Denpasar Declaration, Government Plans To Invite Other Countries To Suppress Global Disasters

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Muhadjir Effendy said the government is working on a joint declaration with other countries for disaster risk reduction.

"We will try to have a kind of 'Denpasar Declaration', but it is still in the process, we will talk to all the delegates together," said Muhadjir at BNDCC Badung, Bali, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, May 25.

Muhadjir said this was still considering the international protocol at the seventh Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) meeting in 2022, to make a mutual agreement.

Muhadjir said that in principle, all of these delegates were in the same position. They also have the same experience, so the Indonesian government does not pretend that it is more experienced in disaster management.

"However, if the delegation, our international partners consider that what Indonesia is doing is a good practice, of course we are very open to adoption. We will also adopt good experiences from other countries," he said. .

In realizing this sustainable resilience, Indonesia already has a Master Plan for Disaster Management (RIPB) 2020-2044 as Indonesia's long-term commitment in implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

"Hopefully, Indonesia can become a formidable nation in 2045," he said.

Meanwhile, at the 7th GPDRR event, the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture said that this event helped the socio-economic recovery process, especially in Bali and in Indonesia.

“Reaffirming Indonesia's leadership in disaster management at the world level. It is also an inseparable part of Indonesia's leadership at the international level this year, including the G20 Presidency, and the 2022 Island and Archipelago State Forum," he added.

At the end of his remarks, Muhadjir emphasized the importance of increasing domestic public awareness of disaster risk reduction.