National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure

On 20 August 1945, the Indonesian government established the Agency for Assisting Families of War Victims (; abbreviated as BPKKP) and its focus was to assist the war victims and their respective families during the Indonesian National Revolution. In 1966, the government established the advisory board of Central Natural Disaster Management (; abbreviated as BP2BAP) through the Presidential Decree Number 256 of 1966. The board was responsible to the Minister of Social Affairs. A year later, the Cabinet Presidium through Decree number 14/U/KEP/I/1967, established the National Coordination Team for Disaster Management (; abbreviated as TKP2BA). On 21 January 2019, President Joko Widodo elevated the rank of the BNPB head to a minister-level official, allowing the agency to directly take over commanding functions during natural disasters. == Duties and functions ==

Duties • Provide guidance and direction for disaster management efforts, including disaster prevention, emergency handling, rehabilitation, and reconstruction fairly and equitably • Establish standards and requirements for the organization of disaster management based on legislative regulations • Communicate disaster management activities to the public • Report on disaster management activities to the President once a month during normal conditions and at any time during disaster emergencies • Utilize and account for national and international donations/assistance • Be accountable for the use of the budget received from the State Budget • Fulfill other obligations in accordance with legislative regulations • Develop guidelines for the establishment of Regional Disaster Management Agencies Functions Formulation and establishment of disaster management policies and handling of refugees to act quickly and appropriately and effectively and efficiently; and Coordinating implementation of disaster management activities in a planned, integrated, and comprehensive. The Board has noted that financial support for disaster responses in Indonesia remains relatively limited. A spokesperson for the board observed that a sum of only Rp 4 trillion (around $US 470 million) had been allocated to support disaster relief in Indonesia during 2011. == See also ==