries show considerable progresses in the implementation of the UN strategies, it is doubtful that the existing global monitoring approach is appropriately designed for measuring the real situation on the ground. Our paper is based on a desktop research combined with stakeholder workshops and expert interviews. Overall, both countries made considerable progress in regard to disaster preparedness and monitoring. However, multi-risks are rarely considered and there is still increasing vulnerability due to the expansion of informal settlements. The risk management is characterized by an imbalanced distribution of financial resources and institutional capacities between the metropolitan regions and smaller municipalities, and by low public participation and hardly community-based approaches. The paper underlines the importance for more qualitative, in-depth studies on the root causes of disaster risk which could complement the global monitoring which is very much focused on quantitative data and shows inconsistency between input and output indicators.

Designing a Cultural Heritage Articulated Warning System (CHAWS) strategy to improve disaster risk preparedness in Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
Victor Marchezini ◽  
Allan Yu Iwama ◽  
Danilo Celso Pereira ◽  
Rodrigo Silva da Conceição ◽  
Rachel Trajber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Warning System ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Civil Defense ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Scientific Challenge ◽  
Risk Preparedness

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study an articulated warning system that provides information about the heritage at risk and encourages a dialogue between the heritage sector, civil defense agencies and local communities. Design/methodology/approach The databases from the National Heritage Institute, National Civil Defense, National Geological Service and National Early Warning System were investigated and the local community provided input which helped form a participatory risk mapping strategy for a warning system in the heritage sector. Findings There is little knowledge of the Brazilian heritage that is at risk and a lack of coordination between the cultural heritage and DRR sectors. This means that there is a need to organize the geo-referenced databases so that information can be shared and the public provided with broader access. As a result, there can be a greater production, dissemination and application of knowledge to help protect the cultural heritage. Practical implications The findings can be included in the debate about the importance of framing disaster risk management (DRM) policies in the Brazilian heritage sector. Social implications The findings and maps of the case study in the town of São Luiz do Paraitinga involve the heritage sector, civil defense agencies and local people and can be used for disaster risk preparedness. Originality/value A DRM program is being formulated in Brazil. However, the kind of strategy needed to incorporate the heritage sector in this program stills needs to be planned, and the knowledge of the cultural heritage at risk is a key factor when faced with this new social and scientific challenge.

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