Prof Fathani will give Keynote Speech at 2019 Pasific Conference on Earthquake Engineering on 4 – 6 April 2019 at SkyCity, Auckland New Zealand with tittle 2018 Palu Earthquake and Tsunami: Toward the Reconstruction and Recovery . Palu has been one of the targeted areas in the disaster risk reduction (DRR) capacity building activity of StIRRRD (Strengthened Indonesian Resilience – Reducing Risk from Disasters). Gadjah Mada University (UGM) and GNS Science, with funding support from the NZ Aid Programme, has been assisting the Government of Indonesia to reduce the impact of natural disasters by improving the DRR capability of the local government and local university in selected districts. Examples of activities undertaken in Palu include the development of DRR action plans, training in disaster risk assessment methodologies and the use of risk modeling techniques such as RiskScape, and the Seismometer in Schools program, which aims to increase education about the seismicity of Central Sulawesi, as well as earthquake and tsunami mitigation and preparedness. These projects are ongoing, with 5 seismometers having just been installed in March 2018, and a further risk modeling training workshop planned for April 2019. The government of Palu and Tadulako University have invested in increased disaster resilience as a result of StIRRRD. Tadulako University has added courses on disaster management and earth sciences to its curriculum, conducted a microzonation study of Palu, and implemented an earthquake disaster preparedness program. The local development planning agency has increased it spatial planning capability.
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