This project aims to evaluate the disaster management strategies implemented by South Korea, Japan and Indonesia in response and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic is a global disaster that tests the readiness of the health system and the capacity of the government in handling a major crisis. Each country faces a unique challenge associated with social, economic and policy structures, which affects the way they respond and recover from pandemic impacts. Therefore, this project will compare the response and recovery of these three countries to identify the best practices and lessons that can be learned to deal with future crises.

The background of this project focuses on the importance of effective disaster management systems, especially in handling nonnatural disasters such as pandemic. South Korea, Japan and Indonesia each had a different approach to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea and Japan are known for rapid technology-based and policy-based approaches, while Indonesia faces huge challenges related to infrastructure limitations and inequality between regions. This project aims to analyze how these three countries designed and implemented disaster management strategies, as well as how they made the transition from emergency response to long-term recovery.

The primary purpose of this project is to identify the key factors that affect the effectiveness of response and recovery in each country, as well as analyze the policies and practices that can be adapted to improve the readiness and resilience facing future crises.

The expected impact of this project is to give a deeper insight into effective disaster management strategies and identify the improvement measures necessary in facing pandemic or similar disasters in the future. This project is also expected to give recommendations to other countries in designing better policies for catastrophic response and disaster recovery.