TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has instructed its regional branch offices (BPBD) to stay even more alert in anticipation of possible floods and landslides following signs of climate change impact.
"BNPB has instructed all BPBDs whose areas may receive major rainfall to be more alert about floods, landslides and whirlwinds," Head of the Data and Information Center of the BNPB, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, said on Saturday.
He added that the BPBDs should pay attention to the maps of the disaster prone areas that had been distributed, and disseminate information intensively regarding the matter. They must always inform the people of any disaster threats.
Sutopo pointed out that weather and climate could increasingly develop uncertainties and are difficult to predict. Rainfall with high intensity often takes place in many parts of Indonesia. It causes floods with high intensity, landslides and whirlwinds.
He noted that over 90 percent of disaster incidents in Indonesia were hydrometeorology disasters or disasters caused by weather and climate factors, such as floods, landslides, whirlwinds, drought, forest fires and tides.
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