#disaster risk

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Yogyakarta`s Gadjah Mada University to host intl volcano conference

Yogyakarta`s Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is to host the 8th Cities on Volcanoes international conference next ...

UN official calls on concerted effort on disaster reduction

Margareta Wahlstrom, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations for Disaster Risk ...

Govt approves budget for W Sumatra`s tsunami evacuee shelters

The government has approved budget allocations for the construction of tsunami evacuee shelters in West Sumatra`s ...

Natural Disasters in Indonesia Not Over Yet

Over the last few months, various regions in Indonesia have been hit by natural disasters such as floods, landslides, ...

President Yudhoyono kicks off consultation on disaster risk reduction

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace, here on Tuesday officially opened the Global Thematic ...

news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Death toll in S. Philippine flooding climbs to 7

The death toll from flooding caused by torrential rains in southern Philippines climbed to seven, the National ...

DHL Provides Relief in Typhoon Hit Philippines Province

- Volunteers from DHL, the world's leading logistics company, left their homes during the holiday season to provide ...

Indonesia to send rice to victims of typhoon Bopha Friday

Indonesian government will send 2,000 tons of rice to the victims of Typhoon Bopha in Davao, Mindanao, the Philippine ...

Indonesia delivers aid to victims of typhoon bopha

The Indonesian Minister for People`s Welfare, Agung Laksono, arrived in the Philippine southern island of Mindanao on ...

Agung Laksono to extend aid to victims of Bopha storm

Indonesia`s chief minister for people`s welfare, Agung Laksono, has arrived at the Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado, ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Indonesia-Australia use computer program to lessen impact of disasters

Indonesia and Australia, working with the World Bank - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, has ...

New tool to keep Indonesia one step ahead of disaster

To help communities better prepare for floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, a new hazard impact modelling tool, the ...

Indonesia has 396 high-risk disaster areas

Based on Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (IDRI), there are 396 high-risk disaster areas across the country, according to ...