#disaster risks

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GPDRR 2022

GPDRR 2022: Reducing disaster risks by planting 10 million trees

The Indonesian government planted trees at Mertasari Beach, Denpasar, Bali, on Tuesday as a symbolic move to reduce the ...

GPDRR 2022

Health protocols implemented stringently for GPDRR: BNPB Head

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Head Suharyanto emphasized that strict health protocols are implemented at ...

Technology paramount to reducing disaster risks: BRIN

Technology will be essential to bolster disaster mitigation efforts and disaster early-warning systems, according to ...

GPDRR 2022

GPDRR encourages world to move from disaster risk to resilience

Over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the world has profoundly changed, as have the opportunities for ...

GPDRR should devise solutions for climate change issues: KSP chief

Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko expects the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) ...

Indonesia leading on global efforts reducing disaster risks: UNDRR

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Director Ricardo Mena lauds Indonesia as a country that is ...

GPDRR 2022

Disaster mitigation derived from local wisdom

As a country vulnerable to disasters, Indonesia needs to strengthen its mitigation efforts and readiness. Such ...

GPDRR 2022

Weighing importance of global efforts for disaster risk reduction

Indonesia will host a series of meetings of the 7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) ...

Government moves to create disaster-resilient nation

Indonesia is located in the most active earthquake zone in the world, the Circum-Pacific Belt, and the meeting point of ...

GPDRR 2022

Learning from Sasak people about disaster mitigation

The building made of woven bamboo walls and topped with a thatched roof still stands tall, even though it was shaken by ...

GPDRR 2022

Strengthening disaster mitigation through Disaster SNI implementation

- as the spearhead of disaster mitigation, as well as with local governments. "The role of BSN is more of a ...

C Sulawesi's five regions placed on flood, landslide alert status

Five regions in Central Sulawesi are on flood and landslide alert status due to the high rainfall received there, ...

BNPB presses for women's involvement in creating disaster resilience

Deputy for Prevention of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Prasinta Dewi accentuated the need to involve ...

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Hosting GPDRR reflects RI's improved resilience against disasters

Indonesia being appointed to host the 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) indicates an improvement ...

Bali: Tanjung Benoa proposed as tsunami-ready community

Tanjung Benoa Village in Bali was proposed to get UNESCO's recognition as a tsunami-ready community, according to a ...