National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure

National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure
Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana
Seal of the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure
Flag of the National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure
Agency overview
Formed26 January 2008
Preceding agency
  • National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management
JurisdictionIndonesia
Annual budgetRp 1.47 trillion (2016)[1]
Agency executive
  • Lt Gen Suharyanto, Head of BNPB
Websitewww.bnpb.go.id

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (Indonesian: Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, lit. 'Disaster Countermeasure National Agency'), abbreviated as BNPB, is the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs. It was established in 2008 to replace the National Coordinating Board for Disaster Management (Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana or Bakornas PB). BNPB is directly responsible to the President of Indonesia and the chairman is directly appointed by the President.[2]

  1. ^ Taylor, Gloria Safira (9 June 2016). "Anggaran Dipangkas Rp133 Miliar, BNPB Cukup-cukupkan Dana". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "PERATURAN PRESIDEN REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 8 TAHUN 2008 TENTANG BADAN NASIONAL PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA". Kemenku.go.id. Retrieved 6 June 2024.