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Fires are a major threat to Borneo's people, forests, and wildlife. An all-female crew is combating them while changing attitudes towards women.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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This study's main objective is to chart out the critical response time that communities residing in the coastal areas of Aceh and strategic areas on outer islands of Sumatra have at their disposal to respond to, and to evacuate, after an earthquake.
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This case study accounts for local practice influencing recovery through interviews with stakeholders involved in post-disaster management in the region.
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This study aims to describe about the mitigation and preparedness of the community in Muara Batu, North Aceh, Indonesia, in the face of the tsunami disaster.
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This research used ArcGIS Pro with unsupervised clustering method HDBSCAN to create a prototype that would make it easier for people to find areas prone to floods.
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The Comprehensive School Safety Framework takes an “all-hazards, all-risks” approach, aiming to provide strategic guidance to duty-bearers and their partners to promote safe, equitable, and continuous access to quality education for all.
A warning sign is set up to dissuade visitors from a liquefaction zone in Sulawesi
Indonesia plans to build a new capital city from scratch. Protecting the new city from the effects of earthquakes will be crucial. Here's how researchers are helping.
University of Cambridge
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This report provides knowledge and recommendations on mitigation measures related to the impacts of climate change on fisheries, the economy, and coastal communities in Indonesia.

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