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Aceh: Rising from disaster to be world reference in recovery - opinion
Aceh was a place where the tsunami demolished most lives in its coastal region. But now, it is where people can share ways to change one’s history, from a victim to become a survivor and now to become a knowledge-hub for disaster management, writes Syamsidik of Banda Aceh for the Jakarta Post.
Based on recent research on the 10-year tsunami recovery, four aspects within the government — tsunami risk understanding, disaster data openness and accessibility and integration of the tsunami risk map into spatial planning and policies —have produced solid achievements.
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