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
Formed	26 January 2008
Preceding agency	National Disaster Management Coordinating Board;
Jurisdiction	Indonesia
Annual budget	Rp 1.47 trillion (2016)
Agency executive	Lt Gen Suharyanto, Head of BNPB;
Website	www.bnpb.go.id

The National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure (Indonesian: Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana, lit. 'National Disaster Management Agency'), abbreviated as BNPB, is the Indonesian board for natural disaster affairs. It was established in 2008 to replace the National Disaster Management Coordinating Board (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.

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