Indonesia experienced an average of 10 disasters every day in 2024, with a total of 3,472 cases of a disaster that was registered throughout the year
Kupang (Antara) – The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) emphasizes the importance of professional and inclusive disaster management management in response to the high intensity of disaster events in Indonesia.
“Indonesia experienced an average of 10 disasters every day in 2024, with a total of 3,472 disaster cases that have been registered throughout the year,” said BNPB Deputy Syst system and Strategy Raditya Jati received in a statement received in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Thursday.
He explained that the highest risk of a disaster now came from events caused by climate change, which caused extreme weather, floods, to forest and land fires (Karhutla).
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BNPB hopes that the situation will further strengthen the urgency of improving the disaster management system as a whole through all regional heads, including East Indonesia.
In activities Coaching Clinic Initiated by the Ministry of the Interior (Kemendagri) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Wednesday (11/6), Raditya reminded all local governments in East Indonesia to encourage the synchronization of planning based on disaster management Master Plan (RIPB) 2020-2044.
“So that the disaster system in the regions is also more adaptive, including and integrated,” he said.
According to him, the challenge of this disaster is complex and multidimensional. The geographical position of Indonesia in the Pacific Ring Fire makes this country vulnerable to various natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, drought and forest and land fires.
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Based on the World Risk Index 2024, Indonesia is in second place as the country with the highest disaster risk in the world after the Philippines. The index assesses the dangers of a disaster, the level of exposure and the capacity of the community to respond to disasters.
Raditya assesses that the high frequency of disasters not only has an impact on the safety of life, but also has the potential to hinder development and cause significant economic losses.
“Because of that careful planning and cross -sectoral cooperation, the key to strengthening the national resilience of disasters,” he said.
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