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BNPB Supports Bali in Integrating Disaster Management Plan in the RPJMD 2025–2029

The Bali Provincial Government is committed to integrating the Disaster Management Plan (RPB) into its 2025–2029 RPJMD, reflecting national priorities on climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Supported by BNPB and development partners, a recent workshop highlighted the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration and stronger connections between villages, local, and…
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The Ministry of Home Affairs: KENCANA Enhances Disaster Management in the Region

The Disaster Resilient Sub-District Program (KENCANA), initiated by the Ministry of Home Affairs, serves as a strategic effort to accelerate the implementation of Minimum Service Standards (MSS) in disaster management at the local level. This initiative empowers sub-districts to tailor disaster response methods to their unique risks and capacities, thereby…
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Strengthened Collaboration Among the Ministry of Home Affairs, Bappenas, and BNPB to Enhance Disaster Mitigation Efforts in Eastern Indonesia

Indonesia, as an archipelagic nation situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire, is highly vulnerable to a range of natural disasters, including earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, and forest fires. According to the World Risk Index (WRI) 2024, Indonesia ranks as the second-highest country in the world at risk of natural disasters,…
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BNPB and Bappenas: Strengthening the Role of Women and Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction

BNPB and Bappenas emphasised the need to strengthen the role of women and persons with disabilities in disaster risk reduction, recognising that these groups are disproportionately vulnerable during disasters. At the national workshop held in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2025, it was highlighted that women are not merely individuals…
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Accelerating Change: Empowering Women for Disaster Resilience

An inspirational story of Syaeun, a woman leader who has driven change at the foot of Mount Rinjani in Nusa Tenggara Barat, redefining disaster resilience in her village and proving that preparedness and economic empowerment go hand in hand.
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Launch of ULD BPBD for Inclusive Disaster Management

The NTB Provincial BPBD ULD has outlined several priority activities for 2025. These include harmonising and synchronising data collection on people with disabilities, particularly in disaster-prone areas, strengthening ULD institutions,…
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Empowered Women Build Resilience in Tanah Putih Village

As a housewife dealing with the workload that comes with supporting children and a husband, Yeni said this training has given her important knowledge, providing her with a new insight…
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Upholding the Spirit of Volunteerism in West Nusa Tenggara

This remarkable work dynamic left Eka barely enough time to think about herself and her family. It was the humanitarian call that led her and other Sekber members to operate…
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Managing the Volunteer Spirit of Balinese Residents

Efforts to manage this volunteer energy and role allocation are currently carried out in conjunction with the establishment of Disaster Resilient Villages (Destana) for administrative Villages and Disaster Resilient customary…
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Documenting Lessons for Local Disaster Resilience

BNPB believes that these local actors have an important role in improving local resilience and disaster risk management. ‘They live there, and of course, they are well known by the…
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Empowering Local Actors at The Frontline of Disaster Management

Local actor involvement in disaster risk management is growing stronger with the commitment of the Government of Indonesia to the concept of Sustainable Resilience. Local actors living in areas prone…
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Sustainable Resilience Requires Integrated Funding Support

Yogi elaborated that the PFB operates as a fund management scheme to collect, accumulate, and distribute special disaster funds. This proactive approach is designed to protect the APBN from disaster-related…
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Marking Six Years Since the Lombok Earthquake with Book Launching ‘Making Peace with Disaster’

The book “Making Peace with Disasters: Learning Disaster Risk Reduction Strategies with Various Approaches in NTB” contains a collection of writings from a number of authors from regional government elements…
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The SIAP SIAGA Program is the Australia-Indonesia Partnership on Disaster Risk Management which aims to strengthen disaster resilience in Indonesia and the Indo-Pacific Region

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