Drought Disaster
Risk and Community Adaptation in facing Drought in Bringin Sub-district, Semarang
Regency
Tjahjono Heri, Wahyu Setyaningsih, Ayu Wulansari Pramita, Ardela Iga Pratiwi and
Miftahurridlo Muhammad
Disaster Advances; Vol. 18(9); 40-51;
doi: https://doi.org/10.25303/189da040051; (2025)
Abstract
The frequency of drought disaster in Central Java in 2017-2022 is quite high. Semarang
Regency has a high level of drought vulnerability. Data from BPBD Semarang Regency
shows that in 2022, there were 31 villages experiencing drought. The most severe
drought is in Bringin Subdistrict. The high incidence of drought, followed by large
losses, certainly requires more serious attention. Communities not only face threats
before a disaster occurs, but also have to bear the risk of loss or property loss
due to disasters, so that efforts are needed to minimize disaster risk through adaptation
or adaptation innovation to drought. The design of this research is observational
research that is analyzed descriptively quantitative. The data collected were primary
and secondary data. Data on drought threat, vulnerability, and community capacity
to drought will be analyzed by scoring, AHP analysis and map overlay analysis with
ArcGIS technology.
Based on the data analysis, variations in the level of drought threat, the level
of terrain vulnerability to drought, the level of community capacity, and the level
of drought disaster risk will be generated. Meanwhile, the draft of "community adaptation
innovation" in facing drought was discussed in a Focus Group Discussion with community
representatives, BPBD officers, and stake holders to become an "adaptation innovation
strategy" that must be carried out in facing drought.
