Cross Visit Cipinang Besar Utara to Penjaringan

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In the spirit to gain more information and strengthening relationship between two areas, twenty four people from Cipinang Besar Utara visit Penjaringan on September 23rd 2007. The group consist of representative from Karang Taruna Kelurahan, Karang Taruna RW 04, 07, 12, FKPPI and Kali Arus).

During the session, both areas used the opportunity to share their experience mainly in managing Karang Taruna organization. On the event, Cipinang Besar Utara has learned many things on Karang Taruna topic, how to organize, how to handle blank period, how to develop programme, and how to reorganize the staff. The visit has also reminded the two areas on the importance of youth role in flood management. After the visit, Penjaringan is planned to have a return visit to Cipinang Besar Utara.

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Early Warning System Workshop in Cipinang Besar Utara

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On September 21st - 22nd Pada 2007, Fifty three community representatives from Cipinang Besar Utara participates in EWS Workshop held in Cibubur. These 53 persons come from RT, RW, Youth Organization, Kelurahan Board, Women Organization, Satlinmas, and Community Organization.

The workshop presented a resource person from Satlak East Jakarta, named Mr. Suparno (Chief of SAR). The workshop has identified early warning system element and chain. An early warning simulation was also conducted.

After the workshop, participants are planned to take a visit to Cipinang Hulu and Pulogadung Watergate as they also plays role in early warning system chain. A continuation workshop in municipal level is also part of the plan.

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Clean Community of RT 08/017 Penjaringan

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On September 21st 2007 community of RT 08/017 Penjaringan area conducted a clean community activity. Regarding the fasting month, the activity took time in the afternoon. About 15 youngsters participate in the event.When it come near to fasting break time, men and women join the group. This activity was completed by joint fasting break, inviting community leader of 4 RT in RW 017(RT 01, 02, 08, and 12). This activity has initiated the idea to develop joint youth organization of 4 RT (RT 01, 02, 08, and 12) and regular monthly clean community activity in the neighborhood.

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Cross Visit Kampung Melayu to Cipinang Besar Utara

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Participants of Satlinmas Workshop of Kampung Melayu got the opportunity to take a visit to Cipinang Besar Utara. They were having a discussion with Lurah and Kelurahan Board of Cipinang Besar Utara, taking a composting training with Mr. Idris, and closed with joint fasting break.

As an effect of the visit, Kampung Melayu’s plan to conduct a composting training in their kelurahan in order to share the new knowledge they have gain during the visit. The plan to form Karang Taruna Kelurahan has also become even stronger.

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Satlinmas Workshop of Kampung Melayu

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Completing the series of Satlinmas Worskhop in 3 kelurahan, September 17th – 18th 2007 was Kampung Melayu’s turn to have the workshop. The workshop held in Alia Hotel, Matraman. On the day 1, 40 people attended, and 27 people attended the day 2.

The workshop was focused on building environmental awareness in community. Resulted from the workshop, an agreement to form a disaster management organization in kelurahan level was announced. As a follow up, the proceeding report will be submitted to Lurah Kampung Melayu as part of the base to issue Lurah Decree on Satlinmas. Another announcement was, Kampung Pulo Youth was declaring their plan to form an organization called “Pemuda Kampung Pulo Perduli Banjir”.

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Group breakfast in Cipinang Besar Utara

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As part of the community awareness campaign, community in RT 014/04 has conducted a group breakfast held on September 16th 2007. Before the breakfast time, a video was played, showing some activities of Cipinang Besar Utara’s community and flood preparedness video from Vietnam. Discussion and Q&A Session was also attached.

Twenty five youngsters lived in flood prone areas attend the activity. Information presented in the event is expected to be useful for them to better participate and organize flood management activity. Related to this event, the youngster was also planning to make a local video. This video is hoped to be better understand by the community as it shows their own area.

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Public Campaign Strategy: Non Structural Measures of Jakarta Flood Management

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The workshop was hosted by Department of Public Work, held Millenium Hotel, Thursday August 30th 2007. DRR Assistant attended the workshop.

Keynote topics are:
Living in Harmony by Saskia Ras
The strategy are: Campaign for administrators (2002), Public campaign (2003), Facilitate regional and local authorities to join, Weatherman illustrates sea level rise (2003), Weatherman explains in comics (2003), and Bring solutions closer to the public (2005-2006). There are several difficulties they need to face: many parties, skepticism, and lack of man power. But there are several success factors they are willing to share: support on administrative level, mandate for campaign team, good messenger, measurable success, strategic intermediaries, and long haul.

Risk Awareness Building by Sjoerd Hoornstra (Prog Manager Flood Emergency Management, Netherlands Ministry of Public Work)
Flood Risk Policy Goal is to control flood risk to an acceptance level. Netherland has 9 million people, with 60% of the country laid in the flood risk areas. Present initiative conducted in Netherland is “Think Ahead Campaign”. Government allocated 1 million euro per year for 2006 -2010 on this initiative.

Experience of Implementing Communication Strategy in Jakarta Flood Management by dr. Ernie Widianty (Bapeda Jakarta)
Jakarta has learned a big lesson on Flood 2002. Public education is needed, not only for external but also for internal staff of the provincial government. Some of the strategy implemented are building Information Support Unit (ISU), Lurah Empowerment, Exercise (Gladi), Public Education, etc.

Experience of Implementing Communication Strategy in Jakarta Flood Management by Ir. Dedy Permadi (Dept PU)
The type of communication implemented by Public Work Dept is mass communication (using mass media) and personal communication (especially to community group directly affected by flood. Both of the type should be conducted simultaneously.

Group discussion
Discussing problems of communication in Jakarta Flood Management, Target Groups, the contents of messages, and who deliver messages.

Writer: Erma Maghfiroh
Translator: Erma Maghfiroh

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Press Review for August 2007

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Although the tension is no longer as high as the early appearance, avian influenza still appears in some occasion. In Purbalingga, 2.270 chickens died with the indication of AI. The same indication appears in Sukabumi. In Bali, 3 people died as AI suspect. They are later on confirmed to be affected by AI. In Tangerang, one person died of AI. Bali is predicted to be next AI endemic area. Eight sub district in have been affected by this virus. Numbers of patient as AI suspect are now in the treatment of Sanglah Hospital in Denpasar.

Drought starts to affect several areas in Indonesia. Kekeringan mulai melanda beberapa wilayah. Farmers in Cirebon, Indramayu are worrying crop failed, if they plant cannot receive water in time. Drought has also happened in 22 districts of Central Java. The same problem is faced by farmers in Blitar, East Java. Aside from the weather, the reduction of water catchments area is the source of problem.

Still on weather effect, storm has damaged at least 600 hundreds houses and buildings in 6 villages in Bogor. Meanwhile, another storm hits coastal area in West Sumatera. Another disaster, flood, strike Halmahera district, North Maluku, destroying at least 176 houses. The total number of Morowali flood victims has reached 81 people. Evacuation will be held up to August 9th. The evacuation activity was obstructed by geographical difficulties, the same difficulties faced by health and sanitation aid distribution.

Earthquake still occurs in several areas in Indonesia. Bengkulu was facing a tectonic earthquake of 5.7 RS on Friday, August 3rd 2007, no casualties reported. Panic was felt on Jakarta and Bandung area due to an earthquake happened on Thursday midnight August 9th 2007. The same earthquake causing even bigger panic in Pangandaran area, people were worrying the possibility of tsunami as it happened last year. A 5.4 RS earthquake in Halsel has injured a child an damaged 41 houses.

Tuesday (14/8) Soputan Mountain in Minahasa erupted and spread dust. Houses and farm were covered by dust up to 2 cm high. In North Sulawesi Utara, as the alert level has increased. More than eight hundred people were evacuated to a safer area. Alert level in Gamalama Mountain in Ternate was also increased to Alert II.

International news, a 6.4 RS earthquake shake Shakalin, Rusia. Two people were dead. In Sudan, a number of 365.000 people have been affected by the flood happened for a month. The situation is predicted to be worse in the future because there is no indication that rain will stop nowadays. A 5.7 RS earthquake shake Taiwan, Thursday (9/8), no casualties reported. A short storm and torrential rain in New York has flooded the area and paralyzing transportation system in the city. Another storm and torrential rain happened Thursday (9/8) in China and Philippine, killed one person and evacuating hundreds of thousand people. Tens people were reported to be dead or missing in India and Bangladesh due to a big flood. Wednesday (1/8). India and Bangladesh government giving their best effort to distribute food and medicine aid in order to minimize the number of victims. Also caused by flood, North Korea is reported to plead for international assistance. The flood has killed hundreds of people, damaging plenty of houses and buildings.

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