Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and exposed to a range of natural hazards that can hinder its development outcomes, affecting its people and the economy. Located in the Pacific Ring of Fire with 127 active volcanoes across the archipelago nation, Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as floods. Between 2007 and 2018, recorded disaster events caused the loss of 7,375 lives and displaced 55,000,000 people, with annual economic losses of approximately US$2.2 to US$3 billion. The natural disasters that Indonesia experienced in 2018 caused the most loss of life in over a decade, particularly from three major catastrophic events: earthquakes in West Nusa Tenggara (July-August 2018), tsunami and earthquake in Central Sulawesi (September 2018) and tsunami in Sunda Strait (December 2018). The World Bank is supporting the Government of Indonesia through the Indonesia Disaster Resilience and Reconstruction Program (IDRAR) to finance the rehabilitation, upgrading and reconstruction of critical public facilities and permanent housing in disaster affected areas, as well as to strengthen disaster risk management systems across Indonesia, to be prepared under accelerated procedures. IDRAR comprises two projects: (i) Central Sulawesi Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Project (CSRRP) focusing on supported targeted communities with reconstructed and strengthened public facilities and safer housing; and (ii) Indonesia Disaster Resilience Initiatives Project (IDRIP), which will help improve the preparedness of the central government and selected local governments for future natural hazards. The sheer scale of Indonesia, with over 17,000 islands, a population of over 250 million, and a geographic diversity spread over 34 provinces and 514 districts, and the multiplicity of disaster risks, requires significant investments and long term commitments to improve multi-hazard early warning systems (MHEWS). Learning from recent disasters, Indonesia would also benefit from: (i) public awareness and preparedness, including community level contingency planning and disaster risk education; (ii) timely and more accurate impact-based forecasting and disaster warnings, and last-mile communication underpinned by integrated and fit-for-purpose monitoring networks; and (iii) improved emergency management capacity for local governments to be equipped adequately for rapid and reliable responses to multiple hazards. The PDO of this project (IDRIP) would be achieved through three key components: (1) Disaster preparedness and emergency management capacity; (2) Geophysical early warning services; and (3) Project Implementation Support. The project will support the design of a coordinated MHEWS master plan; implement a district- and village-level disaster preparedness program; and strengthen the capacity of local emergency operations centers (pusdalops).

To improve the preparedness of the central government and selected local governments for natural hazards.