OCHA Indonesia

Monthly humanitarian update on disasters event in Indonesia (period September - January 2019)

On 22 September 2017 at 20.30 hrs. Indonesia’s Centre of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) increased the status of Mt. Agung in  Karangasem District, Bali Province from Level 3 (High Alert) to Level 4 (Danger), the highest level for a volcano. And on 29 October 2017, at 16.00 hrs, the status of Mt. Agung has been lowered from Level IV (dangerous) to Level III (alert). The no activity zone has also been reduced from 9 Km radius with additional sectoral expansion of 12km north-northwest and south-southwest become 6 km radius from the volcano with additional sectoral expansion of 7.5 km north-northwest and south-southwest. The displaced people who lived outside of the no activity zone start to return back home but advised to remain cautious.

The data coming from the census 2010 - used to develop this publication of infographics on population characteristics on each of Indonesia’s thirty-three provinces. The book is the result of cooperation between with BNPB and BPS and the United Nations agencies UNOCHA, UNFPA, WFP, and UNDP. UNFPA provided technical assistance in the preparation of the basic population indicators such as sex ratio, population density, main livelihood, and levels of literacy. In addition, this book also displays information regarding dependency ratio, fertility rates, life expectancy, and infant mortality rates included in the Population Projection 2010-2035. The results can be seen in this link: http://reliefweb.int/report/indonesia/indonesia-province-infographic-book-27-nov-2014 The datasets can also accessible in here: http://dibi.bnpb.go.id/profil-wilayah/11/aceh