Children, Social Welfare, and Health (CSWH) facilitates broad cross-cutting research topics regarding children in high-risk environments, along with issues related to social welfare, which includes gender studies and public health. We are focusing on the needs of vulnerable people during the unfortunate conditions. Several research topics within the cluster that relates to children include education in emergency, safe school, child protection, child-friendly cities, early childhood development, children and climate change. We also promote gender mainstreaming, youth, and women empowerment. On the other hand, we do care about the issue of refugees, migration, internally displaced persons due to disaster... Read More
Disaster and Climate Resilience (DCR) revolves around disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. DCR focuses on how communities can be more resilient, equipped with disaster preparedness and recovery plans. Until today, our DCR cluster has covered topics on the social, economic, cultural aspects, and the management of internally displaced persons due to disaster. In conducting research, the DCR cluster collaborates with various institutions, both from within and outside the country. At present, the DCR team is involved in nature-based research solutions together with universities in the South East Asia region, such as the University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus), Monash University Malaysia and Center for Disaster Preparedness Philippines and also Univ of Philippines, Diliman.. In addition, DCR is also conducting research related to socio-economic resilience for the Palu tsunami case along with Coventry University, funded by British Academy. Previously, the DCR cluster also carried out research in the field of disaster risk financing... Read More
Finance and Business Management (FBM) focuses on the development of finance and business management and its role in sustainable and equitable development. The FBM cluster mainly covers research on green and climate financing, disaster risk financing, insurance and micro-insurance, institutional economics, as well as the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We are actively involved in networking and studies related to national policy on green financing and sustainable financing in Indonesia. The impact of disasters on the economy and how the SMEs recover from any disaster is also... Read More
Renewable Energy and Emission Reduction (REER) focuses on the development and issues of renewable energy, along with climate change mitigation (greenhouse gas emission reduction). Alternative energy resources like biogas, biofuel, biomass, wind and solar energy are at the heart of our research. The studies include how renewable energy can be implemented in remote or urban areas, and observations of an institutional capacity on strengthening sustainability policies. The cluster also studies emission reduction efforts in Indonesia and its impacts on the global climate. Research such as carbon stock, carbon... Read More
Regional and Urban Policy (RUP) concentrates on the assessments of urban and regional policies, as well as studies on sustainable urban infrastructures and innovative governance in Indonesia. Several research topics within the cluster are Innovative Urban Governance, Sustainable Transportation and Smart City. The RUP cluster has been managing a large scale long term effort called “Citypedia’ which aims to collect and depict recent phenomena and development in urban areas. Our cluster has published key articles published as city profiles of several cities in Indonesia: Medan, , Palembang, Balikpapan and Semarang. We scrutinize issues, such as post oil cities, decentralization, nature based solutions, green infrastructure... Read More
Tourism and Cultural Heritage (TCH) facilitates sustainable tourism studies and its development, as well as cultural heritage preservation and management of rich-in-natural beauty and diverse Indonesia. We have been looking at the various aspects of tourism including economic resilience, disaster risk management, the role of culture in disaster-resilient communities and how they correlate with sustainable development... Read More
Water and Waste Management (WWM) focuses on issues related to water management such as water resources, floods and droughts along with waste management, while keeping sustainability at the core. The cluster also explores the different approaches to understanding more about waste and water management, such as stakeholder acceptance behavior towards runoff water management in Bandung City which is currently executed. The WWM cluster has conducted research on water security, water conservation, local water governance and solid waste management. WWM cluster's most recent research is funded by Kurita Award (Japan) on studies related to water supply, flood and drought in Bandung. In this cluster, we also have research on biogas in urban context, particularly from domestic waste. We also study electronic waste (e-waste)... Read More
We now live in a transition era between industry and post-industry phase where about more than 50% of the world’s total population is concentrated in urban areas. According to UNDESA (2015), this proportion might increase to about two third by 2050. By 2030 alone, at least 4.6 billion people will live in urban areas (IPCC, 2007; Ho et al. 2012). Many small and medium-scale urban areas have been rapidly turning as large-scale cities; they become the centre of economic, social, and political activities of their regions. Such urban areas face spatial expansion, population explosion, industry growth, and auto mobility trend (Ho et al. 2012; UNDESA, 2015). Rapid urbanisation and urban growth are particularly influenced by extensive development of road infrastructures, real estates, businesses, and industrial clusters... Read More
Half of the world population is now dominated by people living in urban. Therefore, natural hazards (earthquake, flood, landslide, typhoon) to cities would certainly increase. In particular, a large number of metropolitan cities are located within proximity or close to active seismic faults. Megacities such as Manila, Tokyo, Osaka, Los Angeles, Jakarta and Surabaya are the examples of these cities. Increasing the mitigation, preparedness and contingency planning of the authorities, volunteers and communities of cities to earthquake will be important. According to Paton et al (2008), the collaboration between individuals, communities and institutions help to increase the community resilience to disasters, including earthquake. Thus, promoting resilience in the face of natural disasters, specifically seismic shocks, is the aim... Read More
The influx of refugees into countries and cities is currently an emerging global issue that needs to be tackled not only by bordering countries, but also by the global communities. Doubled over the past two decades, by January 2017, there are more than 67.7 million of people of concern to UNHCR around the world affected by conflict – making one in every 113 people worldwide forcibly displaced. Two thirds are living in urban areas. Cities offer the possibility of greater opportunities for economic integration and self-reliance for migrants and refugees and potentially offer a local integration alternative to return. Now, an increasing number of cities are integrating migration policies into urban planning and development initiatives... Read More
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Political-Security Blueprint (APSC) has provided the organisation with a roadmap and outline for the cooperation of member states in addressing Non-Traditional Security (NTS) issues, “intensifying counterterrorism efforts, strengthening ASEAN Cooperation on Disaster Management and Emergency Response and pushing forward an effective and timely response to urgent issues, or crisis situations affecting ASEAN (ASEAN Political Security Blueprint 2009, pp. 12–14)” cited in (di Floristella 2013, pp. 28). Therefore, by challenging the perception of the state as the primary security referent, NTS scholars have been fundamental in preserving security in the traditional sense of the word (i.e. the lack of interstate conflict) by fostering increased interconnectedness and cooperation between ASEAN states, grounded in the shared goals of mitigating risks that affect the region as a whole... Read More
This page is dedicated by RDI to record the knowledge management regarding the disastrous earthquakes that have hit the Island of Lombok (known as Lombok Earthquakes), inflicting fatalities, injuries, and damages to the island and its inhabitants. Thanks to our on-site partners involved in the region, we are provided with a steady stream of data, which we attempt to process and elaborate on, in order to inform readers about relief efforts, damages to the communities, city and districts, along with the rehabilitation and rebuilding assessments and current progress... Read More
This page is part of RDI’s disaster and climate resilience cluster which is dedicated to record the knowledge management regarding the disastrous earthquake and subsequent tsunami that have hit Palu, Central Sulawesi of Indonesia. inflicting fatalities, injuries and damages to the physical and natural environment along with its inhabitants. Thanks to our network of partners who helped provide the data we tried to process and elaborate on, to provide information to the readers about the occurrence of an earthquake in Palu, the impacts and losses that occured, the handling efforts, assessments and progress that have been made to rehabilitate and rebuild... Read More
This page is dedicated by RDI to record the knowledge management regarding disastrous earthquakes that have hit West Sulawesi (known as Wes Sulawesi Earthquakes), inflicting fatalities, injuries, and damages to the island and its inhabitants. We are provided with a steady stream of data, thanks to our on-site partners involved in the region, which we are trying to process and elaborate on in order to inform readers about relief efforts, damage to communities, cities and districts, as well as rehabilitation and reconstruction evaluations and current progress... Read More
This page is dedicated by RDI to record the knowledge management regarding the volcanic eruptions of Mount Semeru, East Java, inflicting fatalities, injuries, and damages to the island and its inhabitants. We are provided with a steady stream of data, thanks to our on- site partners involved in the region, which we are trying to process and elaborate on in order to inform readers about relief efforts, damage to communities, cities and districts, as well as rehabilitation and reconstruction evaluations and current progress... Read More
Indonesia’s gegraphical position is located in between three tectonic world plates; Eurasia, Indo-Australia, and the Pacific Plate. This location made Indonesia highly prone towards seismic and volcanic activities. During the 21st Century, Indonesia has been severely affected by major earthquakes such as the 9.1 magnitude 2009 Aceh earthquake, and the 7.6 magnitude Padang earthquake in 2009. In 2018 alone, there have been three major geological disasters (e.g. Central Sulawesi, Lombok, and West Java earthquakes) which have caused over 3,000 fatalities, greatly weakened the local economy, and drained the state financial resources. During the 2018 Annual World Bank International Monetary Fund Meeting, the Ministry of Finance; Sri Mulyani previously stated that Indonesia has allocated 4 trillion Rupiah for contingency funding, only less than a fifth of the average losses incurred by all categories of natural disasters, which has accumulated up to IDR 22.8 trillion in average per-year. This condition was often worsened by the high dependancy of local governments to budgets from the central government. This major gap in disaster financing has resulted in state budget deficit and budget allocations from other sectors may cause a slowdown in other areas of development... Read More
The Paris Agreement signed in December 2015 by over 195 countries sets out the commitment to protect and nurture the planet Earth from catastrophic impacts that are caused by the climate change. The main commitment of the agreement is to limit climate change to less than 2°C by the cooperation of governments around the world to play their part in transitioning to a low-carbon world. However, that cooperation alone won’t be enough to tackle this emerging issue for the world has been so developed by modernisation that there is several variation of actors whose roles are interconnected with the governments. This is why business actors, predominantly, have to also actively work towards sustainable development which can be achieved through the green finance, especially corporates and investors. If anything, businesses and financial institutions play a key role in the transition towards a sustainable economy. Meanwhile the general public, which in this case ranging from citizens to customers, is expected to actively show support in the green initiatives implementation... Read More
Nature-based solutions (NBS) use restoration, rehabilitation and protection of ecosystems to address societal challenges and development goals, including preparedness for global climate change and mitigation of natural and human-induced disasters. NBS also allows for a more holistic and innovative approach to urban planning and climate and disaster mitigation. By working with nature, rather than against it, NBS can further pave the way towards a more resource efficient, competitive, and greener economy. Through diverse solutions utilising a more diverse nature and natural features and processes into cities, landscapes, and seascapes, NBS provide sustainable, cost-effective, multi-purpose and flexible alternatives for various objectives. Through solutions inspired by nature, NBS offers a cost- effective Nature-based solutions includes connected green (i.e. vegetation), blue (i.e. water) and grey infrastructure (i.e. unsealed roads) and not only provide environmentally, but also social, cultural and economic... Read More
At the beginning of 2020, we have come to a realization that the COVID-19 is also part of the cross boundaries issues that we need to solve. The COVID-19 outbreak, now classified as a pandemic by the World Health Organization, represents yet another hazard to the wellbeing of humanity, one that threatens communities of all race, nationality, religion, and creed. An unprecedented global event... Read More
The Government of Indonesia has been extensively implementing the Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) program since 2010, in collaboration with various stakeholders, including non-government agencies, private sector, and academia. The country issued a “Safe School Road Map” 2015-2019, established the National Secretariat for Safe Schools, issued several ministerial regulations and technical guidelines, and continues to deliver a wide range of capacity building initiatives. To support the finalization of the medium strategic plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024 and UNICEF strategic planning, this study is commissioned to build evidence for moving forward and designing future strategy that aims to be effective, efficient, sustainable, and deliver the most impact... Read More
This page is dedicated by RDI to record the knowledge management regarding disaster displacement issues in Indonesia. Indonesia's location at the confluence of 3 major tectonic plates and the Pacific ring of fire makes it particularly vulnerable to natural-induced disasters, such as erupting mountains, earthquakes, and tsunamis. Its geographical location on the equator has the potential for rain throughout the year, resulting in the vulnerability offloods and landslides. On the other hand, Indonesia as a developing country cannot be separated from the phenomenon of urbanization. Rapid urbanization can have both positive and negative impacts. There are about 110 million people or 42 percent of the population in 60 cities in Indonesia threatened... Read More
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) is the main global forum to assess and discuss progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. For the 7th forum, GPDRR is organized by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction with Indonesia as Host Country for 2022. This forum will be held at Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC) from 23 - 28 May 2022. It is expected that there will be around 4,000 to 5,000 participants from 193 countries, which will also be attended by the secretary-general of the United Nations and a number of certain heads of state, with the involvement of multi-stakeholder participation in person (offline) with online participation modalities for those who cannot attend... Read More
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Working closely with community, we believe, creates direct interaction and trust in building community resilience. RDI maintains partnership and collaboration in research and community service with community groups in Indonesia as follows: Read More
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The Spatial System Center (SSC) is part of RDI which mainly focuses on spatial data collection, management, analysis, and visualization for supporting all research cluster in RDI. With wide range of research area, it is very possible to elaborate the understanding about resilience, disaster risk management, and urban development...
RDI also has carried out several workshop. This program aim to provide specific knowledge, practical skills and competencies needed for research with teaching or practical session.RDI has carried out several international workshops in collaboration with several partners namely INASP, LIPI and Widyatama University. In said workshops we have also invited international speakers, and participants from five different institutions namely Universitas Parahyangan (UNPAR), Unversitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD), Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Universitas Widyatama dan Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI). This Workshop has been conducted in RDI, such as : Read More
This Training has been conducted in RDI, such as : ArcGIS Foundation +WS (foto web), Using GPS Device, SPSS Basic,EndNote For Bibliography. Read More
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As a research organization, RDI sets and conducts research developed by seven research clusters: Read More
Resilience Development Initiative sets a vision to be a leading institute in research on sustainable development and resilience studies. Together with many prominent academic and professional fellows coming from different backgrounds and specialties across the nation and the world, Resilience Development Initiative has built a strong community of resilience research which intends to contribute on enriching the body of knowledge on sustainable development studies... Read More
Internships at Resilience Development Initiative will give you the opportunity to learn and grow within the field of resilience development studies. This program facilitates young researchers to conduct independent or collaborative research. Interns at Resilience Development Initiative will be exposed to many prominent research studies ranging from the national to the international scale... Read More
Resilience Development Initiative sets a vision to be a leading institute in research on sustainable development and resilience studies. In order to support this issue, the Visiting Scholar program becomes an important part as they bring a variety of perspectives and experiences to the enrichment of the body knowledge on sustainable development studies... Read More
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