Publication

This case study describes the essential elements of the Indonesian approach to disaster management. It is part of a research program on the role of the affected state in humanitarian action. The author looks at past and future directions and analyzes key themes and issues that Indonesia highlights. The study focuses on Indonesia's experience in responding to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, which devastated coastal parts of Aceh, and the 2006 central Java/Yogyakarta earthquake.