Jakarta, June 27 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Pratikno, has emphasized the need for regional governments and stakeholders to integrate disaster prevention into development planning.

He stressed that development should strengthen resilience against disasters, not increase vulnerability or trigger new ones. Thoughtful planning is essential to avoid worsening community exposure to risks.

In a statement issued on Friday, Pratikno warned against reckless projects that ignore environmental and disaster-related impacts.

"Development must be planned to reduce disaster risk-not create disasters," he said.

As an example, he cited road construction that often causes flooding due to poor drainage systems...