Endy hopes that with better understanding of disasters, planning and regulations at the district and village levels will no longer be a copy and paste from previous years. We hope that the budget can be used more appropriately to help protect residents from the threat of natural disaster based on the specific risk profile at that time including climate forecasts.
Considering this situation, the SIAP SIAGA Program together with the BPBD of NTB Province and the NTB Disaster Risk Reduction Forum, designed a study tool that adapted 3 models at once, referencing indicators of disaster resilient villages (Destana), the resilience of small islands and coastal areas, and sustainable livelihoods. The integration of these 3 models is the first of its kind in Indonesia.
The CRT, whose design commenced in 2022, is a set of procedures packaged in a QGIS-software-based system that will be easily accessible through an app. The CRT has been created to promote sustainable resilience down to the village level.
The next task is to ensure that all stakeholders in disaster management, including government, communities, businesses, universities, and the media, understand what GEDSI is and why it is so important. “The important thing is to build a mindset first. Previously, people knew Gender but did not understand disability and inclusion,”.
In the guidelines prepared by BPBD Bali and FPRB Bali, with support from SIAP SIAGA, a Disaster Resilient Campus is defined as a program developed by various institutions, both within and outside the campus, that aims to improve campus preparedness in all phases of disaster management. This program is useful to ensure that campuses have disaster management plans that are effective and can be implemented properly, especially by students, education personnel, and the entire campus community.
The call to come together during the 16-day period demonstrates the importance of synergy between various actors in efforts to eliminate gender-based violence. Anyone can experience gender-based violence, and is a particular risk for women and vulnerable groups such as persons with disabilities, people who are marginalised, and children.
Efforts to mainstream GEDSI are carried out by, among others, raising it explicitly in the budgeting of disaster management programs, which is currently carried out together by several Local Government Agencies (OPDs). However, the integration has yet to be maximised, especially in terms of budgeting. GEDSI mainstreaming is expected to be one of the cross-cutting concerns connecting disaster management planning and budgeting across various OPDs.
After the signing of the commitment document, BNPB Planning Bureau Head Andi Eviana said that with the commitment to gender mainstreaming, future disaster management efforts, both implemented by BPNB and the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), are expected to pay more attention to gender aspects. This is very important considering the specific vulnerabilities of women and children in disasters, including vulnerability to gender-based violence.