#natural disaster mitigation

Collection of natural disaster mitigation news, found 140 news.

Indonesian FM holds meetings with nine Pacific nations

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno LP Marsudi held bilateral meetings with leaders of nine Pacific nations on ...

Japan extends grant for reconstruction, disaster mitigation

Japan has agreed to give Indonesia a grant of 5.089 billion yen for three reconstruction and disaster mitigation ...

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Accelerating rescue operations in flood-hit Sentani

Indonesia has been hit by at least two major floods during this current transitional period from the rainy to the dry ...

PMI speeds up disaster mitigation efforts in flood-hit Sentani

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) held a coordinating meeting to discuss efforts to expedite handling of the impacts of ...

Over 5,000 residents of Yogyakarta affected by natural disasters

Some 5,046 residents of Yogyakarta have been affected by flooding and landslides that hit Kulon Progo, Gunung Kidung, ...

Thousand of Riau residents suffer respiratory problems due to haze

Thousand of residents in Riau Province have suffered respiratory problems after they were exposed to air pollution ...

Thousands of houses flooded in C Java

Thousands of houses in Batang and Pekalongan districts and Pekalongan municipality, Central Java, were flooded on ...

House speaker calls for vigilance against natural disasters

Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Bambang Soesatyo has called for vigilance against possible ...

Rescue operations in Sukabumi landslide hampered by rain

The search and rescue team has found difficulties to deploy heavy equipment to evacuate victims of the landslide in ...

15 villages in Karawang affected by prolonged drought

Fifteen villages in three sub-districts in Karawang District, West Java Province, have been affected by severe dry ...

Prolonged drought triggers wildfires on mountains in Java

Some parts of Indonesia`s regions have entered the rainy season, while several others, such as Java and Nusa Tenggara ...

Floods spread to four sub-districts in Langkat, N Sumatra

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains in Langkat District, North Sumatra, have spread to four districts, according ...

News Focus - Need for disaster detection satellite urgent

Threatened by a significant number of natural disasters every year, Indonesia should immediately have a special ...

Observation satellite required for evacuations during disaster

Observation satellites are needed by Indonesia not only for disaster mitigation but also for evacuation, according to ...

7.4-magnitude quake has no impact on Jayapura district

The Jayapura District Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has received no report of material damage or casualties ...