Jakarta Government together with other 9 members the Governor Meeting of the Regional Cooperation Forum – Mitra Praja Utama (FKD-MPU) has agreed on cooperation to strengthening disaster resilient communities. This agreement signing was done in Bandung, West Jakarta on Wednesday (3/27).

This Governor Meeting Forum is the highest forum in making a decision

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Jakarta Governor, Anies Baswedan; West Java Governor, Ridwal Kamil; Banten Governor, Wahidin Halim; regional heads who are representing FKD-MPU members of Central Java, East Java, Lampung, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, and Special Region of Yogyakarta; Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General Doni Monardo.

Jakarta Government Secretary (Setdaprov)'s Governance Bureau Head, Premi Lasari conveyed, there are three points in this cooperation in order to build disaster resilient communities:

First, efforts to tackle disaster together. It means, if one region is suffered due to disaster, assistance can be given immediately due to having legal protection.

Second, related to FKD-MPU organizational restructuring according to Government Regulation (PP) No. 28/2018.

Third, commitment to strengthen community cultures to be a local wisdom-based disaster resilient community such as helping each other and preserving communal work culture.

FKD-MPU Joint Secretary Heads who handle all FKD-MPU members administrative needs are from Jakarta Setdaprov's Government Assistant and Jakarta Setdaprov's Governance Bureau Secretary, while its members are government assistants from 9 other provinces.

"This Governor Meeting Forum is the highest forum in making a decision. Then, it is followed up from technical SKPDs from each regions," she stated.