Jakarta, Sept. 15 -- Indonesia's Deputy Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Eddy Soeparno has called for stronger waste management measures to prevent recurring floods in various regions, particularly Bali.

In a statement issued on Monday, he underlined that the waste crisis -exacerbated by weather anomalies linked to climate change - has made floods increasingly inevitable, including the recent inundation in Bali.

"These factors caused the Bali floods to have severe impacts on communities and even casualties. This must not happen again, and anticipatory measures must be taken immediately," Soeparno said.

He emphasized that the waste crisis in major cities must be handled through crisis management and swift preventive a...