#disaster risk reduction

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Indonesia struck by 3,155 natural disasters during January-Nov 7, 2019

A total of 3,155 natural disasters, generally hydrometeorological in nature, hit Indonesia during the January-November ...

BNPB to organize fundraising event to help Ambon quake victims

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will hold a fundraiser to help victims of the Maluku earthquake during ...

Disaster management skills imparted to 29 int'l students at Unsyiah

Some 29 international students from Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Japan learned the ropes on disaster risk reduction ...

BPBD records 240 forced displacements of residents following quake

The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that rattled Sarmi District, Papua Province, on Thursday, compelled 240 residents to flee ...

VP Kalla discusses handling refugees with UNHCR

Vice President Jusuf Kalla discussed Indonesia's efforts to handle refugees, during a meeting with United ...

Kalla stops over in Qatar prior to Geneva visit

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla landed at the Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, as a stopover in his ...

Government of Japan holds international forum on resilience in collaboration with IAFOR

The Government of Japan, in collaboration with The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), held a major international ...

Jokowi converses with students on disaster mitigation education

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) engaged in a conversation with several students at the Panimbang Jaya Elementary ...

Banten`s earthquake is not destructive: government

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake rocked the Lebak District area in Banten Province on Thursday at around 6:41 a.m. local ...

Teaching disaster risk reduction at Indonesian schools

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

Indonesia`s disaster risk reduction model named best practice

Indonesia`s disaster risk reduction model has been named the best practice during the Humanitarian Networks and ...

Infrastructure cooperation between Indonesia, Japan grows stronger

Cooperation between Indonesia and Japan in the infrastructure sector is growing stronger, with bilateral relations ...

Indonesia, Japan agree on disaster mitigation cooperation

The Japanese and Indonesian governments have agreed to develop disaster mitigation cooperation following humanitarian ...

13 dead, 5 missing as super typhoon Mangkhut slams Philippines

At least 13 people died and five others went missing as super typhoon Mangkhut hit the northern Philippines early ...

Japan donates 40 million yen for Lombok earthquake victims

Japan has donated 40 million Japanese yen (about US$360 thousand) for the earthquake-affected victims in Lombok, West ...