Indonesia is is encouraging the members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to work together to reduce economic loss, damage and casualties caused by natural disasters, reports The Jakarta Post.
Talking at the 7th Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (SDMOF) in Kuta, Indonesia, Syamsul Maarif, chairman of Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said: “We have to install the most advanced technology as a warning system and for the prevention of natural disasters. This will ensure capital inflow and investments to disaster-prone areas continue flourishing.”
Studies published by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) in 2012, the Asia-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone area in the world.
Maarif went further, called for bridging the wide gap between the scientific world and real community lives:
“Disaster analysis and prevention schemes are usually based on scientific parameters, which often do not address real conditions in the field and the needs of the affected community.” He added that “In this forum, we need to share our experiences and expertise on how to reduce the risk of disaster to benefit the people,” he said.
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