Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Human Advancement and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, has urged the authorities to increase education and information dissemination relating to hydro-meteorological catastrophes amongst the general public.
” Hydro-meteorological danger should not escalate to a deadly disaster. To cut this vicious cycle, we should have a much better and comprehensive understanding of hydro-meteorological disaster and its threats,” he stated at a national coordination conference on La Nina danger mitigation, held practically from Jakarta on Friday.
Indonesia ought to not wait till risk develops into disaster and instead, the authorities must minimize catastrophe risk by disseminating understanding and encouraging readiness among the public, the collaborating minister stated.
The info distributed to the public needs to cover catastrophe risk decrease, homeowners’ vulnerability, and enhancement of public action in disaster mitigation, he added.
While enhancing citizens’ preparedness, information dissemination would likewise help in reducing prospective material and life losses, consequently favorably affecting public well-being and strength against prospective hydro-meteorological catastrophe threat, Effendy stated.
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” Enhancing public knowledge on hydro-meteorological disasters may have a favorable effect on public well-being, durability, security, and also pertain to our nationwide personnels development,” the collaborating minister mentioned.
Though Indonesia’s present rains level is considered of typical intensity, hydro-meteorological catastrophe threats such as floods, tornadoes, and landslides remain, Effendy said.
Environment change has contributed in increasing hydro-meteorological disaster strength in recent times, he added.
By understanding their environment, citizens might play a more active role in alleviating hydro-meteorological disaster dangers, he stated.
” By understanding the weather and environment in our region, as well as understanding natural behavior, hydro-meteorological catastrophe threats can be reduced previously,” Effendy remarked.
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