Disasters occur unexpectedly, with varying severity, posing major challenges for effective information exchange and coordination. Forest and land fires are part of natural disasters that cause huge losses to both health and the economy. Forest fires in Siak Regency, Riau Indonesia continue every year. To save many victims, it requires cooperation between the government and the role of the community. This study aims to determine the role of Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA) in Disaster Communication in Siak Regency, Riau. Indonesia.This study used a qualitative descriptive method and conducted in-depth interviews with the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) and Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA) Community. The results showed that the role of Masyarakat Peduli Api Community was one of the supporting factors in the successful communication of forest and land fire disaster management in reducing the number of casualties. The role of the Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA) is (1) Providing information regarding the location of the incident, (2) Disseminating information to village communities regarding forest fire disaster mitigation (prevention) and the impact of forest fires, (3) Conducting counselling, training and simulations forest fire disasters to the community with BPBD related to disaster mitigation and the introduction of the use of fire fighting equipment. Thus the Masyarakat Peduli Api (MPA) has an important role in disaster communication to the community and can minimize the loss of casualties and material and immaterial losses as a result of the forest fires that occur..

Surveys and polls in the Philippines reveal that there is wide support for President Duterte’s Drug War. This study investigates why Filipinos support President Duterte’s Drug War Strategy. This paper advances the Theory of Planned Behavior by testing the extent to which Attitude, Subjective Norm, and Perceived Behavioral Control affect the intention of a young Filipino to support the Drug War strategy. A self-reported questionnaire survey was conducted to 197 Filipinos enrolled in four universities in Cebu City, Philippines. Linear Regression analysis and Structural Equation Modelling were employed in analyzing the gathered data with the aid of SPSS and Smart PLS. The results of the study reveal that Attitude and Perceived Behavioral Control are the main factors behind the youth’s support to President Duterte’s Drug War. This implies that strategic intervention in transforming people’s attitudes and facilitating the ease in showing support to the activities linked to the drug war are key foci to sustain if not increase, people’s support to the drug war policy.

Indonesia is located in a disaster-prone area with various types of natural disasters on a light and medium scale that have a negative impact on the social, economic and environmental lives of its people. When natural disasters occur, effective disaster communication that involves communication and information technology is an important thing to do especially from the government to affected communities. In this case the issue of priority must be related to KIKK (Communication, Information, Coordination and Cooperation). In the era of digital communication, the application of E-Government carried out by Government Public Relations has become an urgent matter in the disaster communication process. The researcher took the case of the earthquake in Lombok on July 29, 2018. This study used a qualitative approach, with the object of research being E-Government Public Relations in North Lombok Regency as the largest affected area of earthquake disasters in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) at Indonesia.

Paper ini bertujuan mendiskusikan bagaimana proses Pendidikan komunitas yang juga dipertukarkandengan pengetahuan di dalam Komunitas literasi bernama Rumah baca Komunitas. Warga belajar ataupeserta didik mendapat bekal dari pengasuh dalam berbagai ketrampilan fungsional, ilmu pengetahuan,dan beragam sift skill serta hard skill di dalam memperlakukan sumber daya alam di lingkungan. Melaluiproses belajar partisipatif selama kurang lebih 3 bulan dengan beragam aktifitas dapat disimpulkan tigahal utama. Pertama, Gerakan literasi merupakan salah satu konsep kunci untuk memahamiperkembangan struktur sosial, koheren dengan proses demokratisasi, di mana partisipasi masyarakat sipilmenjadi bagian penting dalam proses ini. Gerakan literasi pasca tahun 2000an memainkan perananpenting dalam perkembangan sosial di Indonesia, menciptakan jenis solidaritas berbasis komunitas, dimana tidak sekedar membuka akses peminjaman buku, manuskrip, atau bahan-bahan bacaan,melainkan menjadi sarana bagi ekspresi-ekspresi politik tertentu. Kedua, Gerakan literasi berada diantara berbagai praktik-praktik yang sangat variatif. Beragamnya praktik-praktik yang dapat ditemuimelalui platform gerakan literasi, menunjukkan bahwa gerakan literasi tidak memiliki bentuk tunggal.Selama ini Taman Baca Masyarakat (TBM) menjadi satu-satunya identitas dominan mengenai gerakanliterasi. Perubahan karakteristik volunterisme di dalam advokasi sosial akibat dari meluasnyakesempatan mengartikulasikan ekspresi-ekspresi politik, memungkinkan individu-individu untukmembentuk sejenis kemandirian dalam praktik aktivisme. Ketiga, pemangku kepentingan baik desa,warga, pemuda, dan kelompok perempuan serta mahasiswa adalah dinamisator dan agency yang sangatmenentukan bekerjanya Komunitas untuk pemberdayaan pengetahuan masyarakat.

Mount Agung erupted on November 27, 2017 with 43,358 refugees and spread across 229 refugee points. This study aims to determine the disaster communication model conducted by the government in this case the Public Relations of Karangasem Regency Government with the community affected by the Mount Agung disaster in reducing disaster risk. This study used a qualitative descriptive method and conducted in-depth interviews with the Head of Public Relations of Karangasem Regency, Staff of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Karangasem Regency, and Pasemetonan Jagabaya Community. The results showed that the Mount Agung disaster management communication model carried out by the government synergized with the community through the Pasemetonan Jagabaya (Pasebaya) community. This community-based disaster communication model is carried out with the disaster risk reduction system through the Pasemetonan Jagabaya Disaster Risk Reduction (FPRB) Forum. The communication media used are community-based communication radio namely Orari, Pemda and Rapi.