Role of Community Radio in Disaster Management Imam Prakoso, AMARC Asia Pacific Junichi Hibino,...

Role of Community Radio in Disaster Management

Imam Prakoso, AMARC Asia Pacific

Junichi Hibino, Radio FMYY, Japan

Communication with Community

Introduction

- Humanitarian Radio - Community-Based Radio - Independent Radio - Voice of Voiceless

Practice in Philippines

• Huge Information vacuum in affected areas by Typhoon Haiyan despite many media cover

• Emergency Radio plays integral role to disseminate information to the affected people.

Practice in Japan

Emergency Radio turns into Rehabilitation Radio to regain the people’s feeling to carry on living

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MMC FM107,8

MERAPI FM107,6

LINTASMERAPI FM107,7

GEMA MERAPI FM107,9GEMA SUARA FM

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GEMI NASTITI FM107,7

LAHARA FM107,7

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Practice in Indonesia

Developing knowledge of DRR to various community groups using local culture

Challenges

• Not all, only a few countries have conducive environment to develop community radio / emergency radio

• Lack of understanding from iNGOs, International Agencies, Governments to include community radio / emergency radio into Disaster Management

Suggestions

Clear regulation on developing community radio / emergency radio

Include community radio / emergency radio capable of emergency response and contingency plan

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