About IDEP's Community Based Disaster Management Activities
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Indonesia is one of the most disaster prone nations in the world. It located at the friction points of three continental tectonic plates, and has the largest number of historically active volcanoes in the world. Earthquakes are frequent and there is a high risk of volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, landslides, forest fires, and, in some regions, drought and social unrest. Before, during and after disasters IDEP works together with local communities to help increase understanding and resilience to disasters. In times of disaster IDEP works with a nationwide network of local partners to get people the assistance they need as quickly as possible. As with all of IDEP’s programs, our aim in our Disaster Management work is to “help people help themselves”. We achieve this through community capacity building, demonstrations, and practical hands-on education. IDEP’s mission for its Community Based Disaster Management (CBDM) program is to build local communities' resilience to disasters in a sustainable manner. Since 2002, this capacity building program assists local communities to understand and implement a range of effective actions that can help to reduce the chance of disaster happening in their area, be more prepared if disaster does happen, and recover quickly and more sustainably from disasters. To learn more about CBDM, click on the following links |
