#natural disasters

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NASR launches emergency number for immediate search and rescue assistance

The Indonesian National Agency of Search and Relief (NASR, formerly BASARNAS) announced today that its emergency ...

Greenpeace Indonesia protests US climate policy

Greenpeace Indonesia staged a protest in front of the US embassy here on Wednesday over the decision of President ...

Arctic exploration opened for Indonesia: Russian academic

The exploration of the Arctics natural resources has been opened to countries around the world, including Indonesia, ...

Landslide in East Luwu claims seven lives

A landslide triggered by downpour, on Friday morning, killed seven people and seriously injured seven others in the ...

University of Indonesia successfully creates research innovations on disaster mitigation

The University of Indonesias (UI) teaching staff and students have successfully developed and created several ...

Kalla asks PMI volunteers to be ready for overseas deployment

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has asked volunteers from the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) to be ready for an overseas ...

Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

NTT and Telkom Indonesia launch "APAC Telecom Innovation Initiative (ATII)" to create new network services in Asia-Pacific region based on virtual infrastructure technologies

-Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and PT Telkom Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Telkom Indonesia) established ...

Government allocates Rp320 billion for river basin reforestation

The government has allocated some Rp320 billion (US$23.9 million) from the disaster management reserve funds for ...

UN Global Pulse and Western Digital announce ‘Data for Climate Action’ challenge now open for entries

- Global Pulse, the United Nations innovation initiative on big data, and Western Digital ...

Why does indian ocean matter for IORA

A history is in the making through the first Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders Summit which will be held in ...

Indonesia allocates Rp1.5 billion for fish farming insurance

The Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has allocated Rp1.5 billion (US$112,000) for fish farming ...

Military actively participating in food sufficiency program

The Joko Widodo administration is committed to achieving food sufficiency, as the government aspires to transform the ...

EARTH WIRE -- Forest conversion triggers natural disasters: Walhi

Conversion of forests in West Sumatra has triggered natural disasters, according to the Indonesian Environmental Forum ...

Floods, landslide hit Sinuruik, West Pasaman

Floods and a landslide have struck the villages of Sunuruik and Talu in Talamau Sub-district, West Pasaman District, ...