#disaster mitigation efforts

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Mount Merapi spews hot cloud six times on Monday

The Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Center (BPPTKG) recorded that Mount Merapi had emitted hot ...

Teaching disaster risk reduction at Indonesian schools

Indonesia is blessed with fertile soil and various natural resources, but concurrently, the country is prone to ...

Jokowi orders disaster education this year

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for the implementation of disaster education in every educational ...

President Jokowi calls for materialization of early warning system

President Joko Widodi (Jokowi) has called for materialization of a disaster early warning system in ...

Mount Merapi recorded to have spewed lava eight times

Until Jan 29, Mount Merapi, located in Yogyakarta and Central Java, was recorded to have spewed incandescent lava from ...

Mount Merapi experiences rock-fall thrice: BPPTKG

The Institute for Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG) recorded three rock-falls (RF) ...

Disaster mitigation should be incorporated in environmental lesson at schools

Disaster mitigation education should be part of the environmental lesson at schools since disaster and the environment ...

Government allocates Rp15 trillion for disaster fund

The Indonesian government has agreed to allocate Rp15 trillion in budget fund for disaster anticipation and mitigation ...

Banknotes found under rubble of tsunami-hit house returned to owner: mily

Several Indonesian army personnel have returned a bunch of damaged banknotes, with total value of Rp3 million, that ...

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 ...