UF-DRR 2021: University Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction 2021 online meeting Manokwari, Papua, Indonesia, September 29-30, 2021 |
Conference website | https://fptprb.org/uf-drr/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ufdrr2021 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 22, 2021 |
Submission deadline | August 31, 2021 |
Tropical cyclone, also called typhoon, hurricane or cyclone, an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized by low atmospheric pressure, high winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and/or squalls. Its diameter is typically around 200 to 500 km, but can reach 1000 km. A tropical cyclone brings very violent winds, torrential rain, high waves and, in some cases, very destructive storm surges and coastal flooding. The winds blow counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Tropical cyclones above a certain strength are given names in the interests of public safety.
Based on Saffir-simpson hurricane scale (Pacific Ocean) and India Meteorological Department (Indian Ocean), tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of less than 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) are usually called tropical depressions (Pacific Ocean) or depression (Indian Ocean). Once the tropical cyclone reaches winds of at least 17 m/s (34 kt, 39 mph) they are typically called a tropical storm (Pacific) or deep depression (Indian Ocean). If winds reach 33 m/s (64 kt, 74 mph), then they are called hurricane category one (Pacific ocean) or cyclonic storm (Indian Ocean). The wind speed can reach more than 70.5 m/s (137 kt, 157,7 mph) with called a super hurricane (Pacific Ocean) or super cyclonic storm (Indian Ocean).
Tropical refers to the geographical origin of these systems, which form almost exclusively over tropical seas. Cyclone or hurricane refers to their winds moving in a circle, whirling round their central clear eye, with their winds blowing counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. The opposite direction of circulation is due to the Coriolis effect.
The strong rotating winds of a tropical cyclone are a result of the conservation of angular momentum imparted by the Earth’s rotation as air flows inwards toward the axis of rotation. As a result, they rarely form within 5° of the equator. However, due to the impact of climate change and the sea has become warmer, where the area below 5o becomes the trajectory of hurricane or cyclonic storms, including Indonesia with lessons learned from tropical storm of Seroja in NTT.
Seroja caused widespread rainfall and thunderstorms in the West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara provinces in Indonesia. In the immediate aftermath, 81 people were killed; 47 people were missed; refugees reached 49,51; 250 people were injured; damage to buildings in the District of East Sabu reached 1,442 units, Sabu Liae: 996 units and Raijua: 2,419 units; and more than 600 residents of the village were left homeless by the cyclone. Total preliminary estimated losses in East Nusa Tenggara, according to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management, amounted to at least 3.4 trillion rupiah (US$235.7 million) as of May 2021.
Based on lesson learned from tropical cyclone of Seroja, West Papua West Papua must prepare an area on the Northern Coast which is directly facing the Pacific Ocean which is always traversed by hurricane storms, especially on its small islands which reach 4,110.
Therefore, the University of Papua in collaboration with the University Forum for Disaster Risk Reduction held an international seminar related to disaster risk management of tropical storm from several expert of developed and developing countries in the development of its mitigation, adaptation, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development.
List of Topics
- Disaster Risk Management
- Lesson learned of NTT
- Small Island
- Mitigation and adaptation
- Sustainable development impact of a tropical cyclone perspective
Committees
Organizing committee
- Universitas Negeri Papua
- Forum Perguruan Tinggi untuk Pengurangan Risiko Bencana (FPTPRB)
Invited Speakers
- Letjen Ganip Warsito
- Prof Dwikorita Karnawati
Publication
UF-DRR 2021 proceedings will be published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (EES)
Venue
This conference will be conducted virtually due to Covid-19 Pandemic
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to info@fptprb.org