Posts with tag: Disaster response

Talking Indonesia: after the floods
DIsaster, Environment, Talking IndonesiaIn late November last year, heavy rainfall brought by Cyclone Senyar saw massive floods and landslides hit large parts of West and North Sumatra and Aceh Province. Over a month later, what is the situation in these affected areas? Just how huge is the scale of this disaster? And how are the people of Aceh coping with yet another massive natural disaster?

Is Indonesia’s health system prepared for peak Covid-19?
Analysis, Policies, Policy in Focus, Public healthAs case numbers continue to climb, Indonesia is yet to see the worst of the pandemic. How will its health system fare? Tri Aktariyani and Putu Eka Andayani take a look at the system’s preparedness.

How to fix Indonesia’s Covid-19 governance problem
Analysis, Policies, Policy in Focus, Public healthThe Indonesian government’s poorly coordinated response to Covid-19 indicates an urgent need for reform, write SMERU’s Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley and Rendy Adriyan Diningrat.


