Disaster Preparedness: Coping with Living Dangerously

Kate Lamb*

Perched somewhat precariously above three tectonic plates, and straddling the Pacific 'Ring of Fire', Indonesia is undeniably disaster-prone. Earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and landslides are a constant threat in a country that is among the most susceptible to natural disasters worldwide.

It is an ominous condition for any country and even more so for Indonesiaan archipelagic nation that stretches across more than 17,000 islandswh

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