Building Disaster and Climate Resilient Cities in Indonesia Trainers and Facilitators Workshop

Background and rationale:

Indonesia cities face with increased risk of disasters. The potential of economic and human losses from natural hazards is being exacerbated by the rate of unplanned urban expansion and influenced by the quality of urban management. During 1970-2010, the annual growth rate of urban population in Indonesia was 4.2% (compared to 3.8% in China, 3.4% in the Philippines and 3.1% in India and Viet Nam). Urban population growth is primarily in periphery.

Climate change brings additional challenges with a growing number and variety of impacts on cities, their critical ecosystems and citizens’ livelihoods. New residents and the urban poor living in peri-urban areas and informal settlements are particularly vulnerable due to their tendency of residing in high risk areas and faulty shelters, having limited access to basic and emergency services, and a general lack of economic resilience. Better urban management and governance is at the heart of reducing disaster and climate change risks and making cities safer. Cities can plan and respond better if the location and nature of risk is known, and also if the risk assessment and management processes are mainstreamed in urban development and management programs.

The Government of Indonesia attaches high importance to sustainable urbanization. A number of initiatives are in place to define indicators to guide actions of cities in achieving different aspects of sustainability. These are, for example, Health district/city, Green city, Child-friendly city and Smart cities (see Annex 1). The consideration of disaster and climate resilience in these initiatives, however, has been limited.

The Indonesia National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has been working on building local capacity for disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building. BNBP has trained cities and districts to apply the UNISDR 10 Essentials and Local Government Self-Assessment (LG-SAT) of disaster resilience. The results of these assessments are used to integrate DRR into local development.

Together with 186 other member states, the Government of Indonesia has adopted the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 (SFDRR). The SFDRR emphasizes local level actions, especially to prevent and reduce emerging urban disaster risks. Building a cadre of trainers and facilitators on urban disaster and climate resilience is therefore a priority for BNBP in implementing the SFDRR.

Objectives:

1. To increase political commitment for urban disaster and climate resilience in Indonesia
2. To build a cadre of trainers and facilitators who will promote and support cities and local governments in urban disaster risk reduction and resilience building
3. To promote the integration of disaster and climate resilience in sustainable city development in Indonesia.

Expected outcomes:

1. Trained cadres of facilitators for urban DRR and resilience building
2. UNISDR training modules discussed for adaptation and use in Indonesia
3. Possible disaster and climate resilient city indicators for Indonesia identified and the way for their integration into sustainable and smart city indicators discussed.

Training course modules:

Section 1: Introduction, conceptual framework

Section 2: Understanding and implementing the MCR tools

Section 3: Planning the way forward

Module 1: Finding a common language and Introduction of trends in urban risk and risk reduction

Module 2: Introducing Making Cities Resilient (MCR) Global Campaign and Campaign Tools. MCR Campaign 10 Essentials with Case Studies.

Module 3: Applying MCR Campaign Tools for Assessment and Diagnosis. Using Local Government Self-Assessment Tool

Module 4: Development and Implementation of a City Land Use Management Plan; Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Reduction into Development and Sectoral Programmes for Socio-Economic Development with Case Studies on Following Sectors: Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Housing, Critical Info-structure, Governance, Livelihood Protection, Health Sector Rehabilitating Ecosystems, and Financing Disaster Recovery

Module 5: Developing and Implementing Safe and Resilient Country/City Action Plan

Module 6: City Action Plan Monitoring, Evaluation and Follow Up.