This profile summarises the Natural, Built, Social SELUMA and Cultural, and Economic environments DISASTER RISK of Seluma Regency and their susceptibility REDUCTION to natural hazards. The Disaster Risk Reduction PROFILE initiatives of the local government are also described.

2015

Rice fields and palm plantations dominate the Seluma coastal plain SELUMA adjacent the Indian Ocean. Indian adjacent the of coastline 70 km the along exists plain abroad while district, of the part western the forms forested terrain and is predominantly Muslim. predominantly is and made ethnicities up is aboutof 74of a number population km². The per people of density population a with mid-2012in Seluma was of 178688, population The 1. Table hazard. fire the exacerbatess potentially and potential flood and erosion landslide, increases thereby and run-off concentrates and increases catchments, modifies plantations to of forests conversion and logging illegal Deforestation, warming. global to related extremes climate with change will cover crop and Forest land-use. affecting earthquake, of an event the in change may patterns drainage River inundation. tsunami from contamination water salt to susceptible are areas low-lying in land and Groundwater for fisheries. ecology akey of mangroves, loss potential and aggradation and erosion to vulnerable is coastline Seluma The Vulnerability Environment Natural assessed (BNPB 2013). 73rd districts out of 496 ranked it is of 191 score and Index (high) Risk Disaster aBNPB has Seluma hazards. these exacerbate may warming global and erosion, coastal and drought fire, to forest susceptible also is district The landslides. and flooding annual earthquake, large tsunami, prone sizeable to is Seluma Risks and Hazards km of 2400 area aland has and , of , coast west on the located is Regency Seluma NATURAL ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT Threat Risk Assessment of risk from hazards for Seluma (Disaster Risk Index– 2013). Index– Risk (Disaster Seluma for hazards from risk of Assessment Earthquake High Tsunami High 2 . Mountainous, Mountainous, . Flood High Landslide High Coastal Coastal Erosion High Forest fires Forest in place. in measures reduction risk the and hazards the of unaware often are they as hazards to more avulnerable be may district the outside from population Migrant tensions. social and religious racial, ethnic, still are there transmigration, successful Despite Immigration media. social utilizing and schools through impacts potential and on hazards population the educate to opportunity an is there disasters, to more vulnerable be may people younger While hazards. to more vulnerable maybe therefore and poverty, in live and educated poorly considered are people many 35. Anecdotally, than younger is of Seluma population of the 60% About Youthful Population High Moderate Extreme Extreme weather Drought High V1.1 SELUMA t n R e needs aeno room for improvemen doing well scor of DR ry go te 2015 Regulaons ies st t Strategic Plan v d Ac Risk Reducon r each ca Augu Controls Building an e fo Developmen d s scor rstanding Risk Seluma, 0 0 80 60 40 20 Hazards an 10 Unde Funding t ormance rf nity Pe d mmu Co an Developmen ng on Networking a Traini Educ Coordination and networking Stakeholder interaction and coordination in Seluma can be improved to include private sector and Universities. There is an opportunity to raise DRR awareness in the private sector for DRR and utilize the media to disseminate more disaster-related information.formation The of a specific Forum DRR would help coordination and networking amongst stakeholders. Resources The Disaster Risk Management Budget for Seluma was underspent andin many 2014, initiatives implemented. not were DRR Action Planning The Local Government – Self Assessment Survey(LG-SAT) diagram summarises the strengths and weaknesses of the DRR capability within Seluma District, August 2015. BUILT ENVIRONMENT BUILT control development construction and Poor Many buildingsand developments in Seluma permits have do not and commonly adheredo not to spatial planning and building regulations. Land conditions, including hazards, are often not considered despite risk maps being available the for district. transportAt-risk network The roads in Seluma generally are in poor condition, and travel The Districtis slow. reliantis on roads get to primary produce to the port and airport in The roads City. bridges and are vulnerable to flood and landslide hazards. Damage to the road network will impact the on ability to transport goods, and the disruption to the gateways in Bengkulu City would also have significant impactson the of economy Seluma.

One vertical evacuation tsunami shelter constructed Ilir at Talo; Identificationof tsunami hazard and tsunami evacuation routes; tsunami emergency management volunteers training programme; social response training and quick response training; ‘Dujong’ (Tsunami installation Siren) with community involvement; and Implementing Resilient Village programme in with Kemendesa. The economy is basedpredominantly on agricultural crops such as rice, rubber, coffee and palmoil, which are vulnerable to drought, fire, floods, tsunami, pestsand diseases. The produce-based economy can also be vulnerable to disruption the of transport network. ENVIRONMENT Economy Vulnerable ECONOMIC ECONOMIC The radar diagram(right) summarises the strengths and weaknesses the of DRR environment Seluma of based a Disaster on Risk Reduction, Local Government – Self Assessment Tool (LG-SAT) survey, August The survey 2015. indicates that there is room to improve all aspects DRR of in Seluma in but particular, Understanding Risk and Risk Reduction Activities, Regulations and Education and training require significant improvement. Staff rotation veryis BPBD at high, thusit is difficult to maintain capability and continuity DRR of initiatives. staff BPBD would benefit professional more from development. While there are hazard maps, they seem underutilized in forming policy, and there is also a lack digital of data and GIS analysis within the BPBD. Building and development controls need to be improved. Women feel underutilized in Disaster Preparedness activities although some consider that other social issues, such as household violence, should perhaps be their more cause concern. for Issues in the DRR Environment • • • • • budgetThe for Disaster Management was IDR3.23in 2014 and k) billion increased billion (~USD$350 to IDR 7.48 in k) 2015. (~USD$570 •

The Seluma AgencyDisasterfor Management(BPBD) formed in 2009 has a disaster management mission “To create vigilant, responsive and resilient Seluma Regency society disasters”. to Disaster Management regulations in Seluma exist with DRR provision for initiatives which to date include: DISASTER RISK REDUCTION CAPABILITY RISK REDUCTION DISASTER ABOUT StIRRRD STRENGTHENED INDONESIAN RESILIENCE: REDUCING RISK FROM DISASTERS Sources: BPS 2014: Kabupaten Seluma Dalam Angka 2014 (Seluma Regency in Figures 2014). Badan Pusat Statistik, Kabupaten Seluma, 2014. BNPB, 2013. Indeks Rawan Bencana Indonesia. Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, 2013. BNPB, 2014. Dokumen Jalur Evakuasi Bencana Tsunami, Kab. Seluma, Prov. Bengkulu Tahun 2014 - 2018. Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana 2014. Data & Informasi Bencana Indonesia (DIBI) 2013, http://dibi.bnpb.go.id/ With funding support from the New Zealand Aid A key part of this involves cementing relationships Programme, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is between local government and local universities who National Agency for Surveys and partnering with GNS Science in an Activity which will develop teaching and research programmes in Mapping/ Bakosurtanal supports the Indonesian Government to reduce the aspects of disaster risk management to support their local impacts of natural disasters through increasing the communities. The districts involved in the Activity will disaster risk reduction (DRR) capability of local also provide peer support to each other on the learning government and local universities. The Activity assists journey. The Project is supported by the Indonesian 10 districts and associated universities to understand their National Agency for Disaster Mitigation (BNPB) and DRR issues and priorities, helps develop their capability Kemendesa. to understand and manage these issues, and then to develop an action plan and implementation programme.

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Michele Daly Dr. Teuku Faisal Fathani Phil Glassey Dr Wahyu Wilopo Risk and Society Department Department of Civil and Senior Disaster Risk Reduction Department of Civil and GNS Science Environmental Engineering Scientist Environmental Engineering Wellington, New Zealand Gadjah Mada University GNS Science Gadjah Mada University [email protected] Yogyakarta, Indonesia Dunedin, New Zealand Yogyakarta, Indonesia [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]