INDONESIA, December 17, 2008—The worst natural disaster to hit a developing country in decades claimed about 167,000 lives and damaged or destroyed nearly US$5 billion in houses, infrastructure and other assets in Aceh. Four years after the tragedy, the province has made significant progress toward recovering and even improving what was lost in the December 26 tsunami.

Additional videos: Interview with Joachim von Amsberg, Country Director, World Bank in Indonesia

+ Can you describe how Aceh has changed in the four years since the tsunami?
+ Are there lessons from reconstruction efforts in Aceh that we can share with other countries?
+ What do you regard as the one or two key aspects of Aceh's reconstruction success?
+ How important to the success of the reconstruction was the community's involvement in rebuilding their own houses and villages?
+ How important to post-tsunami progress was the Aceh peace agreement?
+ What is the outlook for Aceh now?