Kelurahan Tanjung Benoa

In 2022, Kelurahan Tanjung Benoa in Bali, Indonesia, received recognition as Tsunami Ready under the Pilot Community Performance Based Tsunami Recognition Programme being developed by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). As part of the Indonesian efforts to improve an end-to-end tsunami early warning system, the Tanjung Benoa Community fulfilled the Programme’s guidelines; thus, empowering its vulnerable coastal communities to take effective action in the event of a potential tsunami and save lives.  Outputs included the creation of an inundation and evacuation maps for the community, as well as the installation of signage for evacuation routes, assembly points and tsunami hazard zones. The Tanjung Benoa Disaster Risk Reduction Forum also undertook extensive public education, conducted drills, and formulated an emergency operations plan (EOP). Schools, businesses and the public also actively participated in a number of activities during the implementation process. The Tsunami Ready effort was part of the Indonesian Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysics (BMKG) programme and activity.  The Tsunami Ready was facilitated by IOTIC of UNESCO/IOC as well as the Bali Province and Badung Disaster Management Agency BPBD. The school preparedness was also supported by UNDP. The Tsunami Ready Programme incorporates risk knowledge assessment, preparedness actions and response planning with recognition being granted upon the satisfactory completion of a verification process confirming fulfilment of the guidelines.

Kelurahan Tanjung Benoa Documents