People preparedness
during Floods in Sub-district Sumbermanjing Wetan, Malang, Indonesia
Afrial Rosya, Agus Suryono, Sarwono and Siti Rochmah
Disaster Advances; Vol. 14(10); 54-62;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/1410da5462; (2021)
Abstract
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is one of the prioritized activities worldwide including
Indonesia. To fulfill DRR in Indonesia, the National Board for Disaster Management
(BNPB) issued a BNPB Head Regulation Policy No. 1 of 2012 for the general guidelines
for Disaster Resilient village/sub-districts (Destana). This program aims to increase
the village/sub-district’s capacity in DRR when faced with disaster. This study
uses a descriptive research method with a qualitative approach. The data was collected
through interviews and field observations in Sitiarjo Village, Malang Regency, East
Java Province, Indonesia.
This study found that the Malang Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has
attempted to carry out capacity building on the dimensions of human resource, organizational
strengthening and institutional reform in Sitiarjo Village through training and
socialization provided by the Malang Regency BPBD and other stakeholders in the
DRR Program in Sitiarjo Village. Organizational strengthening has also been carried
out in Sitiarjo Village, where the Sitarjo Village Disaster Risk Reduction Forum
(FPRB) has been established before Sitiarjo Village was incorporated in the Destana
program and has cooperated with other stakeholders in capacity building in Sitiarjo
Village. However, the institutional reform at Sitiarjo Village Destana has not run
optimally as the Government has not made a policy in village/sub-district regulations
specialized in the Destana program in Sitiarjo village. The main problem is the
lack of community participation in capacity building carried out by Malang’s BPBD.
The community perceives that capacity building in the Disaster Resilient Village/subdistricts
Program (Destana) is more about meeting DRR needs. It requires an understanding
of DRR and the necessary capacity building that follows the characteristics of each
village/sub-district. With high awareness among all DRR Program stakeholders, each
village/sub-district’s independence in dealing with threats and disaster risks can
be properly realized.
