Moeldoko Asks GPDRR To Find Concrete Solutions To Overcome Climate Change And Disasters

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JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko encourages the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) to formulate solutions to deal with the increasingly real threat of climate change. Moeldoko in a written statement received by the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 24, revealed the indicators of disaster preparedness or Disaster Preparedness of Indonesia and the Pacific region countries decreased, especially against the potential threat of climate change. "This phenomenon certainly makes Indonesia more vulnerable to potential natural disasters," said Moeldoko. a threat to a country. According to him, climate change does not only have an impact on the environmental system, but also on the defense and security of a country, both domestically and internationally. Moeldoko also agrees with Microsoft founder Bill Gates' statement that ending the COVID-19 pandemic may be easier than solving the climate change problem. global climate.

"The meeting of thousands of delegates, scientists, disaster experts from 193 countries at the GPDRR must produce concrete solutions," said Moeldoko. The 7th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GPDRR) was held in Nusa Dua, Bali, on 23-28 May 2022. The GPDRR will be attended by 4,000 offline participants and 2,000 online participants from 193 countries. The GPDRR is a global platform for evaluating successes and challenges in disaster risk reduction, as well as for accelerating progress towards disaster resilience and sustainable development. As host , The Indonesian government carries the theme From Risk to Resilience: Towards Sustainable Development for All in a Changing World by COVID-19. This theme was brought up because Indonesia has proven capable of handling and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic situation which poses systemic risks.