Resettlement Following the 2010 Merapi Volcano Eruption

Abstract

The 2010 Merapi eruption resulted in almost 400,000 internally displaced persons and around 2,200 families lost their houses. The rehabilitation and reconstruction was carried out by relocating victims of the affected area into safer zones in the Rekompak project scheme (REhabilitasi dan ReKOnstruksi Masyarakat dan Permukiman berbAsis Komunitas, Community-Based Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Society and Settlement). Since the project was ended in 2014, several issues related to resettlement's sustainability might arise. Therefore, this research aims at assessing the present condition of the new resettlement including infrastructures and facilities after the end of the project and at analyzing the inhabitants’ perception of the resettlement existing condition. We analysed the results of 46 questionnaires and conducted key informants interviews in two sub-villages (Kuwang and Plosokerep). The study shows that there is no significant modification on infrastructures and facilities, most of the inhabitants consent the current condition, yet some of them upgrade the quality of their residents.