Indonesia. Located on the 4 tectonic moving plates and in the heart of the Pacific Ring of Fire, had eexperienced several major emergencies from varoius hazards in its history and more evidently in the past decade. Emergencies and disasters unpredictable as they are, pose a challenge to humanitarian actors to address needs in oreder to provide interventions in an effective and effiecient manner. In all these events, many lessons had been drawn but not many had been truly learnt. Among these lessons, improving coordination, writing out standard operating procedures, preparedness and contingency planning stand out. These are key lessons that need to be translated into action for them to be learnt.
