The 11th Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery

Preface The 11th Aceh International Workshop and Expo on Sustainable Tsunami Disaster Recovery, AIWEST-DR 2018, was organised from 10 to 12 October 2018. The bi-annual AIWEST-DR was conducted this time with the theme “ Advancing Science and Technology Innovation for Sustainable Disaster Resilience and Risk Reduction ”. Tsunami and Disaster Mitigation Research Center (TDMRC) of Syiah Kuala University was profoundly enjoying the collaboration with the International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) of Tohoku University in Japan in a joint-organizing committee. AIWEST-DR conference ensures opportunities for academics, professionals, researchers and students who are working on disaster-related research to communicate the science they produce not only among themselves, but also for the practitioners, governmental officers, and communities in disaster-prone areas. We also want to ensure the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) be resonant in the mind of all stakeholders. AIWEST-DR 2018 proceeding contains papers written by academics, professionals, researchers and students from at least six countries including Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia. Various research works related to the conference theme were presented during the conference. From a total of 62 full papers accepted upon review, they are categorized into the following specific topics: A. Tsunami, climate change and others coastal hazard B. Geohazard and hazard characteristics and modelling C. Community preparedness, disaster education, local and indigenous knowledge D. GIS and applied technology for disaster E. Recovery and human security