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Experts warn that dams in both Indonesia and the Philippines, crucial for irrigation, drinking water and electricity generation, may face increased strain as climate change brings unpredictable and high-precipitation weather patterns.
The intense floods caused a disruption to state electricity company PLN's coal supply chain, which left around 12 GW of PLN's coal fleet with less than 10 days of supply.
In 2004, residents of Simeulue Island, near Sumatra, knew from local wisdom that a tsunami was coming and fled for higher ground. Their knowledge saved lives.
Strengthening disaster financing policies entails examining the institutional and instrument readiness Indonesia already has with its framework for disaster mitigation.
Asia Pacific region has taken various steps to reduce the likelihood of a catastrophe like the 2004 Tsunami, but climate change and urbanization threaten progress.
In Indonesia, technology innovators have created new devices to detect people who are buried after earthquakes and provide alerts to people before disaster strikes.
In an effort to reach the SDGs, Indonesia has introduced several social protection policies that aim to reduce poverty and invest in human capital. But these policies do not account for natural hazard risks and may need to be adjusted to address prevention and mitigation, while encouraging coping mechanisms when disasters strike.
Indonesia's Tourism Minister, Arief Yahya, has announced that the country is developing disaster mitigation technology that officials will place in tourist destinations. The technology will improve the competitiveness of Indonesia's tourism industry, helping the country advance its position in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index.
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