Open AccessLeaving Problematic Assets Behind: Lessons from Post-tsunami Reconstruction in Aceh
Author(s) -
Aulina Adamy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/682/1/012007
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , indonesian government , indonesian , natural disaster , economic growth , unit (ring theory) , local government , business , political science , geography , development economics , public administration , economics , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics education , mathematics , meteorology
Tsunami shaken the Indian Ocean in 2004 as the fourth-largest earthquake in a century erupted underwater off the Indonesian province of Aceh. Killing 227.898 people across 14 countries, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand the hardest hit. Aceh was struggling under more than 30 years of armed conflict whilst facing one of the deadliest natural disasters in modern history. As a blessing in disguise, the post-tsunami reconstruction has opened many opportunities for Aceh: ending the long civil war and receiving aid predicted as much as US$ 6.1 billion. The Indonesia government claimed to have built more than 120.000 homes, 3.500 kilometers of roads, 266 bridges, 20 ports, 12 airports, 954 health facilities, 1.450 school buildings, and 979 public offices. This paper’s objective is to discuss the problem found in those assets to have complete lessons learned perspective. Secondary data was analyzed from the final report of Transition Unit - a temporary body assisting the Aceh Provincial Government during the transition period before reconstruction is officially closed in 2009. This study focused on public buildings under the Aceh Provincial Government that received the highest number of assets. Major problem found: the local government is not prepared to manage large public assets; lack of mutual understanding between local governments and central government; and many assets does not fulfill administration requirement by the Indonesia construction regulations. Types of problematic assets left are: no official documents, unclear ownership, unclear maintenance budget, already damaged, not utilize, and some assets still not finish. These findings may impact the sustainability of the public buildings and may increase the vulnerability factor in facing disaster in the future.