About Laketoba

Name of Volcano: Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Type of Volcano:  lake and  caldera
Category of Volcano: Dormant
Number of eruptions:The Toba Eruption occurred at now known Lake Toba 67,500 to 75,500 years ago causing a "volcanic winter"
Physical & Human Landscape: Traditional Batak houses are noted for their distinctive roofs (which curve upwards at each end, as a boat's hull does) and their colorful decor as the people living there are usually  Bataks. The flora of the lake includes various types of phytoplankton, emerged macrophytes, floating macrophytes, and submerged macrophytes, while the surrounding countryside is rainforest including areas of Sumatran tropical pine forests on the higher mountainsides. The fauna includes zooplankton & benthic animals.  The only endemics are Rasbora tobana and and Neolissochilus thienemanni, locally known as the Batak fish. But recently, the native are in danger due to pollution and introduction or foreign species. The lake's blue waters,  gracious residents and fascinating Batak cuture draw tourists from all over the globe to the remote destination of Lake Toba. The cool, refreshing environment, clean air & fertile soil of the region make it an ideal place for settlement.
Danger the volcano poses: All these supervolcanoes look so beautiful and serene but they are all dangerously deadly!!! It is capable of producing a volcanic eruption with ejecta greater than 1,000 cubic km. For comparison, this is thousands of times larger than most historic volcanic eruptions.
The types of things put in place to prevent loss & damage from the volcano erupting: Nil as it is highly unlikely to erupt any time soon but they are still monitoring it.

Video Until 2:55 Min is about Laketoba

What i believe should be in place in monitoring a volcano: Do not let its beautiful sight get to you, monitor the volcano properly.