The Indonesian Government will double its disaster response budget to 15 trillion rupiah (1.06 billion USD) in 2019 after a series of major natural disasters devastated three regions of the vast archipelago last year.
Projects to prepare for natural disasters and respond to climate change will be further enhanced this year, according to instructions from the National Committee for Natural Calamity Prevention.
Indonesian authorities on January 1 said that casualties of the deadly landslide triggered by heavy rain had mounted to at least 15, while dozens remained missing in western Indonesia.
Two people died, three were injured and at least 41 people went missing after a serious landslide struck a village in Sukabumi, West Java province of Indonesia.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong asked the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control to continue improving its forecast and coordination capacity to minimize damage caused by natural disasters in 2019.
Ecosystem-based solutions are vitally important for the Mekong Delta to adapt to climate change in the decades to come, speakers said at a seminar held in Can Tho over the weekend.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked competent agencies and forces to issue more warnings and instructions to help local residents take proactive measures against natural disasters.
The Indonesian government has affirmed that it is ensuring security and safety for delegates and participants of the ongoing 2018 International Monetary Fund (IMF)-World Bank (WB) Group Annual Meetings in Nusa Dua, Bali, following a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that struck in East Java early on October 11, heard a press conference later the same day.
Vietnam is witnessing natural disasters hitting all of its regions throughout the year, with strong intensity, wide coverage and increasing extremity and abnormality.
Philippine authorities on September 14 raised its storm warning and warned of major destruction, hours before super typhoon Mangkhut was due to make landfall with fierce winds and drenching rains.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on August 30 that ministries, sectors and localities must not underestimate their tasks in the four remaining months of 2018 but carry out drastic solutions as many difficulties still arise from the domestic and global situation.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 23 chaired a meeting on housing assistance for people affected by flash floods and landslides nationwide, stressing that helping the victims to rebuild houses is an urgent task.
The north central province of Thanh Hoa has called for the Government’s support to help local people to overcome consequences of natural disasters and stabilise their lives.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on August 10 instructed the Ministry of Finance to provide more than 618 tonnes of rice to the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh Nguyen Van Quang has ordered authorities of Ky Son district to arrange a resettlement area for residents whose houses have been vulnerable to landslides on Road 445.
Airbus will work with Vietnam to develop the country’s space industry following a letter of intent inked recently between the company and the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The European Commission has committed 6 million EUR for initiatives helping Southeast Asian countries cope with natural disasters as the region is facing monsoon season and its potentially devastating effects.
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