Upcoming Events 
Speaker: Dr. Ir. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto MSc., Former Director of BRR Aceh-Nias
Date: Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Time: 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m.
Venue: Seminar Room 3-1, Level 3, Manasseh Meyer Building, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 469C Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259772
Synopsis: The time has come to close a chapter in the history of Aceh and Nias. In 2004 and 2005, the Indian Ocean tsunami hit Aceh and an earthquake struck Nias in quick succession. It was a natural disaster that destroyed property, devastated lives, and decimated entire generations. Unfortunately, as the twin disasters of Cyclone Nargis and the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008 have shown, we have not seen the end of mega disasters. However, although we cannot prevent disaster, we can learn from one another and prepare ourselves as best as we can.
It is with this same spirit that we synthesized and now share our “10 Management Lessons for Host Governments Coordinating Post-disaster Reconstruction.” This set of key lessons to governments who find themselves in similarly unfortunate circumstances focus specifically on the challenges and opportunities facing the principal coordinating agency of a large-scale disaster reconstruction program.
