JAKARTA — Disaster Management Center (DMC) Dompet Dhuafa as an institution that acts as a frontline in disaster management efforts in Indonesia, was also present at the BNPB 2023 National Coordination Conference for Disaster Management (Rakornas PB) on Thursday (2/3/23), at JIEXPO Kemayoran, Jakarta.
Rakornas BNPB 2023 (The 2023 BNPB National Coordination Conference) carries the theme “Strengthening Sustainable Resilience in the Face of Disasters.” This theme is taken to build a comprehensive disaster resilience system framework, which is supported by government institutional capacity, cross-stakeholder partnerships, data systems, science and technology, diverse financing schemes, community participation and local wisdom, and collaboration with the global community.
The PB BNPB 2023 National Coordination Conference was symbolically opened with the beating of a bag by President Joko Widodo accompanied by Coordinating Minister for Polhukam Mahfud MD, Coordinating Minister for PMK Muhadjir Effendy, National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, and Head of BNPB, Lt. Gen. TNI Suharyanto.
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In his remarks, President Jokowi reminded the importance of identifying potential disasters in each region. Orientation to disaster prevention must be prioritized and BNPB must actively invite government officials for disaster resilience.
“What is the whole world afraid of? What they fear is climate change. Indonesia occupies the top 3 most disaster-prone, up 81% in the frequency of disasters,” he said.
Jokowi said that alertness and vigilance are the main keys to disaster management. There are pre-disaster, disaster response, and post-disaster stages. The pre-disaster stage is much more important than the disaster response. In addition, Jokowi also highlighted the early warning of disasters in Indonesia which are still often late.
“We are still late in first, early warning, second educating the public about disaster response and preparing scenarios, third construction spatial planning. And even more important is to prepare a budget; of course, it must be large,” said Jokowi accompanied by applause from the audience.
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In addition, regarding hydrological disasters, Suharyanto as the Head of BNPB highlighted the importance of a disaster warning system. He reflected on the Cianjur Earthquake which caused many casualties and significant infrastructure damage.
“We are also encouraging active faults that have not been identified. Learning from the Cianjur and Turkey earthquakes has resulted in heavy casualties and infrastructure. Social facilities, education, health, how the President directed in 2022, must be the focus of attention,” he said.
DMC Dompet Dhuafa was also present at this event as a form of collaboration and commitment to carrying out disaster management with the spirit of empowerment.
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“Dompet Dhuafa through DMC has created four Disaster Resilient Response Areas (Kawasan Tanggap Tangguh Bencana (KTTB)); Communities in Ciliwung, Kaliurang Village, Pacitan Region, and Gunungkidul. This effort is a continuous stage of handling the disaster response carried out by DMC Dompet Dhuafa,” explained the Director of Da’wah and Cultural Social Services of Dompet Dhuafa, Ahmad Shonhaji while attending the 2023 PB BNPB National Coordination Conference.
“The hope is that people who become disaster survivors will not only get help during emergency response but there will be continuous follow-up. This cannot be done alone, but requires collaboration from both local governments, as well as philanthropic institutions, as well as corporations. This is what makes the community resilient and responsive to disasters,” he added.
Arif Rahmadi Haryono, the new Chief Executive Officer of DMC Dompet Dhuafa also expressed his gratitude for the recognition and invitation to collaboration from BNPB.
“It is an honour for DMC Dompet Dhuafa to have the opportunity to be present at the PB BNPB National Coordination Conference 2023. We also activated the donation booth at the ADEXCO (Asia Disaster Management & Civil Protection Conference & Expo) event which took place for two days at JIEXPO,” he said. (DMC Dompet Dhuafa)