#disaster mitigation efforts

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President discusses bilateral relations with Afghan government`s chief executive

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received Chief Executive of the Afghan Government Abdullah Abdullah at the Merdeka ...

President Jokowi scheduled to visit tsunami-hit Palu

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Sunday is scheduled to visit Palu, Central Sulawesi, to lead humanitarian operation ...

Locals remain calm in response to Merapi eruption: agency

The people did not panic following Mount Merapi`s eruption at 8:20 a.m. local time on Friday, Head of Data, ...

Vice president mulls over plan to merge BNPB and Basarnas

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla is mulling over a plan to merge the National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) ...

Indonesia faces severe weather warning

Severe weather has hit several regions in Indonesia, triggering hydrological natural disasters, such as floods, ...

Floods submerge 1,000 ha of rice fields in Kulon Progo

Floods submerged 1,000 hectares of rice fields in five sub-districts in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta special ...

Maharani chairs meeting on hydrology, geological disaster mitigation

Coordinating Minister for Culture and Human Development Puan Maharani chaired a coordination meeting on hydrology and ...

Yogyakarta declares emergency alert status following natural disasters

The Yogyakarta Special Autonomous Provincial Administration has declared an emergency alert status following natural ...

Indonesia, Samoa agree to strengthen cooperation among PIF countries

Indonesia and Samoa have agreed to strengthen cooperation among Pacific Island Forum (PIF) member states, the ...

650 million ASEAN people live in disaster-prone areas

More than 650 million people in Southeast Asia live in disaster-prone areas, Chief of the Indonesian National Disaster ...

Komodo exercise to strengthen Indonesia`s maritime culture: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed hope that the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) would help to ...

Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

World Bank provides grant to help prevent forest fires

The World Bank has provided a grant amounting to some US$12 million this year to help prevent forest fires, Chairman ...

Government empowering community to prevent forest fires

The government is empowering the rural community to prevent forest fires, Chairman of the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Owner of company involved in forest fires can face sanctions

Any company found guilty of setting fire to land and forest will have not only its permit revoked, but the owner or ...