Rapid Damage Assessment Mission to West Sumatra, Indonesia

Rapid Damage Assessment Mission to West Sumatra, Indonesia
On 30 September 2009 a tragic earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale struck West Sumatra, leading to the loss of at least 1100
human lives and damaging hundreds of buildings in the harbour city of Padang. CER supported the rapid damage assessment of cultural heritage
in West Sumatra, carried out by the Indonesian Heritage Trust working in collaboration with local partners and volunteers.
Thank you very much for the support
Hasti Tarekat, Board Member of the Indonesian Heritage Trust
Information: A major challenge
CER supported the Indonesian Heritage Trust to assess the damages to heritage and identify the conservation needs and priorities in the cities of Padang and
Pariaman following the tragic earthquake of 30 September that claimed at least 1100 lives and devastated public infrastructure and tens of thousands of
homes. Within one week of the disaster, 5.000 -euro was made available to enable the Indonesian Heritage Trust to start work immediately. The rapid
assessment was carried out by a team of qualified professionals and volunteers from West Sumatra and elsewhere in Indonesia from 10-October. Out of 244
heritage buildings assessed, the team identified 228 damaged heritage sites including 10 buildings which require priority intervention. In 2010 the Indonesian
Heritage Trust will follow up with rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts thanks to the support of CER. A major challenge for the Trust also to raise
awareness amongst the local authorities and the community about the value of cultural heritage and its potential for contributing to recovery of the disasterstruck community, and thereby overcome the tendency to pull down historic buildings and build modern constructions in their place.
Programme: CER
La mission de la CER est d'offrir une aide d'urgence aux patrimoines culturels endommagés ou détruits par une catastrophe naturelle ou causée par l'h
omme. La CER a été créée en 2003 suite à la dévastation et au pillage du Musée National d'Irak. La CER considère que le sauvetage de la culture peut apporter
espoir et consolation aux communautés sinistrées, contribuer à leur faire retrouver la conscience de leur propre valeur, rétablir la continuité et préserver leur i
dentité. Pour la CER, l'aide culturelle d'urgence fait partie intégrante de l'aide humanitaire d'urgence.
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