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        "id": 1888650,
        "msgid": "dpr-urges-bnpb-to-map-el-nino-threat-data-for-comprehensive-anticipation-measures-1785329815",
        "date": "2026-07-29 19:23:37",
        "title": "DPR Urges BNPB to Map El Nino Threat Data for Comprehensive Anticipation Measures",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A legislator has urged the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) to collect comprehensive data on the threats posed by the El Nino phenomenon coinciding with the 2026 dry season. Accurate data is deemed essential for designing targeted and effective mitigation plans, particularly to prevent recurring forest and land fires. The call follows a limited cabinet meeting where President Prabowo Subianto instructed his ranks to prepare for the upcoming dry season.",
        "content": "<p>A member of the House of Representatives (DPR) has urged the\ngovernment to task the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) with\ncollecting data on the threats and potential impacts accompanying the El\nNino phenomenon, which is expected to coincide with the dry season in\n2026.<\/p>\n<p>Wakil Ketua Komisi IV DPR RI Alex Indra Lukman stated that accurate\ndata would facilitate the formulation of more comprehensive anticipatory\nmeasures. It would also assist the DPR in conducting oversight and\nevaluation.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency\n(BMKG) predicts the peak of the dry season in Indonesia will occur\nbetween July and September 2026. The peak in July is expected to cover\n83 seasonal zones (ZOM), or 12.26 percent of Indonesia\u2019s land area. In\nAugust, the peak dry season will affect 369 ZOM (48.84 percent of the\nland area), and in September, it will cover 169 ZOM (25.41 percent).<\/p>\n<p>He assessed that the potential problems faced by each region will\ndiffer according to their respective characteristics. \u201cBNPB\u2019s ability to\norchestrate data collection will result in more accurate, measurable,\nand targeted anticipatory measures,\u201d he said in Jakarta on\nWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>He cited the provinces of Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West\nKalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan, which are\nfrequently plagued by forest and land fires (Karhutla). \u201cAlmost every\nyear, Karhutla becomes a recurring event in these seven provinces. The\nMinistry of Forestry, as the leading sector, must not allow this\nincident to be treated like an anniversary celebration,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Forestry must be able to design anticipatory measures\nso that the tragedies of previous years, including the loss of life of\nManggala Agni personnel as well as TNI and Polri members carrying out\nstate duties to extinguish Karhutla, are not repeated. \u201cThis must not\nhappen again,\u201d said the man who also serves as Chair of the Land Use\nChange Working Committee of Commission IV DPR RI.<\/p>\n<p>Alex noted that the personal protective equipment for officers\ndeployed to extinguish forest and land fires is often minimal.\nFurthermore, the location of the fires deep in the wilderness presents a\nsignificant challenge. \u201cIt is only proper that we design a more\ncomprehensive plan to close the gaps that lead to casualties,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-urges-bnpb-to-map-el-nino-threat-data-for-comprehensive-anticipation-measures-1785329815",
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