Team Leader : Dr. Saut Sagala

Team Member :

• Dana Azhari,
• Medhiansyah Putra,
• Sakti Herliansyah

Location : Garut, Indonesia

More than 55% of the world’s population live in urban areas, of which nearly 25% live in informal urban settlements – caused by unprecedented population growth or urban migration, lack of affordable housing, low-income levels, marginalization, and displacement. 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 because of climate change, disasters and conflict. It is estimated that about 60% to 80% of people who are displaced, especially IPDs, end up in urban informal settlements.

The range of disaster loss experienced by displaced populations exceeds others. They not only stand to lose all their assets but also end up losing their houses altogether, because of which they are once again displaced to a new location, which causes a loss of livelihood. Because they are not accounted for within mainstream DRR planning and implementation, they are deprived of their basic needs during a disaster response. The cycle of vulnerability therefore continues, challenging the fundamental principle of “leave no one behind”.

Aims: 

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

Objectives:

• An increased understanding of the unique disaster risk challenges for displaced populations in urban areas
• An increased number of innovative approaches for reducing the vulnerability of displaced populations in urban areas
• The approaches and stakeholder roles for reducing vulnerabilities of displaced populations in urban areas are institutionalized in national and international systems

Methodology:

11 members in 11 countries have been selected to further understand disaster risk challenges for displaced urban populations, create innovative solutions, and work with GNDR to institutionalize support systems:

• CEPO, South Sudan
• Manadisaster Organisation, Rwanda
• CDHD, Republic of Congo
• IID, Iraq
• ONG DEMI-E, Niger
• Voices of South Bangladesh, Bangladesh
• NSET, Nepal
• RDI, Indonesia
• Janathakshan, Sri Lanka
• CASM, Honduras
• FUNDALPRODESE, El Salvador

In Indonesia, the study scope is located in the Garut Regency, West Java, Indonesia. There is 10 displacement location, however, in these project, RDI focuses on two displacement locations: Huntap Babakan Carik & Cigadog.

Outcome One: An increased understanding of the unique disaster risk challenges for displaced populations in urban areas