Making the word smong part of the Indonesian vocabulary does not mean removing the word tsunami. Smong should be a source of pride in how local knowledge protects us from disaster.
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The last two major disasters show that Indonesia needs to embrace a new chapter in its disaster risk governance.
A majority of the over 24 mosques spread over Palu were damaged in the tsunami. Two of them survived, though one of them is gradually sinking.
The devastation of the recent earthquake and tsunami might be most visible in Palu, the capital city of Central Sulawesi. But the province’s rural areas could ultimately suffer the most.
Indonesia’s tsunami early warning system failed to provide adequate warnings to people in Palu.
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Richmond
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Senior Scientist in Disaster and Climate Risk at Earth Sciences NZ & Senior Research Fellow (adjunct), Humanitarian Emergency and Disaster Management, Charles Darwin University
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Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Policy Development, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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Adjunct associate in archaeology, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies (PRISB) at Universitas Syiah Kuala, Indonesia, and a researcher at the Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC), Universitas Syiah Kuala