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View all search resultsDisaster risk reduction should be embedded in policymaking, especially industrial and spatial planning, to prevent economic activities from damaging the environment and thereby exacerbating the impacts of future calamities.
There is a policy vacuum in the land use and zoning of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway project, as most developments along the route focus on real estate rather than multimodal access or job creation.
The latest flooding to hit the capital this month shows that while local administrations must continue to take the lead by developing community resilience against disasters, residents must also do their part by participating actively in preparedness and mitigation efforts.
Some 200,000 hectares of oil palm plantations found in areas designated as forests in Indonesia are expected to be returned to the state to be converted back into forests, a government official said late on Tuesday.
Indonesia is a leader in safety net design, including shock responsive safety nets, and now is the time to show the rest of the world how safety nets can also be catalysts for food system transformation and resilience.
However, Bayu Krisnamurthi, the chairman of Indonesian Agribusiness Association (AAI), said on Thursday said that the reason for the lack of investment in the agriculture sector was over-regulation, including the government’s policy on rice prices, which could deter private investors.
This is a climate disaster, not just natural and common one, and is the fruit of a prolonged process of structural and cultural activities. In oceanologist Wally Broecker’s words, humans are creating a “war machine” that is increasingly detrimental from day to day.
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