Project objectives
Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world. It is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the Indo-Australian, the Eurasian and the Pacific plates meet. Natural hazards include earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, and volcanic eruptions.
ORDER strengthens the interdisciplinary research collaboration between UK researchers specialising in quantitative methods for disaster management and information systems, and Indonesian researchers and practitioners in disaster management. Based on mathematical models for decision support and integration of siloed information systems, disaster risks can be mitigated and resources for both preparedness and recovery used more efficiently. The results of our research will benefit all stakeholders involved in and/or affected by large scale natural disasters. Specifically, our results will help: i) governmental and non-governmental organizations to increase the cost-effectiveness of their emergency management operations, ii) to reduce the negative implications to the population residing in the impacted areas, iii) reduce negative environmental and economic impacts.
Project Participating Organizations
Lancaster University, Universitas Indonesia, ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinating Centre on disaster management (AHA Centre), the provincial agency for natural disaster management in North Sulawesi (BPBD Sulut)
Future project events (meetings, workshops)
Travel of Lancaster academics to Indonesia is planned in February and March 2018.
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