Semarang, Central Java People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR RI) Deputy Speaker Lestari Moerdijat has stressed that central and regional stakeholders need to be consistent in building awareness on disasters among the people living in disaster-prone areas.

“Stakeholders must consistently build awareness among the people in disaster-prone areas so that they understand the importance of emergency response steps when a disaster occurs,” she said in a written statement received here on Monday.

According to Moerdijat, consistent emergency response training for people in disaster-prone areas is essential for preventing casualties when natural disasters occur.

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,461 disasters in Indonesia from January 1 to November 18, 2021, she noted.

With that record, she said she hoped that the stakeholders in central and regions prioritize anticipatory efforts for dealing with the threat of natural disasters to avoid falling victim to them.

Such anticipatory efforts could include providing sufficient knowledge and understanding to the community, especially those living in disaster-prone areas, regarding several actions they must take immediately during a natural disaster, Moerdijat said.

Source: Antara News