1. Explosive eruption Pyroclastics flow Lava flows Lahars / Flood The Threat of Merapi natural disaters

2. “If people had knowledge of disaster risk reduction(DRR), many lost lives have been saved…”

3. Raising people's awareness of DRR -to dig up local wisdoms of DRR in the community. -to hand the wisdoms of DRR down from generation to generation Talk show, tips, experience, story, song, music, comedy, documentary, drama Community Radio can produce varieties of broadcasting programs for DRR with community people

4. 4 Role of community radio in Disaster ・ Early warning system for the eruption ・ Disseminating information about condition of Mt. Merapi ・ Promoting dialog between different stake holders ・ Raising community people’s awareness of disaster risk reduction through the radio program Using not only radio but other media such as social media and handy talky

5. Audio Materials for CR in Disaster Produced in collaboration with JICA DRLC The tool contains 193 audio and transcripts in 9 languages (English, Chinese, Thai, Tagalog, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian) for broadcasting on community radio stations when 4 types of disasters (earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and floods) occur.

6. DMAM Workshop with RAKOM August 2-5, 2009 in Merapi Many kinds of audio contents not only for disaster information, but also for local wisdoms of DRR were produced by community radio activists and community people. - Information on volcanic eruption - Song with traditional music - Comic chat - Comedy - Counting rhymes - Traditional drama

7. 7 Practice in Mt.Merapi Merapi Volcano Information network around Mt. Merapi (Jalin Merapi) consists of 8 community radio stations and local volunteers.

8. Explosive eruption Pyroclastics flow Lava flows Lahars / Flood 4 Year Cycle : The Threat of Merapi Eruption

9. Daily life in Mt.Merapi

11. The community people live with Mt. Merapi despite eruption of frequent occurrence. Meaning of living in Mt.Merapi It means that the people want to live there feeling enrich, not only for safety. They prepare against the disaster and raise the awareness of disaster risk reduction using community radio.

12. The community radio people in Mt. Merapi have started sharing their experiences with people on in Mt. Sinabung and Mt. Kelud. Networking with people in other volcanos - to assist setting up emergency radio stations - to collaborate on producing radio program for DRR

13. Archiving radio programs about the experiences on disaster management on the website.

14. Conclusion We cannot prevent natural hazard, but can mitigate the risk. One of great tools to do it is community radio.

15. 15 Living with Volcano in harmony Terima Kasih Banyak !