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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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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?

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