The Column Vol 60

ASEAN VILLAGE – NEW HOMES FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS IN PALU

The October 2018 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, stands as one of the largest disaster responses undertaken by the AHA Centre in its history, and while the initial shock of the disaster has dissipated, work to rebuild the region’s infrastructure and communities has continued throughout 2019 and into 2020. 

ASEAN VILLAGE – NEW HOMES FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS IN PALU

The October 2018 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, stands as one of the largest disaster responses undertaken by the AHA Centre in its history, and while the initial shock of the disaster has dissipated, work to rebuild the region’s infrastructure and communities has continued throughout 2019 and into 2020. 

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

The month of April 2020 evidenced a clear deviation in figures of significant disaster occurrences in comparison to the previous five-year average for April, with an 87% increase of events recorded for the month.

FUN WAY
TO LEARN DISASTER THROUGH A GAME

 

Various natural hazards ranging from floods, tsunamis, earthquake and roaring hurricanes. It is probably not an easy feat to try to explain this to children. But there is actually a simulation game that educators can utilise so that children can learn how to respond to and mitigate disaster through an internet game.

NATURAL DISASTER RESPONSE
DURING PANDEMICS

 

Disasters can happen at any time, and the occurrence of a pandemic, such as the world currently faces, means natural disaster becomes more challenging to manage and potentially more dangerous to communities. Dealing with response and recovery from natural disaster during the midst of the coronavirus pandemic raises an array of new and unsettling questions.