This paper aims to assess migrant preparedness to earthquakes. It is based in the West Java province of Indonesia, specifically in the capital, Bandung City. The city is prone to the multi-hazard disaster risk caused by its close proximity to the Lembang fault line. This paper attempts to define international students as temporary migrants and utilises survey questions directed to migrants, in order to try to best extract information regarding the understanding, preparedness and experience of earthquakes. In this case, we approached international students from Australia that underwent academic exchange programs with a university in Bandung. The results show that migrants have similar degrees of motivation, previous experience, information and communication, and trust in authorities, which in effect also affects their level of preparedness toward earthquake hazard in Bandung City. The results were then broken down more thoroughly in an attempt to determine the cause of the similarity in each attribute. This paper also discusses through what means these attributes could be increased in order to achieve a sufficient level of preparedness and identified several recommendations.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s) in Indonesia endure many difficulties in terms of social, cultural and economic hardship. Indonesia’s susceptibility to natural disasters, and the subsequent high occurrences of natural disasters means that in terms of process, there must be clear and direct procedures to follow in times immediately following an event. Post-disaster Recover processes, in particular Post Disaster Needs Assessments are extremely important in the assessment of damage, and hence the rehabilitation of a community and its needs and functions. This paper will research and examine the relationship between IDP’s and the processes which are in place to protect them. This is a crucial component to understanding their plight and assisting them better through the recovery process of a disaster. The three main disasters examined in this paper provide a diverse assortment of IDP experiences and a variety of implementations to serve them. These three disasters cover three vastly different areas and encompass a wide cross-section of Indonesian culture and society.

Many factors can cause displacement within a country or be conceptualized as internally displaced. IDP can arise from disasters, development and social conflict in a region. As a country prone to diverse disasters, Indonesia has witnessed many internally displaced persons (IDPs). Similarly, some developments in Indonesia have also caused IDPs. This study aims to lay out the current issues on IDP in Indonesia. IDP is an important issue as without staging a proper intervention, the vulnerability of IDP may increase and expose them to further risks. The method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative approach. Qualitative literature was then classified using tabulation and simple maps. The qualitative research used a meta-analysis of a range of estimates across time periods, backgrounds, locations as well as findings. This study finds there are major problems in handling IDPs in Indonesia such as access to resources, welfare, security, management, coordination and repatriation. Studies of IDPs in Indonesia are primarily driven by conflict. This is proven by the number of IDP studies which have increased after conflict outbreaks in 2000.

This paper explores the impact of climate change on livelihood options that affect migrant workers in Indramayu District, Indonesia. In this paper, migration is considered as an adaptation measure used by affected community members facing the challenges of climate change. The challenge emerges due to the interaction of several factors including the vulnerability of the region, government policies, demands of migrant workers, and social networks among migrant workers that contribute and encourage high temporary migration. A case study drawn from Indramayu District, Indonesia, the second poorest district in the province, demonstrates high remittances from migrant workers as a livelihood option. The research considers the experiences of ex-migrant workers (TKI) who are either ex-farmers/fishermen or close families of farmers/fishermen. Applied qualitative surveys explore environmental changes affected by climate change on livelihoods such as drought, floods, tidal wave, and sea level rise, and their impact on their reasons to become migrant workers. The paper concludes that the opportunity of being migrant workers abroad provides an alternative livelihood option for residents which have been highly affected by climate change impacts. It is therefore, important for national and local government to understand this climate change adaptation measure and to develop policy to support migrant workers affected by climate change. This paper also illustrates the ability of Indramayu residents to take the opportunity from the external condition that opens the possibility to work abroad and to gain some advantages.