L’éducation des populations : mesure essentielle pour la réduction du risque de tsunami en Indonésie

Abstract

Many more people should have survived the 26th December 2004 event if they have had a basic knowledge on tsunamis. The Indonesian public, as well as authorities, must be educated to face tsunami risks. NGO Planet Risk used scientific findings obtained during the Tsunarisque program and scientists’ advices for building adapted prevention actions among the Indonesian population. A tsunami education campaign (including photographs and posters exhibitions, distribution of leaflets, documentary broadcasting and the creation of a permanent sensitization centre) was implemented first on the southern Javanese coasts. Through these educative actions, our aim is to encourage the development of tsunami-resilient communities.

Perception of the risk of tsunami in a context of high-level risk assessment and management: the case of the fjord Lyngen in Norway

“…We might first question the role of education in disseminating information, as it is known that school or hazard education play a key role in case of a tsunami (Dengler 2005;Keating 2006;Morin et al 2011;Priest et al 1996). If we refer to the results obtained across the whole ASTARTE programme (Table 5), we can see that Norway is the country where school was least often mentioned by respondents as a source of information on tsunamis.…”