Mitigation of GeorisksGood Local Governance

Please contact

Dr. Ir. A. Djumarma Wirakusumah, Dipl. Seis.Project Coordinator Badan GeologiTel: +62 22 7274705, ade@dgtl.esdm.go.id

Dr. Arne Hoffmann-Rothe, Dipl. Geol.German Team LeaderTel: +62 22 7273198, arne@georisk-project.org

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,Badan Geologi, Pusat Lingkungan Geologi,Jl. Diponegoro No 57, Bandung 40122, Indonesia

Background

Based on several recently issued laws, such as the Disaster Management Law

(24/2007) and its bylaws, a new arrangement for more efficient disaster

management is currently established in Indonesia. This new setup will be in

alignment with the principles of decentralised political and administrative

responsibility. The challenge at hand is not only to organize and standardize

emergency response and rehabilitation that is needed after a catastrophe has

happend but also to be prepared for likely events in the future and to mitigate

their potential impact.

Objective

The projects aim is to produce exemplary risk maps for Central Java Province

that shall provide input for provincial strategic development planning in the field

of natural disaster risk management. Purposes of risk mapping on provincial

level are:

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to ensure comparability of risk exposure throughout the province,to identify priority areas where special attention is needed (e.g. through

establishment of BPBD agencies),to facilitate allocation of budgets for disaster management according to

needs,to identify regions at threat where inter-local cooperation is a necessity.

By going through the steps of risk mapping (hazard-, vulnerability-, and risk-

assessment) a deeper understanding of the methodology and minimum

requirements for risk mapping are developed. Challenges in the national,

provincial and local institutional setup and cooperational needs become

evident. The Georisk-Project facilitates the political dialogue among relevant

stakeholders as risk assessment finally involves political guidance and

decision making.

Cooperation

The initiative is based on the cooperation of the Georisk-Project (Badan

Geologi, BGR and GTZ) with Bappeda and BPBD of Central Java Province.

Data aquisition and analysis is done by the Center for Environmental Geology

and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation of Badan

Geologi. Georisk-Project facilitates Round Table Discusssions that are headed

and organised by local governmental authorities.

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political dialogue

1 Administrative Boundaries

2 Hazard Information

4 Spatial Hazard

3 Vulnerability

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economy at threat

5 Risk Assessment / Risk Map

e.g. acceptable risk?

technical input

6 Implementation / Consequences

e.g. spatial planning

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Products:

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GIS based Spatial Hazard Map 1:500.000 for Central Java Province and

accompanying materialRisk Maps on Kecamatan level based on variable vulnerability indicators,

such as population density, infrastructure, economic potential or elements at

riskManual: Vulnerability Indicators for risk mappingManual: Availability of Natural Hazard and Statistics Data for Risk Mapping

in IndonesiaFacilitation of Round Table Discussions with relevant stakeholders

Total length (km) of major roads exposedto high and moderate landslide hazard

km road

Georisk-Project Summary

The Georisk-Project (Mitigation of Georisks) is a technical cooperation of the

GeologicalAgency of Indonesia (Badan Geologi) and the German Federal Institute

for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR). Its objective is to develop and test

practical georisk assessment methodologies and to support the implementation of

findings in national, provincial and local risk mitigation strategies,

. The project is commissioned by

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the Good Local Governance project of GTZ.

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term and in the long run the German Federal

Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and implemented as

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Last modified: 10/2008