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Rehabilitation and Integrated Natural Resource Management in 
Aceh in the Aftermath of the Tsunami

Background to a Joint Initiative of CGIAR Centers Operating in Asia. 
20 January 2005, Bogor, Indonesia.

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In the days following the Tsunami we have been engaged in help to staff members with family in the affected areas as well as discussions on how we can be of assistance as CGIAR centres, given our mandate.... We are coordinating a program for support of Rehabilitation and integrated natural resource management in Aceh in the aftermath of the Tsunami. To be implemented by a number of CGIAR centres active in Indonesia, in support of national efforts by AARD, FORDA, LIPI, Universities and NGO's.

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OBJECTIVES
» Sharing: who is doing what in support of immediate relief & assessment?  Avoid duplication, effectively use existing science & insights
» Discuss support by the R&D community to a community-led process of rebuilding livelihoods based on sustainable use of natural resources
» Explore need for integrated approaches and cooperation
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UPDATES NEWS
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» Resilience, Rights and Resources: 
Two years of recovery from the Tsunami in the Coastal zone of Aceh (Indonesia). 30 November 2006.
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» Aceh ReGrIn Project. Inception Field Trip on 22-25 January 2006.
Basically, one year+ after Tsunami, our very first impression (which stays and even magnifies) upon reaching Meulaboh is the rapid, one-way, enormous change in almost every sectors. True it is that the Tsunami 'only' directly hit and damaged the coastal areas, but the impact does not stay there. The peace agreement between GAM and the Indonesian government adds another layer to driver of changes.
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» Media Release: "Why has transition from relief to rehabilitation been so slow?"
Five main reasons for this slow development became apparent during a recent workshop in Meulaboh, where representatives of local government, national and international agencies and NGOs discussed opportunities to better meet the long term needs of the affected communities. There was a call for more critical consideration of local needs, better collaboration between agencies and attention to a "missing middle" layer of coordination in rehabilitation efforts.
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» Post Tsunami Livelihoods & INRM in Aceh: Almost a Year of Recovery from Shock. 22 December 2005, Bogor, Indonesia.
It is now eleven months after the chaos of the tsunami disaster in Aceh. Following this horrific event, the needs were urgent, and reponse plans were swiftly made. Many organizations from Indonesia and all over the world provided support in many forms. However, while much support has been provided to the communities affected by the tsunami, the situation is still far from ideal.

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» Start up working group on Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management along Aceh's West Coast: Agroforestry, Coastal Protection Forest and Forest Management.  29 Nov - 2 Dec 2005, Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia.
Focus on rebuilding livelihoods should be in achieving better lives than what was lost.  As we understand, sources of livelihoods distributed across the landscape and the various sectors. There are variations in access along the coastal zone that need to be agreed and understood before we go or continue to the next steps of rehabilitation efforts.
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» International Workshop on Livestock Innovations for the Tsunami Affected Areas Rehabilitation and Reconstruction: Livelihood Recovery by Livestock Rehabilitation aftermath Tsunami. 14 September 2005, Bogor, Indonesia.
Once the ‘relief mode’ turned into ‘rehabilitation mode’, any efforts on agricultural–based rehabilitation act as a focal point to restore the community livelihoods including the livestock sub - sector development.
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» Announcing the CGIAR Tsunami Website
By Meryl Williams (31 August 2005)
Nine months after the disastrous Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004, the Future Harvest Centers of the CGIAR are pleased to report that their combined efforts with partners, including governments, in the region and support of donors from around the world are solidly contributing to the rehabilitation of the lives of the survivors in the hardest hit areas. To learn more about the CGIAR work and that of many other agencies, I am pleased to launch the CGIAR Tsunami website at http://www.cgiar.org/tsunami/ 
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» Support program for student research
Integrated Natural Resources Management and Livelihood Paradigms in Recovery from the Tsunami in Aceh/ Nias

As part of a grant by the Ford Fondation to the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and cooperating CGIAR centres (World Fish, CIFOR and IPGRI), we have the opportunity to support students (especially from Aceh or Nias) who have advanced plans for thesis research projects.
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» Impact of the Tsunami disaster on Tree-crops survival and marketing assessment and the ecological recovery in Aceh Barat and Nagan Raya districts, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) province
The Tsunami’s greatest impact has been on rural coastal communities. Before the tsunami, the men, women, and children in these communities were highly dependent on coastal fisheries, agriculture, aquaculture and forest. But the natural resources supporting these livelihoods were already severely depleted due to unsustainable practices.
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» CIFOR and Ministry of Forestry to examine mangrove Rehabilitation strategies in Aceh
CIFOR Director General, David Kaimowitz, is accompanying a team from Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry (MOF) to examine possible forest rehabilitation strategies in Tsunami-ravaged Aceh. Mr. Kaimowitz will travel to Banda Aceh on February 24 and join MOF staff in a plane flight to inspect the affected areas.
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» Initiative RSGIS Forum, second workshop on 15 February 2005.
Spatial Data Sharing and Gathering:
The Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Process of the Tsunami impact in Aceh and some area of Sumatera Utara needs support from all aspects including the data spatial. Forum Remote Sensing and GIS Indonesia (RSGISForum) has given support to all Institutions and individuals, as well as to some volunteers from Indonesia and other countries to get data and spatial information about Aceh and Sumut.
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» A second step process meeting for Aceh - Tsunami Aftermath2 
8 February 2005, Bogor, Indonesia
As second step in the process of  planning and coordination of activities on ‘Rehabilitation and Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM) in Aceh in the aftermath of the Tsunami’ a group of scientists from NARS, Universities and International agencies met in Bogor on February 8, in the CIFOR/ICRAF campus.
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» CGIAR Centers Plan Post
The Tsunami’s greatest impact has been on rural coastal communities. Before the tsunami, the men, women and children in these communities were highly dependent on coastal fisheries, agriculture, aquaculture and forestry. But the natural resources supporting these livelihoods were already severely depleted due to unsustainable practices.
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