Project Background

Globally, over 70 million people have been forced to leave their homes and places of habitual residence to become internally displaced people (IDPs), refugees, and asylum seekers due to disasters or conflicts. This relocation often puts them at more risk due to being forced to settle on hazard-prone fringes of cities, a lack of awareness of their new risks, a lack of basic services, weak social networks, a lack of inclusion in decision-making, and a lack of integration of language and culture. As disasters continue to increase, and as DRR and humanitarian actors change around the world, new and complex challenges are emerging in efforts to reduce the vulnerability of these displaced populations in urban areas.

Project Objectives

To contribute to the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods, and assets, for displaced populations in urban areas

Scope of the Study

• ‘Views from the Frontline Lite’ research, an assessment tool deployed to understand the threats, consequences, actions, and barriers of displaced populations in Garut
• Stakeholder mapping
• Gathered case studies
• Surveys and Focus Group Discussion
• Policy and Capacity gap assessment
  

Key Findings

The two locations with the highest threats were Margawati and Huntap Babakan Carik. The lack of sanitation facilities and lack of basic services, respectively, serve as a major barrier in increasing the resilience of the displaced communities. However, both communities have great potential in raising awareness of the problems they face. It is expected that local government can become more involved in alleviating the situation.