Padang, W Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Five countries will send delegations to conduct a feasibility study on the disaster preparedness in Padang, West Sumatra, an activist said here on Saturday.
The five countries which will send representatives to Padang are Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives, executive director of the Indonesian Tsunami Alert Community (Kogami), Patra Rina Dewi, said.
She said that each country would send two representatives. The delegates will visit disaster preparedness centers and have interviews with the relevant parties on March 17-19, 2009.
The foreign guests will also attend a regional seminar on "Building Model for Disaster Preparedness" which will be organized by the Kogami and in cooperation the UNESCO.
Representatives from foreign institutions, such as the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the European Union will also take part in the seminar.
The seminar will also involve the Padang-based University of Andalas, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), the National Disaster Handling Body and the Disaster Alert Journalist Network.
Dewi said that the seminar was partly organized in connection with the appointment by the government of the Padang city as an exemplary disaster preparedness region in Indonesia.
Therefore, the seminar will discuss the way of Padang city in preparing its capacity and system in handling disasters, particularly tsunami and earthquakes, she said.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.