PEER GroupIn researching the above post I discovered the
Program for Enhancement of Emergency Response . This seems to be a good idea. After all, there have certainly been a lot of emergencies here over the past ten years.
Indonesia is subject to many different natural hazards as well as man-made disaster such as earthquakes, tsunami, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, flood, and also technological failures - such as the Lapindo Brantas cock up which caused the Sidoarjo mudflow.
Disasters are a frequent occurrence in Indonesia, often resulting in death and disability. All types of disasters occur, man-made and natural, and frequently located in far away islands. This results in poor response times, so that a good first responder system would certainly lessen the impact.
Disaster Management Implementation Unit
The encompassing national organization for Disaster Management is the Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penangulangan Bencana (Bakornas PB), which is a coordinating board, headed by the coordinating minister for People Welfare ~ who is none other than our old friend, Abdurizal Bakrie, one of the Bakrie Boys who own much of Lapindo Brantas responsible for the (non-) payment of compensation to the refugees.
Go figure.
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