On 26 December 2004, the Indian Ocean Tsunami annihilated entire communities and caused unprecedented human and material loss in Aceh Province, Indonesia. During the ten years that followed the event, large amount of data and memories have been preserved though local and international organizations, local initiatives and academic research. However, this information spread over a heterogeneous network remains difficult to access for researchers or organizations wishing to use the case of Aceh in order to advance disaster risk reduction. The DATA project collaborates with universities, governmental authorities, development agencies and local communities in order to collect, manage and disseminate these records and develop into an international centre for the study of tsunami in South, Southeast Asia and beyond.
22 Mar 2015