Disaster reduction campaign on a roll

JAKARTA: The Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Society (MPBI) is organizing a series of activities to commemorate International Day for Disaster Reduction this week.

A symposium on micro finance will be held in Jakarta on Wednesday, followed by a discussion on a draft bylaw on disaster mitigation in Yogyakarta on Thursday and a discussion on a draft law on disaster mitigation at the Indonesian Red Cross office in Jakarta on Saturday.

Another workshop and seminar on the military's role in disaster control and the social impact of the bird flu outbreak next week will cap the campaign.

The UN has since 2001 dedicated the second week of October as International Day for Disaster Reduction commemoration. -- JP