Makati’s Next Level of Disaster Preparedness by “Making Disaster Resilience as a Way of Life” Makati is one of the densely populated cities in Metro Manila of the Phillippines. This city had been affected by hydrometeorological hazards, which caused impactful damage. A total of 90.200 people were left with inundated houses, with 162.977 square kilometres …
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the cascading nature of risk with more than 500 million confirmed cases and over 6 million confirmed deaths over the course of 2 years. The COVID-19 pandemic has also exposed the vulnerability and inequity in our society and our associated system, such as how health services system has irrefutably worsened. …
Learning from COVID-19: Social and Economic Recovery for All Read More »
The COP26 held last November has produced a pessimistic outcome, namely hope for the achievement of sustainable development and overall resilience. This shows howreal action planning is needed. Moreover, the increasing impact of the climate emergency that almost violates the 1.5 C bar limit indicates that there is a need to improve on Disaster Risk …
Strengthening Disaster and Climate Risk Governance Tips Read More »
The undeniability of climate impacts requires us to really recalibrate the way we work and make sense of existing norms. According to the recent IPCC reports and the Global Assessment Report, it was made clear that climate impacts will further intensify. That itself is a risk and for better risk reduction, there is a need …
The COVID-19 pandemic was so unprecedented that national and local governments had to rethink the entirety of their strategies in handling the impacts of disasters. It has also revealed how the prevention of disasters have been somewhat of a second-thought, followed by building overall resilience. At the same time, we are still hit by the …
Jakarta Capital City Government Office (City Hall of Jakarta)
Building H, 21st Floor Jl. Medan Merdeka Selatan No. 8-9
Central Jakarta 10110, Indonesia
Phone : +62 21 389 01 801
Member Services WhatsApp : +62 811 8047 002
Fax : +62 21 389 01 802
