Jakarta, Aug. 6 -- Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture shared best practices in disaster mitigation with the Cambodian government delegation, covering topics from disaster risk financing and insurance to adaptive social protection.

"Indonesia views this cooperation as a symbol of international solidarity. We hope the Indonesia-Cambodia collaboration in disaster mitigation continues to develop," the ministry's Assistant Deputy for Disaster Mitigation Merry Efriana remarked on Wednesday.

She acknowledged that the risk of natural disasters is a common challenge in Southeast Asia, where Indonesia and Cambodia, despite their diverse geographic and social conditions, both face threats ranging from floods and dr...