Nusa Dua, BTNP: THE Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali, welcomes Chef Matthias Mittnacht to lead its culinary team as of May 2022. Chef Matt whom he usually being called will take on the role of Executive Chef and will also be in charge of the island’s pride, Bali International Convention Centre (BICC) and continue to…
Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction was a ‘wake-up call’ to improve preventative measures and ‘stop the spiral of increasing disaster impact and risk’. BALI, BTNp: MORE countries must “Think Resilience”, and urgently adopt, improve early warning systems to reduce risk from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN forum has concluded. Some…
Countries gathered in Indonesia to review global progress to reduce the threat of climate hazards and other disasters amid the rising toll of extreme events. BALI, BTNp: THE FRIST UN international disaster forum —since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic— is a unique opportunity to pave the way for a “safe and sustainable future”, the…
BALI, BTNp: TAKING place at a critical time in a COVID-19-affected world, the seventh session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (GP2022) offers a timely opportunity to renew commitments, increase ambition, and accelerate progress on disaster risk reduction (DRR). In advance of the meeting, Mami Mizutori, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for DRR…