Assessments

ABSTRACT This study presents a gender-specific assessment of medium-term disaster recovery following a series of earthquakes in Indonesia’s Aceh Province on 7 December 2016. For this assessment, we combine the village-level nighttime radiance data obtained from the…

Summary Indonesia’s provinces of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta experienced a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on May 27, 2006. It killed about 5,700 people, injured as many as 60,000, and destroyed or damaged more than 350,000…

Key Highlights: One and a half months after the series of earthquakes that struck Central Sulawesi on Friday, 28 September 2018, triggering a tsunami and liquefaction, most markets in Palu, Sigi and Donggala districts had resumed activity,…

Introduction On 28 September 2018, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, was struck by a tsunami triggered by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake. As of 23 October, the BNPB (the National Agency for Disaster Management) estimated at least 2,077 people…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In late December 2006, widespread flooding struck eastern and central Aceh and parts of neighboring North Sumatra province. Seven Acehnese districts were affected: Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Timur, Bireuen and Aceh Utara on the east coast; and Aceh Tengah,…

Survey Overview In December 2005/January 2006 the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Mercy Corps conducted a survey of Acehnese micro and small enterprises in five tsunami-affected districts of Aceh. The survey aimed to assess the capacity of local micro and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MEETING VITAL NEEDS Activities in 2006 reflected the successful and appropriate transition from relief to recovery and reconstruction. Specific interventions continued to help meet the needs of the most vulnerable: the temporary shelter plan of Action (TSPA) ensured all…

Summary of achievements On Boxing Day, 2004, an earthquake centred in the Indian Ocean and measuring between 9.1 and 9.3 on the Richter scale - the second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph - triggered a series of tsunamis,…

Consolidated report on activities Undertaken through the Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Executive Summary Overview Since 29 May 2006, a mud volcano has been emitting hot mud in the Sidoarjo district of East Java, Indonesia. Mud volcanoes are geological phenomena due…

Executive summary The tsunami struck the Indian Ocean region on 26 December 2004. In the 14 affected countries, over 225,000 people died or are still missing. Overall, an estimated two million people have been directly or indirectly affected, and 1.7…