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WHY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MUST BE INCLUSIVE?
A. As an individual
Be fully aware that everyone including persons
with disabilities has equal rights in the DRR
activities.
l Take part in creating an environment that is free of
discrimination against persons with disabilities.
l Make sure of the involvement of persons with
disabilities in various social activities in
community level especially related to DRR
issues.
b. As an institution (Government, NGOs,
Academia , Media , Pr ivate , and
Community Groups)
Provide DRR policies that include disability
issues to ensure the involvement of persons with
disabilities.
l Create an accessible environment for person (s)
with disability (ies) such as public facilities that
accessible to persons with disabilities.
l Facilitate and ensure that persons with disabilities
actively involved in all stages of DRR activities.
l Develop a network among persons with
disabilities, organizations of persons with
disabilities (DPOs), and their stakeholders
especially in connection to inclusive DRR.
For more information, contact :
Handicap International Federation
Indonesia Programme
1. Yogyakarta National Office
Jl. Prawirotaman 3 No. 669A
Brontokusuman, Mergangsan,
Yogyakarta, 5 5153
Phone/Fax: +62 (0) 274 - 376107/382262
Contact: hiindo_dir@yahoo.fr
2. Kupang Site Office
Jl. Bajawa No.1, RT/RW. 044/009,
Kelurahan Oebufu, Kupang - NTT
Phone: +62 (0) 380 - 821 301
Contact: hiindo_drrpm.kupang@ymail.com
ndonesia can be categorized as a country which
is vulnerable to natural disasters. Disasters
almost occur in every year. Several heavyIdisasters hit the country in the last 5 years. These
were the earthquake and tsunami (in Aceh and
Pangandaran), the earthquake (in Yogyakarta,
Bantul, and Padang), and the floods in Jakarta in
2007. Consequently, community livelihoods had
been disrupted and caused low income, food
shortages and even famine. The disasters have
destroyed infrastructures, caused disabilities, and
also directly brought casualties. Therefore, many
institutions have developed strategies to minimize
the disasters' impact through Disaster Risk
Reduction (DRR). However, these DRR efforts have
hardly been disability inclusive.
What can we do?
References:
1).Handicap Internat ional Federat ion, 2008,Mainstreaming Disability in Community-BasedDisaster Risk Reduction; Training Guide for Trainersand Practitioners in the Field, published by HandicapInternational Federation India Programme with thefinancial assistance of the European Commission .
2) .Law of the Republic of Indonesia, No. 24 of 2007concerning Disaster Management.
3). UNCRPD, 2008, the Convention on the Rights ofPersons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol tothe Convention, Unofficial translation by the NationalCommission for Human Rights, Edited by HandicapInternational Federation Indonesia.
Disclaimer : This document has been produced withthe financial assistance of the European Commission.The views expressed herein should not be taken, in
any way, to reflect the official opinion of the EuropeanCommission.
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MAINSTREAMING DISABILITY
INDONESIA
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DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT
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2. Persons with disabilities have individual
autonomy, independence, and freedom to make
their own choices including DRR initiatives
(UNCRPD, 2008, Preamble, point n).
3. Persons with disabilities should have the
opportunity to be actively involved in decision-
making processes about pol ic ies and
programmes that directly concerning them
including the efforts of DRR (UNCRPD, 2008,
Preamble, point o).
4. Article 55 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia
No. 24 of 2007 gives a mandate for protection of
vulnerable groups (including persons with
disabilities) to give them priority in terms of rescue,
evacuation, security, health services, and psycho
social (services) at disaster relief.
What is Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction?
DRR is the process of considering hazards,
vulnerability, capacity, and ways to prevent or limit
the negative impacts of hazards that can lead todisaster. Inclusive DRR is characterized by the
involvement of vulnerable groups, such as persons
with disabilities in all phases of disaster management
i.e. pre-disaster, emergency response, and post-
disaster (Handicap International Federation, 2008).
Inclusive DRR also means considering the rights and
needs of persons with disabilities in all stages of
DRR. Thus, persons with disabilities will be able to
help him/her self and others when disasters
occurred.
There are several reasons of doing inclusive Disaster
Risk Reduction:
1. Disability is a cross-sector problem that requires
Joint action from all sectors such as education,
social welfare, health, employment, and
accessibility (Handicap International Federation,
2008).
Who the Persons with Disabilities are?
According to Article 1 of the Convention on the
Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the
Optional Protocol to the Convention, persons with
disabilities include those who have long-term
physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments
which in interaction with various barriers may hinder
their full and effective participation in society on an
equal basis with others (UNCRPD, 2008, Article 1).
Why Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction?
Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction
WHY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MUST BE INCLUSIVE?
This illustration can not representall types of impairment.
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