Living with Volcanoes in Indonesia (MANAGEMENT) Case Study - H. E. Flashcards
Name Indonesia’s centre for managing volcanic hazards, and when it was set up.
Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation, 1920
What is the key division of the Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation?
The Volcano Observation Section
How did Indonesia’s economy restrict their ability to monitor volcanoes?
The weak economy limited the amount of money that could be spent on technology
Where there any other restrictions on Indonesia’s ability to monitor volcanoes, other than economically, early on?
Technology was much less advanced than it is today, and political tension caused by Indonesia gaining independence from the Netherlands
Approximately how many volcanoes are monitored today?
60
Which volcanic hazard is a large risk due to the country’s climate?
Lahars
Why do lahars pose such a large risk in Indonesia?
The combination of a large volume of ash produced by volcanoes and the humid tropical climate readily results in lahars
When are lahars most at risk of occurring and why?
Between November and March due the rainy season
What has Indonesia established in addition to the Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation?
A National Agency for Disaster Management
How have the Centre for Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation helped with community preparedness? Give an example
It work with local governments to advise them. Eg permanent settlement is banned on the highest slopes of Mount Merapi and those residing on the southern slopes have been strongly advised to relocate, offering economic assistance to do so
What is the largest problem in reducing the number of people living in very high-risk locations?
The bond people have between their village site and their family fields, often returning to rebuild and accept the risks
What is the main focus of Indonesia’s management of volcanoes?
Modifying vulnerability
What is the secondary focus of Indonesia’s management of volcanoes?
Modifying loss
Why are Indonesia’s efforts to modify loss once an eruption has started minimally effective?
The resources that both the country and farming villages can deploy are very limited
What are some of the resources that Indonesia does have access to?
Military well-trained in search and rescue, well-equipped emergency services, temporary shelters in safe zones
