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G20 Indonesia

Cost of mitigating extreme weather could reach 40% of GDP: BI

The cost of mitigating the impacts of extreme weather could reach 40 percent of Indonesia’s gross domestic ...

Indonesia shares experience on disaster risk mitigation with Jordan

The Indonesian government shared its experience in implementing disaster risk mitigation and early warning systems with ...

Some 1.2 billion people vulnerable to three global crises: GCRG

Some 1.2 billion people worldwide are increasingly vulnerable to the food, energy, and financial crises caused by the ...

Comprehensive planning necessary in handling disaster threats: MPR

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) pressed for conducting comprehensive planning that involved the public and ...

BRIN, Costa Rica Embassy explore agriculture research cooperation

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) and the Costa Rican Embassy in Indonesia are exploring research ...

GPDRR 2022

GPDRR delegates study Balinese local wisdom on disaster mitigation

Delegates of the 7th Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) visited Karangasem and ...

Climate change poses challenge to agriculture in West Kalimantan

Climate change and extreme weather have become the toughest challenges to the development of agriculture, especially ...

Gov't increases food production through food estate area development

The Ministry of Agriculture seeks to increase domestic food production through various strategies, such as by ...

BRIN to conduct weather modification to prevent forest fires in Riau

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) will carry out weather modification operations to cause artificial ...

BMKG forecasts higher potential of forest, land fires in 2022

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of the potential of forest and land fires tending ...

Indonesia working on resolving regional water issues through AIWW

The Indonesian Government is participating in resolving issues related to water through the 2nd Asia International ...

West Aceh still prone to forest, land fires: BPBD

The West Aceh District Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) emphasized that the West Aceh region is still prone ...

Indonesia experiencing impact of climate change: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has warned that climate change is affecting Indonesia, as ...

News Focus

Indonesia braces for hydro-meteorological disasters

With about 17 thousand islands scattered across the Indian-Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest archipelagic ...

Finance Minister warns of commodity price pressure on foodstuff prices

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has warned of global commodity price pressure on domestic foodstuff ...