Based on several recently issued laws, such as the Disaster Management Law (24/2007) and its bylaws, a new arrangement for more efficient disaster management is currently established in Indonesia. This new setup will be in alignment with the principles of decentralised political and administrative responsibility. The challenge at hand is not only to organize and standardize emergency response and rehabilitation that is needed after a catastrophe has happend but also to be prepared for likely events in the future and to mitigate their potential impact.

The project’s aim is to produce exemplary risk maps for Central Java Province that shall provide input for provincial strategic development planning in the field of natural disaster risk management. Purposes of risk mapping on provincial level are:

to ensure comparability of risk exposure throughout the province,

to identify priority areas where special attention is needed (e.g. through establishment of BPBD agencies),

to facilitate allocation of budgets for disaster management according to needs,

to identify regions at threat where inter-local cooperation is a necessity.

By going through the steps of risk mapping (hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment) a deeper understanding of the methodology and minimum requirements for risk mapping are developed. Challenges in the national, provincial and local institutional setup and cooperational needs become evident. The Georisk-Project facilitates the political dialogue among relevant stakeholders as risk assessment finally involves political guidance and decision making.

The initiative is based on the cooperation of the Georisk-Project (Badan Geologi, BGR and GTZ) with Bappeda and BPBD of Central Java Province. Data aquisition and analysis is done by the Center for Environmental Geology and the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation of Badan Geologi. The Georisk-Project facilitates Round Table Discusssions that are headed and organised by local governmental authorities.

GIS based Spatial Hazard Map 1:500.000 for Central Java Province and accompanying materials

Risk Maps on Kecamatan level based on variable vulnerability indicators, such as population density, infrastructure, economic potential or elements at risk

Manual: Vulnerability Indicators for risk mapping

Manual: Availability of Natural Hazard and Statistics Data for Risk Mapping in Indonesia

Facilitation of Round Table Discussions with relevant stakeholders