The StIRRRD activity Toolkit

StIRRRD Glossary of Terms, Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym/ Abbreviation/ Term

English

Indonesian

 

Action Plan (AP)

Action Plan – In this context, a document prepared by an authority, sector, organization or enterprise that sets out goals and specific objectives for reducing disaster risks together with related actions to accomplish these objectives.

AGG

Activity Governance Group made up of representatives from the project delivery organisations, funder and national government stakeholders

 

ALGG

Activity Local Governance Group – made up of representatives of the districts

 

Bappeda

Regional Development Planning Agency

Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah

Bappenas

State Ministry of National Development Planning

Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional / Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional

Base isolation

Isolation of a building from the ground to reduce earthquake shaking on the building.

 

BNPB

National Authority for Disaster Management

Badan Nasional Penanngulangan Bencana

BPBD

Regional Disaster Management Agency

Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah

Disaster

A serious disruption of the functioning of a community or a society involving widespread human, material, economic or environmental losses and impacts, which exceeds the ability of the affected community or society to cope using its own resources (UNISDR).

 

DMA

Disaster Management Agency

 

DRR

Disaster Risk Reduction – the concept and practice of reducing disaster risks through systematic efforts to analyse and manage the causal factors of disasters, including through reduced exposure to hazards, lessened vulnerability of people and property, wise management of land and the environment, and improved preparedness for adverse events (UNISDR)

 

DRR Forum

Cross-agency and stakeholder forum responsible for coordinating DRR initiatives and activities

 

DRR-LG-SAT

Disaster Risk Reduction – Local Government-Self Assessment Tool

 

DRR profiles

Summary of the district in terms of the natural, economic, cultural and societal environments and the district governments capacity to reduce impacts of natural hazards on these environments

 

Focus Group Discussion

A rapid assessment, semi?structured data gathering method in which a purposively selected set of participants gather to discuss issues and concerns based on a list of key themes drawn up by the researcher/facilitator (Kumar 1987).

 

Gama-InaTEK

UGM Center for Disaster Mitigation and Technological Innovation

 

GoI

Government of Indonesia

 

GNS

GNS Science Ltd

 

Hazard

A dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition that may cause loss of life, injury or other health impacts, property damage, loss of livelihoods and services, social and economic disruption, or environmental damage (UNISDR).

 

Kemdikbud

Ministry of Education and Culture

Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Kemendesa

Ministry for Development of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration

Kementerian Desa, Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal, dan Transmigrasi Republik Indonsia

Komisi

Parliamentary Commission

 

Lifeline Group

 

MFAT

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

 

MoHA

Ministry of Home Affairs

Kementerian Dalam Negeri

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

 

NGO

Non-Government Organisation.

 

NTB

West Nusa Tenggara.

Nusa Tenggara Barat

OPD

District government agencies.

 

PUPR

Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing.

Kementrian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat

Risk

The combination of the probability of an event and its negative consequences (UNISDR).

 

RiskScape

A multi-hazard risk modelling software tool.

 

RJMPD

Annual Plan prepared by Bappeda.

 

SMG

Sustainability, Manageability Growth – semi quantitative risk analysis.

 

StIRRRD

Strengthened Indonesia Resilience: Reducing Risks from Disasters.

 

Study Visit

Comparative study visit to other district, province or country.

 

UGM

Gadjah Mada University.

Universitas Gadjah Mada

YSM

Yonmenkaigi System Method.

 

Strengthened Indonesian Resilience – Reducing Risk from Disasters