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Indonesia's Prabowo calls for greater measures to combat climate change

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Indonesia’s Prabowo calls for greater measures to combat climate change

Order to all levels of government comes as president visits cyclone-affected Sumatra

Residents inspect an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on Dec. 1. © Reuters

ISMI DAMAYANTI and REZHA HADYAN

December 1, 2025 17:00 JST

JAKARTA — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday called on government agencies and local administrations to do more to anticipate the impacts of climate change as he visited areas in Sumatra affected by cyclones that left more than 500 people dead.

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