When Nature Strikes Back: Breaking Down the Sumatra Disaster with Isma Hanifa

In this episode of Ngibing Podcast, we dive into one of the most heartbreaking disasters to hit Indonesia recently — the massive floods and landslides across Sumatra. Together with Isma Hanifa, an urban planning and disaster management consultant and the COO of Sadar Lemari, we unpack: 🌧️ What exactly happened in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh — and why it all hit at once.🌪️ How climate change and unusual cyclone activity are reshaping our weather patterns.🌲 The role of deforestation, land conversion, and poor spatial planning. 🌍 And most importantly, what governments, communities, and everyday people can actually do to prevent future disasters. This is more than just an explanation — it’s a wake-up call. Climate change isn’t coming. We’re living through it right now.