Report on – 33rd IC Resolution 7: Disaster laws and policies that leave no one behind (33IC/19/R7) – Indonesian Red Cross Society

¿ Ha incorporado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en los planes estratégicos u operativos pertinentes?

Los compromisos han sido incorporados en
legislación o normativa (p. ej. ley, reglamentación, estatutos, reglamento, etc.)

A nacional nivel

Explicación:

Indonesia has the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 24 of 2007 Concerning Disaster Management that becomes the tool to ensure the effective disaster laws, policies, strategies and plans in Indonesia. As the auxiliary to the Government, Indonesia also has released the Red Cross Law no. 1 of 2018 that enhancing the roles of Red Cross in Disaster Management chapter 22-point f.

Currently, the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 24 of 2007 Concerning Disaster Management is under review by related stakeholders together with Civil Society Organization in Indonesia, including PMI, named as AMPU-PB (Aliansi Masyarakat Sipil untuk Penguatan Undang-undang Penanggulangan Bencana – Civil Society Alliance for enhancing the National Law for Disaster Management).

Few the points to be reviewed in the National Law is:
* To ensure that the localization as the new way of working is included in the DM Law. This is considering the wide geographical of Indonesia with the conditions that Indonesia as the laboratory of disasters.
* To ensure the disaster risk reduction is included. As a country that is prone to disaster, Indonesia must consider that the disaster cannot be avoid but the impact of disaster can be reduced. Many organizations, including PMI, develop programs to build the capacity of the community to be more resilience.

Ha trabajado el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución con otros asociados para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

En asociación con:
gobierno y/o autoridades públicas
CICR/Federación Internacional
asociados en los ámbitos humanitario y de desarrollo (por ejemplo, Naciones Unidas, organizaciones no gubernamentales)

Ejemplos de cooperación:

As part of the efforts of reviewing the National Law of Disaster Management, AMPU-PB, as the above mentioned, is considered as the collective efforts to strengthening the effective and efficient Disaster Management.

¿Ha habido dificultades para poner en práctica los empeños contenidos en esta resolución?

Dificultades en relación con:
recursos humanos
conflicto de prioridades

Describa detalladamente estas dificultades:

* Limited dedicated personnel in the organization to working in maintaining the networking
* Also, there are potential threat in reviewing the DM Law no. 24 of 2007 since there are many competing priorities within the Legislative. It requires huge efforts in doing the follow-ups on this in ensuring the DM Law no. 24 of 2007 is being reviewed accordingly.

¿Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en el trabajo y la dirección del Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución?

Tipo de repercusión:
fortalecimiento de la cooperación entre el gobierno o las autoridades públicas y la Sociedad Nacional
aumento de la eficacia y la eficiencia de los programas y operaciones
desarrollo y uso de herramientas o metodologías innovadoras
establecimiento o fortalecimiento de asociaciones con otros actores humanitarios
incremento en la movilización de recursos
formación y capacidad de los miembros del personal y de los voluntarios (en el caso de las Sociedades Nacionales);

Describa detalladamente las repercusiones:

* There is a joint assessment available as the result of the existing of DM Law. As the result of the joint assessment, there is also impacted to joint personnels, name Desk Relawan (Volunteer Desk) as a platform where the volunteers that involved in the operations are registered.
* In time of disaster operation, there is online mapping on 5W (What, Who, Where, When, and Why) + 1H (How)that can be accessed to many stakeholders involved in the operation.
* Indonesia has the certification national agency on disaster management (LSP PB) that at the later stage contribute to the regional level – AHA Centre. The certified personnel will be prioritized to be mobilized to the field.
* In addition to the previous point on certification, PMI also has established the certification agency designated for internal personnel of PMI and external participants. The certification covers many areas in disaster management, such as WASH, assessment, shelter, etc.

5. Han incidido los empeños contenidos en esta resolución en las comunidades a las que el Estado/la Sociedad Nacional/la institución presta servicios?

Describa las repercusiones:

The DM Law no. 24 of 2007 has many good impacts to all humanitarian sectors in delivering the services. It provides guidance for every humanitarian actor to work, and the PMI can fill in the gap, when necessary. With this, the community can benefit by the efficient and effective humanitarian response.

During disaster response in 2018 where the earthquake liquefaction hit Palu in Central Sulawesi. At the time, the local Government of Central Sulawesi has released guidelines on building temporary shelter. One of the components is to avoid in using the poison materials named asbestos.

During drought operation in 2023, there is a new way of working, that once the Government declare the weather alert for drought, this alert can be utilized to access the potential funding for the community, i.e.: water source protection, livelihood, etc.