Analysis of Community
Participation based Approach to Disaster Mitigation Reduction
Kurniadi Anwar
Disaster Advances; Vol. 17(2); 31-39;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/172da031039; (2024)
Abstract
It is hoped that a change in the paradigm of disaster management that prioritizes
disaster risk management will prevent adverse impacts when a disaster occurs. One
of the actions to realize the new paradigm is to conduct a disaster risk mitigation
study. Success in disaster mitigation from the results of previous research is involving
community participation. This study aimed to examine the benefits of a disaster
mitigation approach through community participation.
This study used a literature review research method which originates from international
and national journals as well as books related to community participation-based
disaster mitigation. The results of this study are: a) Community involvement is
a solution in disaster mitigation which is achieved by conducting risk assessments
and planning for disaster risk reduction for community capacity building in disaster
mitigation; b) Community-based disaster mitigation is a project that saves costs,
promotes community self-help so that it can support sustainable development; c)
The key to successful implementation of community-based disaster mitigation applies
a practical methodology with a bottom-up approach, creating an organizational structure
that accommodates formal and informal types, prioritizing forms of disaster awareness
through education and training used local wisdom, empowering the abilities of volunteers
and developing partnerships. with stakeholders.
