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Indonesia is looking to learn from Japan with regard to disaster risk management. After the 2011 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan, the country has made efforts to build back better by identifying risk areas and finding ways to increase possible evacuation time.
Indonesia has a high frequency of tsunamis, having recorded 25 massive earthquakes and nine devastating tsunamis between 1990 and 2008 – on average once every two years. A recent focus group discussion and table top exercise provided crucial input for updating and improving tsunami early warnings and emergency response standard operating procedures in Padang,
The Indonesian Red Cross on Tuesday launched gaming software to educate the public and assist users on safety precautions and recovery methods after disasters.
Aceh residents gathered on Saturday in a number of venues across the province to send their prayers to the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, reports Jakarta Globe. 'We are trying to spread certain messages to the public, including self-reflection, appreciation, mitigation,' agency head Reza Pahlevi said...
'If human beings want to continue to live in Jakarta, they are going to need to adapt climate change. This is not just sea level rise, but also erratic, extreme weather and more intense precipitation. No one is coming to fix these climate problems. We have to adapt to avoid fatal consequences,' said Dr. Etienne Turpin, an urban theorist based at the University of Wollongong in Australia...
A 76-minute feature film made by renowned Indonesian filmmakers Mira Lesmana and Riri Riza and funded by the Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction (AIFDR) 'explains what to do, and what not to do, in the case of an earthquake or tsunami'...
'Disaster risk management must be incorporated into the existing public health and medical curricula,' said the WHO regional director for Southeast Asia. Investment in disaster risk management in Indonesia is an example of the renewed commitment pledged at the WHO 65th regional committee meeting by health ministers from 11 countries, reports the Jakarta Globe. ...
According to the the National Disaster Management Agency, Jakarta did not have any standard operating procedures for responding to earthquakes, especially for high-rise buildings. 'The government has only focused on SOPs for floods and fires. For these two disasters, Jakarta has perfect operating procedures'...
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