1. Role of Community Radio in Disaster Management Imam Prakoso, AMARC Asia Pacific Junichi Hibino, Radio FMYY, Japan Communication with Community

2. Introduction - Humanitarian Radio - Community-Based Radio - Independent Radio - Voice of Voiceless

3. Practice in Philippines Huge Information vacuum in affected areas by Typhoon Haiyan despite many media cover Emergency Radio plays integral role to disseminate information to the affected people.

4. Practice in Japan Emergency Radio turns into Rehabilitation Radio to regain the people’s feeling to carry on living

5. 5 Merapi Volcano MMC FM 107,8 MERAPI FM 107,6 LINTASMERAPI FM 107,7 GEMA MERAPI FM 107,9 GEMA SUARA FM 107,7 GEMI NASTITI FM 107,7 LAHARA FM 107,7 LAHARA FM 107,7 K FM 107,7 K FM 107,7 Practice in Indonesia Developing knowledge of DRR to various community groups using local culture

6. Challenges Not all, only a few countries have conducive environment to develop community radio / emergency radio Lack of understanding from iNGOs, International Agencies, Governments to include community radio / emergency radio into Disaster Management

7. Suggestions Clear regulation on developing community radio / emergency radio Include community radio / emergency radio capable of emergency response and contingency plan