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IOM’s involvement in coordinated humanitarian response stems from its constitution and was expanded upon in the organizations 12-point strategy adopted by the membership in 2007. Disaster Risk Management (DRM) is at the core of humanitarian emergency response as it includes life-saving activities implemented in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Since the 1990s, IOM has increasingly been called upon by States to assist and protect displaced populations affected by natural disaster that overwhelmed national and local capacities. Over time there has been an evolution in the type of response from ad hoc to continuous and systematic interventions. To effectively intervene in emergency and post-crisis situations IOM has developed a comprehensive framework with the objective of ending displacement through the provision of durable solutions and the creation of an environment conducive to sustainable development. Owing to its crosscutting mandate to help ensure the orderly and humane management of migration, IOM has been looking beyond the emergency phase to promote durable solutions in response to displacement induced by natural disasters. ?Civil Protection: preparedness training, mitigation, response and Often, the post-crisis phase represents the main window of recovery, including simulation centres; opportunity to invest in disaster risk reduction (DRR) as communities ?Develop and provide awareness trainings, public information and authorities want to “build back better”. IOM is strongly committed and education campaigns; to the DRR agenda and to the implementation of concrete activities ?Disaster management: preparedness, response and recovery. that help to reduce and prevent risks. The objective pursued entails a longer-term vision that requires bridging and integrating the humanitarian agenda with long standing development plans.

IOM’s Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) programs typically aim to integrate different sectors and build communities holistically through various activities in accordance with communities’ needs.?Provide capacity building to national and district

Government bodies, including the national Civil Defense institutions to develop, improve and/or maintain systems for hazardous mapping, early warning, and standard operating procedures to respond to region, nationwide and localized disasters;

?Provide community assistance, through community driven capacity building activities that involve prevention assistance and reintegration-rehabilitation support to affected people & host communities, including assistance on safe and orderly return, and livelihood programs;

?Assist national/local authorities through capacity-building projects, including technical assistance in disaster management and strategies, risk assessments ;

?Develop assessments and studies: risk, poverty level, community willingness to engage & perceptions;

?Identify, develop and implement social infrastructure rehabilitation programs;

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IOM DRR activities:

IOM’s DRR Activities aim to:

?Prevent forced migration resulting from environmental factors to the extent possible;

?Provide assistance and protection to affected populations where forced migration does occur, and to seek duration solutions to their situation; and

?Facilitate migration as a climate change strategy

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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) NewsletterOctober 2012

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, localized low-level disasters, and the associated displacement of experiencing earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, volcanoes, flooding, affected people, IOM has been increasing its activities in DRR. In the and drought on a regular basis. The country faces a wide and varied context of heightened vulnerability to natural disasters and set of hazards, as well as differing levels of capacity, posing a environmental degradation, sustainable development is a key challenge to preparing for and responding to disasters. objective that can be achieved through responding to disasters,

reducing risk and exposure to hazards and addressing the effects of a IOM has been assisting the Government of Indonesia (GoI) to respond changing climate. to disasters for more than three decades and maintains good working relationships with national and sub-national governments and IOM Indonesia is a member in the United Nations Country Team and is Disaster Management and Disaster Risk Reduction stakeholders. a signatory to the GoI-UN Partnership for Development Framework Acknowledging the increased incidence and severity of natural and a member of the UN Technical Working Group on DRR.disasters of both mega-disasters such as the 2004 tsunami and

IOM Indonesia’s DRR Program:

IOM DRR Program in Aceh

In late August 2012, IOM with support from USAID/OFDA The project is being implemented by IOM in close partnership with commenced the implementation of the “Strengthening Disaster Risk USAID/OFDA, Disaster Risk Reduction Platforms, local government Reduction (DRR) Capacity and Promoting Community Resilience in authorities, the private sector, and vulnerable communities in five Aceh” project. The project aims to contribute to Indonesia's efforts to selected districts (Kota Banda Aceh, Bener Meriah, Aceh Tenggara, reduce vulnerability and enhance the resilience of communities to Singkil, and Simeulue) in Aceh Province, Indonesia. natural disasters through building a replicable model at the local level where an effective partnership will be forged between local Capitalizing on lessons learned and IOM's strong linkages with government, communities, civil society and the public sector to drive national and sub-national governments as well as other DRR key the DRR agenda. Project objectives are to: actors such as BNPB, BPBDs, civil society and local communities, the

project will act as catalyst for change at the local level for the national 1. Strengthen capacity development in disaster management (DM) disaster management agenda, and become a replicable model of

agencies to enable them to better fulfil their mandate and intervention and partnership that can help ensure that development contribute to national DRR goals; achievements are more sustainable.

2. Help to integrate various government departments into local district Disaster Management frameworks and better equip them The project is currently in its three month inception phase, starting to prepare for and respond to natural disasters under the with a a baseline assessment in the five target districts of with the coordination of BPBD; and support of BPBD Aceh. An important element of the inception phase

3. Empower communities to participate in local DM planning and will be an active engagement with main stakeholders through implementation. targeted discussions on effectiveness of the tools developed and

tailor-made solutions for the selected communities.

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The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with support from the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR), conducted a Baseline Survey on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)- related issues in West Java Province. The survey was conducted at the provincial level and in 7 districts namely: Ciamis, Tasikmalaya, Garut, Bandung, Cianjur, Sukabumi and Bogor. This survey is part of IOM’s preliminary activities of its Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project entitled "Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Capacity and Promoting Community Resilience in West Java," that began in May 2012 and will continue until May 2014.

their familiarity and exposure to DRR knowledge. Approximately 42 government employees in each district that participated in the

In the survey, IOM carried out interviews and questionnaires to the Baseline Survey as a resource person and/or respondent.

staff at the District and Provincial Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), and other relevant government offices such as Health Office

The Baseline Survey is part of IOM’s effort to synergize its DRR (Dinas Kesehatan), Social Affairs Office (Dinas Social), Agency for

activities with the activities of the government of West Java. IOM’s Unity of the Nations, Politics and Community Protection

DRR activities are aimed to support capacity building of BPBD and (Kesbangpolinmas), Agency for Community Empowerment and

other relevant government offices, enhance coordination between Village Government (BPMPD), and Agency for Women Empowerment

BPBD and other relevant government offices - especially in and Family Planning (BPPKB). Through the interviews, IOM gathered

developing a District Disaster Management Plan (RPBD), and support information on the government’s capacity in disaster preparedness,

BPBD in implementing various initiatives towards the development such as the existence of a District Disaster Management Plan (RPBD),

of Desa Tangguh. IOM’s DRR activities will directly contribute to the District Action Plan (RAD) and implementation of various activities

initiatives of the Provincial Government of West Java in establishing towards the development of Resilient Villages (Desa Tangguh) in each

“Jawa Barat Tangguh" or Resilient West Java as well as national goals of district. In the questionnaires, the respondents provided information

the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB).on the level of expertise of government officials from relevant offices,

IOM DRR Program in West Java

October 2012Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Newsletter

Launched in early June 2012, a new IOM Government staff and other local partners disaster risk reduction initiative dedicated to a n d t h a t a d i s a s t e r m a n a g e m e n t South Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara aims information system integrated with national to to contribute to the achievement of the systems and with harmonized reporting Hyogo Framework for Action in the standards is developed. The project, which is vulnerable eastern parts of Indonesia. With still in the early stages of preparation, has generous funding support extended by the received firm commitments from the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Governors of South Sulawesi and East Nusa Reduction (AIFDR), this project aims to Tenggara, who view this project as a key strengthen local preparedness and disaster opportunity to enhance provincial-wide management capacity by establishing readiness and capacity to deal with disasters.”Emergency Operations Centres for Disaster Within the expected 22 months project Management (EOC DM)” in the two target implementation timeframe, a close provinces. partnership with the Indonesian National

D i s a s t e r M a n a g e m e n t A g e n c y Based on a successful model already (BadanNasionalPenanggulanganBencana, implemented and tested in Jambi, BNPB) and its provincial counterparts will Yogyakarta and Bali, this replicable IOM seek to secure the operational and financial project will ensure that the EOCs are sustainability of the EOCs following equipped with up-to-date information and completion and transfer of the facilities to communications systems, are being the Indonesian Government scheduled to o p e r a t e d b y t r a i n e d I n d o n e s i a n take place in early 2014.

IOM Embarks on New DRR Initiative for Eastern Indonesia, Funded by The Australian Government

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The Merapi volcano eruption in October 2010 caused the loss of at least 386 lives while injuring hundreds of others. The eruption was followed by a cold debris flow which caused the displacement of nearly 15,000 people.

The Indonesian Multi Donor Fund Facility for Disaster Recovery (IMDFF-DR) is an internat ional funding mobi l izat ion mechanism to support and complement the effort of the Indonesian Government in responding to disaster impacts. One initiative funded by the IMDFF- DR is the post-disaster livelihood recovery support in areas affected by the Merapi volcano (VCA). Beneficiaries identified through VCA risk-reduction relevant measures referred to eruption and following cold lava flow in the are actors from the local tourism sector as in the BNPB’s Desa Tangguh (Resilient Provinces D.I. Yogyakarta and Central Java. well as producer groups for batik, mushroom Village) parameters launched in early 2012.

c u l t i v a t i o n , fo o d p r o c e s s i n g, a n d The Merapi Livelihoods Recovery Program, is handicrafts. IOM aims to increase the IOM facilitates the dissemination of DRR jointly implemented by three agencies, the resources and skills of the assisted information through radio and TV talkshows United Nations Food and Agriculture communities while incorporating disaster and helps with the publishing of “Layang Organization (FAO), the United Nations risk reduction principles. The targeted PRB” a local DRR Newsletter in cooperation Development Program (UNDP), and the business groups are supported to develop with the DIY DRR Forum. Layang PRB International Organization for Migration their business and add value to their contains information on the condition of (IOM). Focussing on the DRR component in products. Assistance is also provided in order Merapi affected communities and other the joint program, IOM aims to enhance to improve the qualities of products and relevant information in its monthly community resilience and strengthen packagings, develop business plans, and publication.linkages between affected communities and expand market access. other recovery stakeholders. IOM’s activities target five affected villages, namely Whilst building the capacity of communities Umbulharjo, Wukirsari, Kepuharjo and in the economic sector, IOM also links them Argomulyo in the Cangkringan Sub-district, with disaster risk reduction initiatives, which Sleman (DIY), and Jumoyo Village, Salam will be facilitated in the villages. The Sub-district, Magelang, Central Java. communities receive technical assistance

and advice on how to increase disaster The selection of target communities was resilience at village level, by strengthening conducted through value chain analysis the DRR village team and conducting other

IOM Merapi Program under the IMDFF-DRLivelihood Recovery Post Merapi Eruption Program

These programs are implemented with the generous support of:

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Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) NewsletterOctober 2012

?The online Layang PRB (DRR Newsletter) for September edition can be found in this link :http://issuu.com/sampuray_x/docs/layang_prb_ed_3_low?mode=window&pageNumber=1

?Article regarding the IOM’s activity in the Merapi Joint-Program was featured in the IOM Website : http://www.iom.int/cms/en/sites/iom/home/news-and-views/feature-stories/feature-story-listing/from-the-volcanic-slopes-of-mera.html

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