Deputy Chairperson Of MPR Says Multi-Disaster Threats Can Be Anticipated Through Planning

Lestari Moerdijat/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairperson of the MPR RI Lestari Moerdijat asked that multi-disaster threats in Indonesia must be anticipated through comprehensive planning involving stakeholders and the community. It is indeed surrounded by volcanoes, flanked by two continents and oceans, which greatly affect the weather," he said in a written statement in Jakarta, Wednesday, June 8. revealed that Indonesia as an archipelagic country located in the ring of fire and an active seismic country, is vulnerable to the risk of multiple natural disasters, in the form of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, floods, flash floods, tidal floods, tornadoes, and landslides. data from the National Agency for the Management of Be Disasters (BNPB) that during 2021 recorded 3,092 events which were dominated by hydrometeorological disasters. The most frequent disasters were 1,298 floods, extreme weather (804), landslides (632), forest and land fires (265), tidal waves and abrasion (45), earthquakes (32), drought (15), and volcanic eruptions (1). "The condition of such a complex disaster threat must be the concern of all parties so that a number of disaster management plans and efforts in the country can be realized properly. good," he said. According to him, disaster mitigation efforts must be increased by involving, among others, a number of experts in the fields of infrastructure, urban planning, and the environment. This must be followed by increasing public understanding regarding the threat of natural disasters around their homes," he said Emphasizing local wisdom in disaster mitigation must be done to accelerate people's understanding. He hopes that the multi-disaster threat in the country can be seen as a challenge that must be faced through good collaboration from all elements of the nation.