#disaster mitigation efforts

Collection of disaster mitigation efforts news, found 147 news.

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 ...

Indonesia can be saved from haze disaster: Disaster agency

Indonesia can be freed from the haze disaster if it implements several preventive measures and involves the people, ...

Ministry allocates Rp15 billion for victims of Mt Sinabung eruption

The Social Affairs Ministry has allocated Rp15 billion to help those affected by the eruption of Mount Sinabung in ...

Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Disaster mitigation needs international cooperation: VP Kalla

The Indonesian Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla said every country, including Indonesia, needs international cooperation ...