Due to its geographical position Indonesia is an area that is highly vulnerable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis. Such disasters need to be handled immediately, accurately, integrated and coordinated through appropriate prevention, rescue, rehabilition and reconstruction efforts.The Indonesian process of decentralisation led to the strengthening of local governments, placing the responsibility for disaster management on provincial and subprovincial level. Consequently, national agencies have to provide advocacy for the establishment of local georisk management.

The Geological Agency of Indonesia (Badan Geologi) as part of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia and BGR (German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources) set up a joint project to develop and test practical georisk assessment methodologies and to support the implementation of findings in national, provincial and local risk mitigation strategies. Referring to the disaster management cycle the project’s focus clearly lies on the pre-disaster segment.

Badan Geologi, due to its experiences in assessing natural hazards, is in a key position to introduce standards for georisk analyses. As part of its routine work, Badan Geologi processes geohazard maps, e.g. for earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides and socialises information to the public. The main focus of the Georisk-Project is to develop and test georisk analysis processes primarily based on existing hazard and vulnerability data. Resulting georisk analyses are aimed to provide important information to back- budgeting and planning decisions for disaster prone regions. As the establishment of georisk management is a complex challenge the principles of the project are to elaborate first order approaches for pilot study areas (“keep it simple”) and to constantly evaluate the appropriateness of the methods applied (“learning by doing”).

Objectives are:

• to develop georisk assessment methodologies and guidelines and to support the implementation of findings in national, provincial and local risk mitigation strategies;
• to generate georisk analyses for selected pilot areas and hazards on different map scales;
• to support local government and other intermediaries who are commissioned to implement disaster mitigation countermeasures at the local level.

Project Periode:	May 2006 – December 2009.
Implementation partners:	Geological Agency (Badan Geologi), German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR).
Commissioned by:	German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Project areas:	Central Java Province, Semarang Citz, DI Yogyakarta, Kab. Bantul (DIY), Kab. Ende (Flores), Kab. Sikka (Flores), NTB, NTT.
Cooperation:	GTZ-Good Local Government, Local Planning Boards (Bappeda), Local Geological Mining Service (Distamben).

• Natural Disaster Event Database
• Multi-hazard Map Kabupaten Ende/Flores (Landslide, Tsunami, Earthquake, Volcanic eruption, Integrated Hazard Map)
• Building Ground Suitability Analysis Bantul
• Land Subsidence Study Semarang