The warias of Indonesia in disaster risk reduction: The case of the 2010 Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia

The warias of Indonesia in disaster risk reduction: The case of the 2010 Mt. Merapi eruption in Indonesia

This field note draws upon the concepts of vulnerability, marginalisation, and capacity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to face natural hazards. As a case study, this paper highlights the response of warias, members of the LGBT community in Indonesia, during the 2010 Mt Mera...

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Main Authors: Balgos, Benigno C., Gaillard, J. C., Sanz, Kristinne
Format: text
Published: Animo Repository 2012
Subjects:
Hazard mitigation > Indonesia
Sexual minorities > Indonesia > Social conditions
Disaster relief—Indonesia
Humanitarian aid workers > Indonesia
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Online Access:https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4007
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Institution: De La Salle University
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Summary:This field note draws upon the concepts of vulnerability, marginalisation, and capacity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to face natural hazards. As a case study, this paper highlights the response of warias, members of the LGBT community in Indonesia, during the 2010 Mt Merapi eruption. Through key informant interviews and observation of actual relief operations led by warias in several evacuation sites in Yogyakarta and Central Java, the paper highlights that warias contributed to disaster risk reduction (DRR) even though they are marginalised and discriminated in the country because of prevailing religious and societal attitudes. The paper argues that their needs and capacities should be acknowledged in DRR policies and practice. © 2012 Copyright Oxfam GB.

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