#DISASTER MITIGATION

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasures (BNPB) is preparing to deploy an innovative iceberg technology to help clear smoke from the atmosphere before conducting weather modification ...

Religious Affairs Minister Nasaruddin Umar reported that government assistance had enabled more than 98 percent of houses of worship affected by last year's disasters in three Sumatran provinces ...

Indonesia has met all reporting requirements on its efforts to curb forest and land fires, Foreign Minister Arrmanatha Nasir said, amid ongoing transboundary haze across Southeast Asia.The ASEAN ...

Minister of Environment Jumhur Hidayat aims to extinguish all forest and land fires in less than a month, as joint teams continue firefighting operations across several affected areas."Based on ...

The Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to extinguish forest and land fires in several parts of Indonesia, including by testing a Brazilian-made fire suppressant liquid in South Sumatra. ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that the remaining area affected by forest and land fires across six priority provinces had declined to 96.07 hectares as joint ground and ...

Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka ordered faster restoration of roads, bridges and public facilities damaged by flash floods in Solok District, West Sumatra, to restore public access and ...

The Indonesian government will launch a thorough investigation into the deadly sinking of the Virgo Transport 8 in the Java Sea once search and rescue operations conclude, Transportation Minister ...

The Indonesian government has deployed 64 aircraft and 54,394 personnel to tackle forest and land fires across various parts of the country since August, Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said. ...

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said on Tuesday that Mount Anak Krakatau’s eruption had not caused sea-level anomalies or indicated a tsunami in the Sunda Strait.BMKG ...