The following is a list of main natural disasters that have occurred in Indonesia during recent history which have led to major loss of life (broadly defined here as over 500 deaths in the disaster).
4 days agoIndonesian rescuers have retrieved four more bodies as they resumed their search for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java, bringing the death toll to 21.
Extreme weather events caused by climate change may destroy many components of environment and facilities, direct physical harm, loss of income, psychological stress, and other direct and indirect human health. InIndonesia, 80% of disasters due to climate change during 1998-2018 which were dominated by flooding (39%), heavy wind/storm (26%), landslides (22%), and drought (8%). In 2017 ...
This study was conducted to review eight major natural disastersinIndonesia that were followed by outbreaks of infectious disease. Results emphasize the importance of integrated health education in schools and community-based disaster risk reduction (DRR) plans, including information dissemination, to create resilient communities.
Extreme weather events caused by climate change may destroy many components of environment and facilities, direct physical harm, loss of income, psychological stress, and other direct and indirect human health. InIndonesia, 80% of disasters due to climate change during 1998-2018 which were dominated by flooding (39%), heavy wind/storm (26%), landslides (22%), and drought (8%). In 2017, there ...
Budi Haryanto, Fatma Lestari and Triarko Nurlambang AbstractExtreme weather events caused by climate change may destroy many components of environment and facilities, direct physical harm, loss of income, psychological stress, and other direct and indirect human health. InIndonesia, 80% of disasters due to climate change during 1998-2018 which were dominated by flooding (39%), heavy wind ...
Given Indonesia's susceptibility to natural disasters, it is imperative that the humanitarian agencies in the country are able to respond in an effective and timely manner when emergencies occur. In 2014, the Government of Indonesia adopted the UN cluster approach to improve the quality of collaborative disaster response through eight key clusters: Health, Education, IDP and Protection ...
In recent years, Indonesia has experienced rapid increases in severe climate-related disasters have dramatically impacted populations unevenly; the poor and the vulnerable populations are most affected, and adaptive measures are urgently needed to protect and mitigate the impact on their health. However, very little is known about the existing measures addressing climate-related disasters and ...
InIndonesia, 80% of disasters due to climate change during 1998-2018 which were dominated by flooding, heavy wind/storm, landslides, and drought, meant that about IDR 132 trillion (approximately US $ 8.8 billion) in 2050 as the consequences. Extreme weather events caused by climate change may destroy many components of environment and facilities, direct physical harm, loss of income ...
5 days agoHeavy seasonal rain from about October to March frequently causes flooding and landslides in Indonesia, an archipelago of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near ...