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West Papua needs pre-disaster anticipatory measures: acting governor

Acting Governor of West Papua Paulus Waterpauw has underlined the need for conducting pre-disaster anticipatory ...

NTT supports farmers to plant substitutes for locust-ravaged crops

East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Agriculture and Food Security Office is supporting farmers on Sumba Island to plant other ...

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Tri Hita Karana as strength of sustainable tourism in Bali

Tourism has been the main driver of Bali's economy since Indonesia was still colonized by the Dutch. Historical ...

House encourages pooling fund for disaster mitigation in Indonesia

The House of Representatives' (DPR's) Commission VII has encouraged disaster funding through the Disaster ...

Disaster education crucial for Indonesia's mitigation efforts: govt

The implementation of the disaster education curriculum is an important part of Indonesia's efforts to mitigate ...

Police chief highlights importance of disaster risk management

National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo has asked stakeholders taking part in national disaster mitigation efforts ...

BNPB to focus on quake mitigation, FMD handling

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has informed that it will focus on disaster mitigation efforts, ...

Minister highlights importance of mapping disaster-prone regions

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy underscored the importance of mapping ...

Jokowi urges local govts to make aid disbursement procedures easier

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked local governments, including the Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD), ...

Climate change triggering greater concerns than pandemic, war: Jokowi

The global community is no longer as afraid of the pandemic and war as they are of climate change, which has ...

6,000 hectares of Bekasi farmland flooded: ministry

At least six thousand hectares of farms in Bekasi, West Java, based on satellite imaging, have been inundated due to ...

Improve mitigation against floods, landslides: ministry

The Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs has urged all stakeholders to improve mitigation ...

BNPB seeks to anticipate forest fires to prevent transboundary haze

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is seeking to prevent transboundary haze pollution this year by ...

Indonesia launches national strategy for digitizing agriculture

The Center of Agricultural Data and System Information (CADIS) of the Agriculture Ministry, in collaboration with the ...

Moderate to heavy rains likely during Mandalika WSBK race: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has predicted that the World Superbike event at the ...