Pangkalpinang, May 2 -- General Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) Jusuf Kalla urged PMI across all levels in provinces, districts, and cities in Indonesia to implement environmental improvement programs to prevent natural disasters due to environmental damage.

"Currently, PMI has a new program, namely environmental improvement," Kalla remarked while inaugurating the Chairman and Management of PMI in the Bangka Belitung Islands for the 2024-2029 period here on Thursday.

He stated that currently, several countries in the world are being hit by disasters due to climate change.

He cited the example of major floods that struck on Thursday (May 2) in China and India, while Thailand also experienced extraordinary heat. Meanwhile, Afr...