scholarly journals Analysis Disaster Vulnerability Capacity in Mempawah Hilir Subdistricts

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Nunik Hasriyanti ◽  
Andi Zuletstari ◽  
Ismail Ruslan ◽  
Lestari Agustrihardaning
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Disaster Vulnerability ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Disaster Mapping

Data in the West Kalimantan Figures (BPS) in 2010, there were 34 sub-districts in the West Kalimantan coastal area with a total area of 20,066 Km2 and a population of 1,100,000 people or 25% of the projected total of 4.4 million residents of West Kalimantan. Means that people who live in coastal areas including small islands have become the majority concentration on the distribution of the population of West Kalimantan, while having a close relationship with access to potential marine and coastal resources and environmental use. In the Strategic Plan of the West Kalimantan Regional Disaster Management Agency 2013-3018 (2) states that the inhibiting and driving factors are in disaster management in West Kalimantan due to the absence of hazard-prone mapping and safe disaster mapping, especially in coastal areas. The purpose of this research is to find out and analyze the level of disaster vulnerability in the District of Mempawah Hilir. The data collection method used is to determine aspects and indicators of capacity assessment of disasters in the District of Mempawah Hilir. From the results of the assessment of factors A to factor E, it can be concluded that the level of capacity of each village in Mempawah District is still very low. This low capacity value is dominated in villages in Sungai Kunyit and Siantan Districts. Villages that have moderate capacity value are Kuala Secapah Village, Pasir Village, Sengkubang Village and Jungkat Village. Overall villages in Mempawah sub-district are still low on the early warning factor and disaster risk assessment and preparedness development factors on all lines.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS DAERAH BANJARNEGARA DALAM PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA ALAM TANAH LONGSOR

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Amni Zarkasyi Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Disaster Mitigation ◽  
Capacity Assessment ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action

Capacity assessment is a parameter in determining the success of disaster risk reduction. The reference for the assessment of capacity in Indonesia is the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) agreed by 160 countries in disaster risk reduction efforts. The implementation of the HFA in Indonesia is ACT 24/2007 about the disaster relief. The capacity assessment was conducted to find out how disaster mitigation efforts in Banjarnegara by looking at disaster mitigation priorities. The purpose of this study was to describe the score capacity in disaster management and disaster risk reduction efforts.The results of this research is the capacity score disaster relief in the region reached 70.46% from 88 indicators so that fall into the category B. It means capacity in Banjarnegara district into disaster management can already be said either. From these results, the main concern is the basic risk factors reduce the efforts through the establishment of "Desa Tangguh Bencana".

scholarly journals The Port Alfred floods of 17–23 October 2012: A case of disaster (mis)management?

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Desmond M. Pyle ◽  
Tennielle L. Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Flood Event ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Weather System ◽  
Role Players

An intense cut-off low weather system, more commonly known regionally as a ‘black southeaster’, caused severe flooding in Port Alfred and the surrounding coastal areas from 17 to 23 October 2012. Unconfirmed reports of up to 700 mm of rainfall for the period were recorded. Damage caused by the flooding was estimated at R500 million. Eight deaths were recorded. The poorly maintained and ageing infrastructure and storm water systems could not withstand the floodwaters, and as a result, damage was worse than it should have been. Many houses, particularly in the surrounding townships and informal settlements, were destroyed. Disease threats arose, including cholera, diarrhoea and influenza. The South African Weather Service issued weather warnings of severe local flooding in the coastal areas of the Eastern Cape a few days before the flood event. Unfortunately, there was a delay in communicating the severe weather warning effectively to the public, relevant authorities and role-players by local disaster management officials. In addition, there was poor and ineffective local coordination of disaster response and relief efforts. This paper examines the 2012 flood event from both meteorological and disaster management perspectives, using a combined qualitative and quantitative research approach. Findings point to a critical lack of coordination amongst the various role-players before, during and after the disaster. Recommendations for improved proactive and coordinated disaster risk management and disaster risk reduction for the region are made.Keywords: Port Alfred; cut-off lows; floods; disaster management; disaster risk reduction; early warning

Turkish policy towards Libya after the February 2011 revolution

2020 ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Rafea Shareef Dhanoon
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Military Cooperation ◽  
The West ◽  
Regional Parties ◽  
Spheres Of Influence ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Shed Light

The close relations between Turkey and Libya are still on the rise, and this was evident through Turkish support at all levels of the internationally recognized government of Al-Sarraj winner. The Memorandum of Understanding signed between Turkey and Libya on 27 / November 2019, in the areas of security and military cooperation and the determination of areas of influence revealed The navy, the extent of the historical close relationship between Ankara and Tripoli, just as the Turkish President Erdogan wanted to deliver a message to the West and other regional parties after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, that Turkey has a non-negotiable sovereign right to define the maritime spheres of influence and that this right stems from international law. In light of these tracks, we will shed light on the orientations of Turkish policy towards Libya after the February 2011 revolution, by defining the determinants of those trends and examining the most important obstacles in the march of Turkish policy towards Libya.

scholarly journals I. Report of the observations of the total solar eclipse of August 29, 1886, made at Carriacou

1887 ◽  
Vol 42 (251-257) ◽  
pp. 316-318
Keyword(s):  
Solar Eclipse ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Royal Society ◽  
Total Solar Eclipse ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Small Islands ◽  
The West ◽  
The North

Carriacou is a small island situated about twenty miles to the north of the island of Grenada, the chief of the Windward group, and furnished an excellent site for the observation of the last solar eclipse. Most of the observers sent by the Eclipse Committee of the Royal Society to the West Indies in August of last year remained at Grenada, or on the small islands in its immediate vicinity, whilst Mr. Maunder and myself occupied the more distant northern station, where the totality was slightly diminished in duration. The work proposed for Mr. Maunder was to secure a series of photographs of the corona, with exposures of 40s. and under, and also to obtain two photographs of the spectrum of the corona with the longest exposures possible.

scholarly journals Towards improved public awareness for climate related disaster risk reduction in South Africa: A Participatory Development Communication perspective

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tigere Chagutah
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Development Communication ◽  
Communication Campaigns

Southern Africa has frequently been struck by damaging climate hazards which increasingly continue to threaten sustainable development efforts. Ominously, climate models predict that the incidence of major ‘wet’ events, such as floods and cyclones will increase in frequency against the background of a changing climate. Unfortunately, local mechanisms for communicating and raising public awareness of the consequent risks and appropriate risk reduction options remain weak. At the core of policy responses to the threat posed by climate related hazards, the South African government has adopted a disaster risk reduction approach to disaster management. This article details how, among many other measures to limit the adverse impacts of natural hazards, South Africa’s National Disaster Management Framework calls for the implementation of effective public awareness activities to increase the knowledge among communities of the risks they face and what risk-minimising actions they can take. Emphasis is laid on the importance of information provision and knowledge building among at-risk communities. Citing established theories and strategies, the author proposes a participatory development communication approach through Development Support Communication strategies for the provision of disaster risk reduction public awareness activities by government and other disaster risk reduction role-players in South Africa. By way of a review of completed studies and literature, the article provides guidance on the planning and execution of successful public communication campaigns and also discusses the constraints of communication campaigns as an intervention for comprehensive disaster risk reduction.

scholarly journals The Hyogo Framework for Action and its implications for disaster management and reduction in Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejo Olowu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Global Policy ◽  
The World ◽  
Hyogo Framework For Action ◽  
Economic Assets ◽  
Policy And Planning

At the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, Hyogo, Japan, in January 2005, the international community adopted a 10-year plan to make the world safer from disasters. The resultant Hyogo Framework for Action is the global blueprint for disaster risk reduction with the goal of substantially reducing disaster losses in human lives and socio-economic assets. What is the signi!cance of the HFA for the adoption of disaster prevention, management and risk reduction frameworks in African States? Since 2005, what has been the attitude of African States to the promise of the HFA? In terms of policy and planning, how should African States engage the HFA towards securing human lives and properties against natural and human-induced disasters? With the myriad challenges of mass poverty and underdevelopment across Africa, what implications does the HFA hold for disaster risk reduction and management in African States? This article attempts to address this plethora of questions, drawing on lessons learned in Africa and beyond. The article examines the background of the HFA and its progress in shaping the global policy agenda towards disaster management and reduction. While the article acknowledges some of the inherent weaknesses in the promise of the HFA, it nonetheless accentuates its inimitable implications for broad legal and policy strategies towards ameliorating the usual horrific aftermath of disasters in Africa.

scholarly journals Children and Young People’s Participation in Disaster Risk Reduction

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Emergency Planning ◽  
Civil Protection ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Risk Communities ◽  
Radical Transformation

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Disasters are complex environmental, social and cultural events and processes yet disaster management approaches tend to simplify responses and homogenise affected populations. Participatory research with more than 550 children across Europe, detailed in this book argues for a radical transformation in children’s roles in disasters. It shows how more child-centred working in civil protection and emergency planning, that recognises children’s capacities in building resilience, benefits at-risk communities as a whole.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kapasitas Masyarakat Dalam Mengurangi Risiko Bencana Di Desa Bandung Rejo Kabupaten Gorontalo

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Syahrizal Koem ◽  
Noviar Akase ◽  
Irwan Muis
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Community Capacity Building ◽  
Building Program ◽  
And Training

The community capacity building program in reducing disaster risk aims to realize the Bandung Rejo village as a disaster resilient village. Efforts made to achieve community capacity building include: (1) institutional aspects through the establishment of Disaster Risk Management forums (DRR) and Community Disaster Preparedness Teams (CDPT), (2) aspects of capacity building through dissemination and training in the preparation of disaster management plans and contingency plans , (3) aspects of the implementation of disaster management through a program to create a threat map and create disaster warning signs. The establishment of DRR and CDPT forums has a strategic role in minimizing disaster risk. The results achieved from the socialization and training were the availability of Bandung Rejo village disaster risk analysis document. The document can be a reference in making development policies in the village. Based on the results of the analysis conducted by the forum that Bandung Rejo village had a flood hazard level in the medium category. The results of identification and analysis obtained two flood-prone points that were able to reach agricultural land and facilities and infrastructure facilities. The implementation of community capacity building programs in Bandung Rejo village can provide stimulus to local governments and the public about the importance of disaster anticipation.

scholarly journals Amalgamation as a Strengthening Ethic

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 334-341
Author(s):  
Joshua Fernando ◽  
Meta Sya ◽  
Rustono Farady Marta
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Social Identity Theory ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Primary Group ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The West ◽  
West Kalimantan ◽  
Mixed Marriages ◽  
Phenomenological Studies

Mixed Marriage or Amalgamation is a unique reality in the development of culture in Indonesia. In the midst of ethnic diversity in Indonesia, it is possible for amalgamation to occur, so that understanding one another is a condition for harmony. This study aims to discover how individuals' social identities are formed in the primary group, that is in families who do amalgamation and how are individuals' social identity in amalgamation pairs. This study uses a qualitative exploratory research method with phenomenological studies from the perspective of Tajfel & Turner's Social Identity theory. The results of this study are the symbols of Tong Ngin Fan Ngin Jit Jong in Bangka community as the principle of inter-ethnic equality of the individual's social identity in mixed marriages, while the act of losing personal identity as a member of one ethnic group (depersonalization) is occurred in the West Kalimantan due to conflict background ethnicity past.

scholarly journals “DISASTER RESILIENT SOCIETY WITH YOUTH” PROJECT OF THE CIVIL DEFENCE ORGANIZATION AIMING DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W4 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Y. Eker ◽  
M. Yılmabaşar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Risk Reduction ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Disaster Risk ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Sendai Framework ◽  
Civil Defence

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The loss of lives, injuries and the damage on economies that occur as a result of disasters is increasing due to the changing nature. People need to adopt themselves to be able to resist against disasters. Nevertheless, minimizing the costs of disasters can achieved not individually but rather by a well-organized social system. This requires a decentralized disaster management system that would allow participation of not only central authorities but also widespread volunteers. Also, pre-emptive cautions to raise public awareness and capabilities about how to struggle against disasters are very important component of being well organized. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Civil Defence Organization has constituted the “Disaster Resilient Society with Youth Project” to reduce number of loss of life, injuries and economic loss as global targets envisaged in Sendai Framework for Action. This project is being implemented in line with the objects of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction which is inspired from the principle of “Disaster risk reduction requires an all-of-society engagement and partnership. While the project is managed by Civil Defence Organization, it is implemented by the participation of volunteers. The project is the last phase of a series of projects which have been realized for 35 years in line with the same goal of reducing loss of lives, injuries and economic loss while various concepts targeted to address different levels of the society. The objective of the Project is to firstly choose some individuals and then train them to have disaster consciousness and awareness about disaster management cycle in society. These people would potentially provide support to responding official teams in case of an unexpected disaster. For this reason, the project also involves practical training and practices as complementary to the theoretical education phase. In the first place, a four year road map is determined to improve the project by identifying disruptions and weaknesses compared to similar projects around the world. The establishment of target groups of the Project within youth is important not only to improve the effectiveness of responding phase, but also to maintain a sustainable system for the progression of the Project. In order to encourage and increase the participation of volunteers to the Project, it is planned to issue certificates, badges and prize for those who would be successful during the training phase. In order to achieve the goals of the Project, the project managers seek collaboration of universities, local authorities, central authorities and nongovernmental organizations which are seen as stakeholders.</p>

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