The Column Vol 58

THE AHA CENTRE AND EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ASEAN

To support ASEAN endeavours to enhance disaster response capacity, in 2020 the European Union (EU) and the AHA Centre launched a EUR 10 million programme supporting the AHA Centre’s work, named the “Integrated Programme in Enhancing the Capacity of AHA Centre and ASEAN Emergency Response Mechanisms”, or in short known as the EU-SAHA programme. 

THE AHA CENTRE AND EUROPEAN UNION ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ASEAN

To support ASEAN endeavours to enhance disaster response capacity, in 2020 the European Union (EU) and the AHA Centre launched a EUR 10 million programme supporting the AHA Centre’s work, named the “Integrated Programme in Enhancing the Capacity of AHA Centre and ASEAN Emergency Response Mechanisms”, or in short known as the EU-SAHA programme. 

MONTHLY DISASTER REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
JANUARY | DISASTER MONITORING & ANALYSIS (DMA) UNIT AHA CENTRE

A significant change in the number of disaster occurrences was observed for the month of January 2020, with a 56% decrease of all disasters in comparison to the previous five-year average, and a majority of registered disasters were flood events. All but one of the recorded disasters took place in Indonesia.

MONTHLY DISASTER REVIEW AND OUTLOOK
FEBRUARY | DISASTER MONITORING & ANALYSIS (DMA) UNIT AHA CENTRE

The 21 disaster occurrences for the month of February 2020 was similar to the five-year average for the month (20). A majority of the recorded disasters were flood events in different regions across Indonesia, most of which occurred towards the end of February.

MOVING RAIN
TO AVOID A FLOOD

 

The significant flooding that hit Jakarta and its surrounds on 1 January 2020 required significant attention from the Government of Indonesia, prompting the National Disaster Management Authority (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana – BNPB) to immediately conduct a coordination meeting with related parties. During this meeting a significant decision was made to attempt to alleviate flooding in Jakarta and its surrounds.