Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia has once again emphasised the importance\nof resilient villages and local communities in building resistance to\nclimate change and disasters during the 48th ASEAN Committee on Disaster\nManagement (ACDM) meeting.<\/p>\n
According to Raditya Jati, Deputy for Systems and Strategy at the\nNational Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), this step is an effort to\ntranslate the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 into concrete actions that\nprovide direct benefits to the public. \u201cIndonesia believes that\nresilient local communities are the foundation of a resilient ASEAN\nregion,\u201d said Raditya during the \u201cASEAN Village to the World\u201d\ndiscussion, held alongside the 48th ACDM meeting in Bandung, West Java,\non Thursday.<\/p>\n
In a written statement received in Jakarta on Friday, the discussion\naddressed the follow-up to Indonesia\u2019s initiatives during its 2023 ASEAN\nchairmanship, which positioned villages and local communities as the\nfrontline in disaster management and climate change mitigation. The\ndiscussion highlighted village resilience in building regional stability\nagainst climate threats and the importance of mainstreaming sustainable\nresilience concepts across various ASEAN cooperation sectors.<\/p>\n
Raditya proposed three steps to achieve ASEAN village resilience:\nestablishing villages as primary initiators, implementing village-based\ndevelopment cycles, and ensuring multi-stakeholder support. Meanwhile,\nDr.\u00a0Sc. Yoga Andriana Sendjaja, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Geological\nEngineering at Padjadjaran University, noted that preserving local\nwisdom to form sustainable village resilience could be further supported\nby the roles of universities and the younger generation.<\/p>\n
During the forum, Indonesia proposed further discussions on the\nimplementation of the ASEAN Leaders\u2019 Declaration on Sustainable\nResilience, adopted in 2030. The forum also agreed on policy\nrecommendations and a strategic partnership roadmap to strengthen\nASEAN\u2019s position as a resilient, inclusive, and competitive region by\nbolstering resilience at the village level and addressing broader global\nchallenges. The discussion was organised jointly by the BNPB and the\nIndonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the ASEAN-IDE Resilience\ninitiative.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesia-emphasises-resilient-villages-as-key-to-disaster-preparedness-1785492372", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }