Natural Disaster in

Indonesia

Risty Khoirunisa
Presentation Skill
 Indonesia Geography

Source : Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2015, BNPB Indonesia

Indonesia’s Population

Between 2000 and 2010, the overall

urbanization rate rose 8 percent from
41.9 to 49.7.

Source : Indonesia Demography 2014, BPS

However, most of the growth occurred in cities

on Java, Bali, and Sumatra.
Indonesia Natural Hazard Overview
Between 1980-2009 Indonesia suffered 312 Natural Disaster.

Source : BNPB Indonesia

Indonesia is the fourth highest in the Asian pacific countries at disaster number
occurred and the second highest at death total number.
Indonesia Natural Hazard Risk Map

Source : OCHA Website

10 Deadliest Disaster Between 1980-2015 in Indonesia

Source : Disaster Management Reference Handbook 2015, Indonesia

Earthquake, Tsunami, and Volcano Eruption

The reason : Plate and Fault movement. Source : K. Cantner, AGI.

 Since 2006, Indonesia instituted the InaTEWS
(Indonesia Tsunami Early Warning System) which
connects a series of monitoring devices to a data
information and integration center that quickly
determines if an earthquake is likely to produce a
tsunami.

The system has been active since 2010, and is

financed by the Indonesian government with
assistance from Germany, Japan, and China .
There are a total of 129 active volcanoes of which 70 are considered potentially dangerous and 23 have
erupted in the last twenty years

Today, volcanic activity is closely

monitored by the Center of
Volcanology and Geophysical
Hazard Mitigation.

The Center utilizes a system with

four levels of alert:
1. Green - Active Normal,
2. Yellow - Danger/Waspada,
3. Orange - Ready to Erupt/Siaga,
4. Red - Active Danger/Awas

Source : USGS, 2001

 Flooding
Floods are the most pervasive hazard affecting
Indonesia. Between 1995 and 2015, floods
accounted for 43 percent of disaster occurrences.

According to the Jakarta Flood Mapping Framework,

increasing population pressure, annual land
subsidence of 10cm/year, and increasing high tide
lines may cause 4 million people and 25 percent of
the city to be affected by inundation by 2025.

Source : BNPB Indonesia

Flooding in Indonesia is driven by annual

rains during the monsoon season. Other factors affecting
flooding include deforestation upstream, changes in
sedimentation, and paving over the catchment area.
Reference
• Indonesia Disaster Management Reference Book, 2015 - Center for Excellence in Disaster
Management & Humanitarian Assistance
(https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/disaster-mgmt-ref-hdbk-2015-
indonesia.pdf)
• https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/hazards-paradise-indonesia-prepares-natural-disasters
• https://www.indonesia-investments.com/business/risks/natural-disasters/item243?