Growth rate of seedling (Rhizophora sp.) in mangrove ecosystem rehabilitation, Banda Aceh, Aceh Province

Tsunami mortality in Aceh Province, Indonesia.

OBJECTIVE Nine tsunami-affected districts in Aceh, Indonesia, were surveyed between February and August 2005 to characterize tsunami mortality. METHODS The surveys employed a two-stage cluster methodology with probability proportional to size sampling, and encompassed 1653 tsunami-displaced households with a pre-tsunami population of 10 063 individuals. FINDINGS Of the original pre-tsunami ...

Tsunami-related injury in Aceh Province, Indonesia.

The Asian tsunami, of December 2004, caused widespread loss of life. A series of surveys were conducted to assess tsunami-related mortality and injury, risk factors, care seeking and injury outcomes. Three surveys of tsunami-affected populations, in seven districts of Aceh province, were conducted between March and August 2005. Surveys employed a two-stage cluster design and probability proport...

Tsunami damage reduction performance of a mangrove forest in Banda Aceh, Indonesia inferred from field data and a numerical model

[1] Since the 26 December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the role of mangrove forests as natural defenses protecting coastal communities from tsunami disaster has been highlighted. However, some mangrove forests were destroyed by that tsunami. They are expected to have lost their protective functions. In this study, we develop a fragility function to assess the mangrove trees’ vulnerability, expres...

Simulation of Tsunami Impact on Sea Surface Salinity along Banda Aceh Coastal Waters, Indonesia

ReintegRation Lessons fRom aceh

A 2005 peace deal brought an end to 30 years of secessionist conflict in Aceh, Indonesia. The Helsinki agreement included provisions to disarm fighters from the rebel GAM movement and to reintegrate them into society. Three-and-a-half years on, peace is holding in Aceh. Yet while the Aceh post-war story is broadly positive, the experience of delivering reintegration support to former combatants...