Together with the Scale Society, Trinirmalaningrum is active in conducting various research, advocacy, and assistance on disasters starting from the central government level, local government, and go directly to the community. Living on land is prone to disasters, all elements of the nation should not ignore the contingent plan. Because, Security and safety issues are one of the basic rights of every human being, including the Indonesian people.
As a country that is on the ring of fire, us, people of Indonesia, live in an area prone to earthquakes and tsunamis. Almost every region in Indonesia has active volcanoes and active faults. Geological Agency data 2017 mention there 295 the fault is currently active. Ironic, The environment in which we live is not designed to be able to survive when disaster strikes. The closest examples are the cases in Banten and Sukabumi.
One of the parties who is obliged to organize space so that people are safe even when a disaster occurs is the local government. Sadly, as stated by Trinirmalaningrum, Director of the Scale Association, a non-governmental organization that focuses on disasters, they sometimes don't even know the potential for disaster in their respective areas.
Trinirmalaningrum provides an example of what has happened in Sukabumi. Over there, Residential areas are actually in hilly areas with steep slopes. as a result, Landslides occur when heavy rain falls and the soil can no longer hold water. Ada 34 the house in the traditional village was buried on Monday 31 December 2018.
“That's what really needs to be discussed together, review the layout again, so that we know exactly what the potential disaster is," said Rini, that's what Trinirmalaningrum is usually called, when responding to an electronic letter from the editor of tokoinspiratif.id in mid-January.
Chaotic spatial planning can also be seen in Palu. Palu City spatial planning, especially the Talise Beach area, does not refer to the perspective of disaster anticipation even though there is the potential for a tsunami that could hit the area.
“At Talise Beach, If you want to evacuate, close the restaurant and surrounding buildings, even though the road is open, people can just run straight up.”
Still in Palu, Perumnas Balaroa was even built on the Palu-Koro fault which is always moving. When earthquakes and liquefaction occur, This housing has collapsed.
In contrast to Palu, According to Rini, the layout of Anyer Beach is quite good. There is enough open space there to make evacuation easy.
“In Anyer, I saw it along the beach, between one villa and another there are roads where people can run up to a safe point in case of disaster. This means they have considered it,he said.
However, The problem there is that there is no early tsunami warning. This is because the source of the tsunami was not an earthquake, but due to the volcanic activity of Mount Anak Krakatau. There are no sensors that can detect tsunamis for this reason.
Anyer was hit by a tsunami on Saturday, 22 December 2018. Data arrived 31 December, The recorded death toll reached 437 people.
Rini further said, Existing spatial management in Indonesia still does not refer to a disaster perspective. Rini appealed to the government to re-evaluate spatial planning issues and the potential disasters that accompany them.
District head, Rini continued, must understand the potential and mitigation of disasters in disaster-prone areas to reduce the impact of disasters. This is to reduce the impact of disasters that often occur in several regions of Indonesia.
Rini said, Currently, there are several regional heads in the regions who do not understand the potential for disasters in their regions. Like the Palu disaster, According to him, the regional government did not anticipate disasters, even though the Scale Association has predicted that the Palu-Donggala earthquake and tsunami will occur.
Based on research by the Scale Association, The Palu-Koro fault is a very active fault, move as far as 5 centimeters per year. Previously, The Scale Association has predicted that the Palu earthquake and tsunami will occur this year 2016 and 2 Millions of people will be affected.
At that time, Rini and other environmental organizations have shown the results of their research to the local government. However, the local government ignored it. “The results of our research are considered like the wind,said Rini.
Rini believes that regional heads understand disasters, Regional policies can also be adjusted to the natural conditions of the relevant region. With policies that are in accordance with natural conditions, Rini believes the impact of disasters can be minimized.
At least the situation in Palu is a lesson for all local governments, including other agencies involved in the contingency. Anyway, as an evaluation for the central government regarding its supervision.
Everyone must be aware, Indonesia is a country that stands on disaster-prone land. So, cannot ignore contingency plans. The target, disaster with minimal casualties.
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Being involved in the world of disaster risk reduction was born in Jakarta 25 October 1963 This was after the tsunami swept across mainland Aceh in December 2004 ago. For Rini, the earthquake that generated a tsunami as high as nine meters and caused approx 230.000 The deaths of people in eight countries was a wake-up call for him and perhaps also for all environmental activists and disaster workers, that we live in a very vulnerable area. This is what then made him aware of several choices he had to make.
“At that time there was still very little attention to the issue of disaster risk reduction and it was not popular. Even though this effort is very important to minimize casualties and damage arising from the coming disaster. So there must be a way so that people can be aware of this problem and so that people can understand the potential for disasters in their area," said Rini, who until now was listed as a freelance correspondent for Radio Nedherlands and Sidney Broadcasting Services for education issues, economy, social, and the environment.
That is a strong reason that drives traveling fans, read, and wrote this to dive into the issue and at the same time join the Scale Association which was founded by several journalists who have the same attention to disaster issues.
During his activities at Skala and since joining Walhi in 1986, The city of Palu is like a second home for him. Understood, while at Walhi, Rini has been stationed at the Sulawesi desk for several years even though she mostly comes to Central Sulawesi. During the formation of the Disaster Risk Reduction Forum (PRB) Central Sulawesi, Rini is also actively involved there.
The PRB Forum is one of the mandates contained in Law Number 24 Year 2007 regarding Disaster Management, related to community participation. The PRB Forum is a forum for mutual coordination and exchange of information between institutions, including the government, business institutions, and also NGOs and academics to discuss various issues regarding disasters. There is no exception to the discussion about the potential for destructive power if the Palu-Koro Fault moves.
“Everything has been discussed in this forum. But unfortunately it has not been made into a fundamental decision,” regretted the figure who had taken scouting education since he was a teenager. By being active in Scouting, Rini learned to be independent and loved her homeland from a young age.
Regarding the Scale Association which he now chairs, Currently, Skala and several other institutions are preparing an expedition which will be launched in February 2019. Besides that, The Scale Association also focuses its activities on Lombok, mainly for preparedness education. Here, Skala provides a series of training for preparedness and builds several public facilities (public) and social facilities (fasos).
Meanwhile for Palu, together with several other NGOs, who are members of 'Moving Central Sulawesi', Skala tries to provide input to the local regional government and also at the national level for efforts to rebuild Central Sulawesi which is prepared for disasters. Skala also prepares educational activities for disaster awareness and introduction to earth in popular ways.
All the hard and tireless work done by Rini and Skala is solely because the issue of security and safety is one of the basic rights of every human being, including the Indonesian people.
“We live in an area that has the potential for disaster, in addition to natural wealth. We should all be obliged to fulfill this right. Because disaster management is not only the responsibility of the government but all of us,"said Rini, who won the 'struggle' against bronchitis suffered as a child with a firm determination to recover and regularly do swimming sports..
Final, Rini hopes for the stakeholders, especially central and regional governments, as well as related institutions to eliminate sectoral egos so that the big dream of reducing disaster risk as a whole can be realized immediately.
Especially for the millennial generation, Rini advised them to become strong young people, able to find a way out, and refrain from complaining. Make knowledge a basis for self-development. One more, “Don't be afraid to face difficulties because difficulties are fun challenges,” concluded Rini.
