AFTER the earthquake and the tsunami, can we envision what Banda Aceh city will look like five years from now? Villages arranged neatly with buildings that are simple yet quake-proof. Mangrove forests acting as living fortresses along the coastline. This is not just a dream, it can come true if the reconstructing of the tsunami-hit areas in Aceh successfully takes place.

The government has designed three reconstruction strategies for Aceh.