1) The document discusses disaster preparedness efforts in West Sumatra following earthquakes in 2009 and 2010. 2) It examines frameworks for disaster preparedness and mitigation, and strengthening local capacity and resilience through community-based approaches and involving vulnerable groups. 3) Key questions addressed are around disaster preparedness among citizens, lessons learned over the past year, what remains to be learned, and how media has served as an educator on disaster preparedness.

1. Disaster Preparedness in
West Sumatra
Eila Romo-Murphy, Phil.Lic.
Doctoral student in the Department of
Communications
Davos 2012

2. West Sumatra, Padang
2009 earthquake
2010 Mentawai

3. FRAMEWORK
DMP – Disaster preparedness and mitigation
Aceh Community Disaster Preparedness 2008
Strengthen local capacity
Resilience
Community-based
Vulnerable groups
Multi-media approach

4. QUESTIONS
Disaster preparedness among the citizens
What has been learnt over the past year
What remains to be learned
How the media has served as an educator for
disaster preparedness?
What still needs to be done?

5. Lesson Learned from West Sumatra Recovery
that made them development planning and budgeting system, should take
echanism.
nformation and
n gaps likely
DATA COLLECTION
place to fill the gaps.
4. In order to identify the needs of vulnerable people at IDP
sites in Padang Pariaman and Agam Districts, a
and inadequate coordinated series of assessments, meetings and
overy needs of workshops were undertaken by different agencies: OCHA,
FAO, Shelter Cluster, IOM, Oxfam and Andalas
Qualitative interviews by locals
University by end of April 2010. UN RC/HC (through
IDP working group) and Provincial BPBD have joined
an and Pesisir their efforts in order formulate relocation strategies and
mas take more
ch initiative is
Thematic analysis by the researcher
approaches for IDPs during IDP workshop by September
28, 2010. Such coordinated actions and joint-efforts,
ment of District based on good information, by multi-agencies under
ict government
perspective into
Seven district coordinators and six NGO
Early Recovery Network, were there to advocate the
needs of people. Without good networking system,
possibility to create joint efforts to identify needs and
udgeting. Such
where District representatives were interviewed
formulate strategies will be difficult.
the Provincial
initiative and
e of disaster
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orkshop, which
y OCHA, gave
inds of policy
icts (regardless
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anagement into
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om the BPBD.
erlap happened
n Sungai Asam Figure 1. Framework of Early Recovery Network

6. RESULTS
Multimedia approach supported
The local government and media – co-
operation varies by district
Local government – media - NGOs
Negative examples of erratic information and
sensationalism
Evacuation routes missing, diverse levels of
saturation within the areas covered

7. It’s not the earthquake but…

8. …the construction

9. SHARING INFORMATION

10. DISCUSSION
Local government partnering with media and
NGOs
Cases of inaccurate information
Building disaster preparedness in all levels of
society vs. mindset
CONTACT:
romomurphy.wordpress.com
eilaromo@gmail.com