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Indonesia: West Aceh to cooperate with Japan on disaster mitigation

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The West Aceh regency in Aceh has called for a cooperation with Japan to improve disaster mitigation efforts in the region, a government official said on Wednesday, reports the Jakarta Post.

"The massive earthquake and tsunami in 2004 has not been a strong enough warning to push the people to be on guard or to make natural disaster part of their character and culture," said Ahmad as quoted by Antara news agency. Schools in Aceh could adopt a curriculum on education of disaster mitigation, such as the one that is currently being implemented at schools in Japan, said Engineers Without Borders general secretary Suzuki Tamojo.

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Hazards Tsunami
Themes Capacity development Education and school safety Recovery Disaster risk management
Country and region Indonesia Japan

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