The Culminating Event of Disaster Risk Reduction Month in Balikpapan was successfully carried out, and Peta Bencana contributed by presenting its platform on the Ignite Stage and taking selfies with BPBD colleagues from all over Indonesia at our booth. This Culminating Event was organized by BNPB in collaboration with the East Kalimantan Provincial BPBD as part of the 2022 National DRR Month Commemoration Peak Series from October 12 – 14, 2022, carrying the theme “Together We Are Resilient” and the tagline: Bebaya Etam Tegoh.
The opening of the 2022 Disaster Risk Reduction Month Commemoration took place on October 12, 2022, at the BSCC Dome, Balikpapan City. The event was inaugurated by the Deputy for Prevention, Prasinta Dewi, followed by the opening of a disaster exhibition featuring 30 booths. These booths represented Provincial Government, Ministerial Agencies (BMKG, Basarnas, BPBD), NGOs/DRR Communities, Business Institutions, SMEs, and Universities.
Peta Bencana’s participation in the 2022 Disaster Risk Reduction Month Commemoration served as a means to strengthen the understanding of colleagues in government, especially BPBDs, business institutions, and the public, regarding efforts to #BersamaKurangiRisiko as a moment to enhance resilience. One such means was the Resilience Stage, facilitated by Rumah Resiliensi. On this occasion, Peta Bencana also introduced the Partnership Emblem to fellow volunteers and BPBD colleagues to foster pentahelix collaboration and increase community participation, while emphasizing the importance of crowdsourced real-time information for saving lives during disasters.
Hundreds of visitors to the Peta Bencana booth enjoyed taking photos, learning how to submit disaster reports through simulations, and networking and discussing potential training, collaborations, and system integrations utilizing the Peta Bencana platform.
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