Reducing the risk of disasters, or pre-disasters activities, is a form of investment. We would not lose anything despite the fact that we spend a lot.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Proper planning can help optimize and bolster disaster mitigation, the primary secretary of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said in a written statement posted on BNPB's official website on Tuesday evening.

"In order to realize this, formulating quality and directed planning is necessary to resolve dynamic environmental challenges," he said.

Disaster mitigation planning should be done in accordance with the conditions in each region by evaluating previous activities, with the aim to reduce disaster risk, he said.

"Provincial, district, city, regional disaster mitigation agencies (BPBD) should evaluate their implemented policies in order to know whether they are accurate, should they be continued, or should they be revised," he elaborated.

The current priority in disaster mitigation is reducing the risk of a disaster since that can greatly affect material loss and loss of life, he said during the BNPB-BPBD's Technical Coordination Meeting in Surabaya, East Java.

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"Reducing the risk of disasters, or pre-disasters activities, is a form of investment. We would not lose anything despite the fact that we spend a lot," he said.

Many studies indicate that US$1 spent on reducing disaster risk can save US$7, Kurniawan highlighted.

The Technical Coordination Meeting on disaster mitigation planning is being held from November 29 to December 3, 2021, to discuss regional activities planning in 2023.

The meeting will feature speakers from the National Development Planning Board (Bappenas), Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Domestic affairs.

It will also host speakers from BPBD and regional government organizations from provinces in the eastern region: North Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, Gorontalo, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua.

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