A-PAD Indonesia published its second newsletter for 2026. This issue focuses on information from the second quarter, including activities aimed at building a disaster-resilient tourism village model with support from Japan’s Assistance for NGOs.

▶︎A-PAD Indonesia Q2 Newsletter 2026

Overview

In May to July 2026, A-PAD Indonesia implemented three major programs in Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara provinces to raise disaster preparedness awareness and improve the resilience of local communities and tourism. The program promotes creating sustainable structures in which local residents, municipalities, and tourism businesses take the lead in disaster preparedness.

Major Accomplishments

1.Integration of Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRM-CCA) into Village Development Plans

a.Workshops were held in cooperation with the BPBD (Bureau of Regional Disaster Management) and DPMD (Bureau of Village and Community Empowerment) to incorporate Action Plans for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Adaptation into each village’s medium-term development plan and annual plan documents.

b.Residents themselves mapped risks, vulnerabilities, and local response capabilities, and created concrete proposals to reflect these in the official plan for 2027.

2.Development of a Five-Year Roadmap for Disaster Safety Certification (DSC) with the Tourism Industry

a.In collaboration with tourism bureaus, hotel associations, and verification teams, a roadmap for expanding and implementing Disaster Safety Certification for tourism businesses was developed.

b.This aims to improve the resilience of tourist destinations against disaster risks – earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and extreme weather events.

3.Training of Citizen Journalists (Resident Reporters) for Disaster Preparedness

a.Lectures for youth organizations (Karang Taruna), disaster preparedness forums (FPRB), and village tourism managers addressed methods for verifying disaster information, article writing based on the 5W1H framework, and photography techniques.

b.Participants have begun disseminating information on floods, tidal changes, forest fires as the first contributors to local media.

Regional Updates

Bali Province

・92% of participants understood the importance of integrating Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation (DRM-CCA), and 100% understood the tourism certification roadmap.

・81% of participants in the citizen journalism workshop have completed preparations for spontaneous information dissemination.

West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB)

・7% showed a very high level of understanding in development plan follow-up. Cooperation between the administration and villages is being strengthened through citizen journalism utilizing the NTB Disaster Information System (SIK NTB).

East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT)

・100% of survey respondents showed a very high level of understanding in the plan revision work for Golomori and Waruloka villages. In addition, in the citizen journalism workshop conducted with local media, 85% of participants, the highest percentage across all regions, responded that they could produce their own articles or documentaries within one month.