Strengthening Disaster Resilience: The Role of Community Radio in Merapi's Eruption Preparedness
The community around Mt. Merapi faces constant threats from eruptions, pyroclastic flows, and lahars. Awareness of disaster risk reduction (DRR) is vital for saving lives. Community Radio plays a crucial role in disseminating knowledge and local wisdom about DRR through diverse programming: talk shows, music, documentaries, and more. This initiative not only raises awareness but also fosters collaboration among stakeholders. By utilizing various media, including social platforms, the community fortifies its resilience, ensuring the shared wisdom of disaster management endures through generations.
Strengthening Disaster Resilience: The Role of Community Radio in Merapi's Eruption Preparedness
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The Threat of Merapi natural disaters Pyroclastics flow Lava flows Explosive eruption Lahars / Flood
“If people had knowledge of disaster risk reduction(DRR), many lost lives have been saved…”
Raising people's awareness of DRR -to dig up local wisdoms of DRR in the community. -to hand the wisdoms of DRR down from generation to generation Community Radio can produce varieties of broadcasting programs for DRR with community people Talk show, tips, experience, story, song, music, comedy, documentary, drama
Role of community radio in Disaster ・Early warning system for the eruption ・Disseminating information about condition of Mt. Merapi ・Promoting dialog between different stake holders ・Raising community people’s awareness of disaster risk reduction through the radio program Using not only radio but other media such as social mediaandhandy talky
Audio Materials for CR in Disaster Produced in collaboration with JICA DRLC The tool contains 193 audio and transcripts in 9 languages (English, Chinese, Thai, Tagalog, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian) for broadcasting on community radio stations when 4 types of disasters (earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and floods) occur.
DMAM Workshop with RAKOM August 2-5, 2009 in Merapi Many kinds of audio contents not only for disaster information, but also for local wisdoms of DRR were produced by community radio activists and community people. - Information on volcanic eruption - Song with traditional music - Comic chat - Comedy - Counting rhymes - Traditional drama
Practice in Mt.Merapi Merapi Volcano Information network around Mt. Merapi (JalinMerapi) consists of 8 community radio stations and local volunteers.
4 Year Cycle : The Threat of Merapi Eruption Pyroclastics flow Lava flows Explosive eruption Lahars / Flood
Meaning of living in Mt.Merapi The community people live with Mt. Merapi despite eruption of frequent occurrence . It means that the people want to live there feeling enrich, not only for safety. They prepare against the disaster and raise the awareness of disaster risk reduction using community radio.
Networking with people in other volcanos The community radio people in Mt. Merapi have started sharing their experiences with people on in Mt. Sinabung and Mt. Kelud. - to assist setting up emergency radio stations - to collaborate on producing radio program for DRR
Archiving radio programs about the experiences on disaster management on the website.
Conclusion We cannot prevent natural hazard, but can mitigate the risk. One of great tools to do it is community radio.
Living with Volcano in harmony TerimaKasihBanyak !