In November 2021, the ITB team were able to carry out fieldwork in Padang. This included conducting stakeholder engagement/focus group discussion in Padang City with 30+ participants from 12 local agencies including BPBD Kota Padang, KOGAMI, ORARI Kota Padang, KSB Parupuk Tabing, TES Nurulhaq, KSP PRP Tabing, Jemari Sakato, PMI Kota Padang, KSB SMA Pertiwi, …
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A research presentation was made at the APRU Multi-Hazard Symposium in November 2021 (https://drrc.ui.ac.id/apru2021/). The presentation was made based on the desk-based study, which consisted of an in-depth systematic and narrative review. The research presentation was made on Key challenges in disseminating Tsunami Early Warning to the local level. APRU is a network of 61 …
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In November 2021, the project was reported by Dr Harkunti Rahayu at the Intersessional Meeting of the ICG/IOTWMS under action items of ICG/IOTWMS Working Group 1 Tsunami Risk, Community Awareness & Preparedness. It was agreed that the project findings will be presented at the ICG/IOTWMS-XIII meeting, May 2022, Bali, Indonesia.
Dr Rahayu and Professor Amaratunga contributed to the discussions on the strategic pathway for further international cooperation for the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning & Mitigation System within the UN Decade for Ocean Science, in protecting communities from the world’s most dangerous waves. The core aim of the discussions were to develop a framework for action …
A research poster on ‘improving local capacities for Tsunami early warning’ was presented at the 5th Global summit of GADRI. The research findings were based on an in-depth systematic and narrative review. The biennial Global Summit Series was initiated by the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus, Kyoto Japan, in November 2011. …
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Professor Richard Haigh was an invited panel expert for The Royal Society’s ‘The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – science we need for the ocean we want’ initiative, which published a report on how the UK can make a successful research contribution to the Ocean Decade. Further information and a copy of …