Development investment must refer to disaster risk reduction or mitigation so that buildings do not increase the vulnerability of residents. Therefore, strict supervision and law enforcement are needed for those who violate building standards. According to the Deputy for Systems and Strategy of BNPB (National Disaster Management Agency), Wisnu Widaja, on Thursday (1/8/2019) in Jakarta, disasters are not only a humanitarian issue, ... also development investment. Besides early warning systems, development investment becomes an important element in disaster risk reduction so that development can reduce vulnerability rather than increasing it.
Currently, 75 percent of basic industrial and connectivity infrastructure, including its supporting infrastructure, is built in disaster hazard zones. For example, Bitung City in North Sulawesi, which is being developed as a port, has a tsunami potential, but many parties are not yet aware of it. In addition, 497,576 schools in 34 provinces are located in disaster hazard areas so that more than 10 million students are at risk of being affected by disasters. Therefore, the structures of those school buildings must be strengthened.
To reduce disaster risk, a number of steps can be applied, including by understanding disaster threats: the risk must be managed through regulations before starting an investment. Another step is disaster simulation exercises.
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