How Far Disaster Management Implemented Toward Flood Preparedness: A Lesson Learn from Youth Participation Assessment in Indonesia

Abstract

Flood is a common and frequent natural disaster in many countries that causes huge economic losses and casualties every year. Youth participation in flood disaster management (FDM) has not been much explored, especially in the non-prone area but contributing to flooding resilience. Therefore, this study aims to identify youth participation in disaster management to help an improvement in preparedness action. The research was conducted using a qualitative model: case study research, involving 191 young people aged 14-35-years in 16 sub-districts in Semarang City. The data, including youth’s action, knowledge, and participation in FDM, was collected using Google Form, observation, and interview, then statistically analyzed using Mann-Whitney’s test and path analysis. The results show the respondents in flood-affected areas are more actively participating in flood disaster management action because of their experience in facing flooding. Also, the planning step is significantly influenced by the FDM implementation. The planning process is the main defining factor in disaster management successfulness and essentially affecting mitigation, rehabilitation, and evaluation steps. The level of youth participation is deemed necessary to be increased to develop a more comprehensive disaster management program according to regional needs. We suggest that FDM should be transformed into disaster awareness which is delivered through education, socialization, training, and/or flood disaster response simulations.

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“…Based on the rules of spatial planning implementation article 195 paragraph 1, control of spatial utilization is the duty and authority of the provincial and regency / city governments [36]. Planning directions in several areas in the Walanae watershed based on the results of field observations and data analysis of land cover and spatial patterns that can be actualized include, in the settlement area, directions should be carried out by making two-story houses, normalizing drainage around the Walanae watershed, especially cleaning water hyacinth, counseling related to flood mitigation, increasing the scale of cooperation and communication between the government and the community, and establishing and improving the Flood Early Warning System (FEWS) [37,38]. In agricultural areas, the direction is to limit agricultural activities within a minimum radius of 100 meters from the river border, clean drainage, build embankments, implement the concept of Soil and Water Conservation, apply agroforestry patterns, and build retention ponds or infiltration wells [39].…”

Navigating Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific

“…To benefit from innovations and skills available in sectors other than government, authorities should work in partnership with business, academia, and multisector stakeholder groups. Per the study of Kurniawan et al (2021), it is vital to raise the level of youth participation in order to create a more complete disaster management program that meets regional needs. Kurniawan et al (2021) found that the amount of youth participation in flood-affected areas was higher than in unaffected areas, which was a clear difference.…”

“…Per the study of Kurniawan et al (2021), it is vital to raise the level of youth participation in order to create a more complete disaster management program that meets regional needs. Kurniawan et al (2021) found that the amount of youth participation in flood-affected areas was higher than in unaffected areas, which was a clear difference. Governments should also encourage the digital transformation of public services and the use of big data applications in the provision of public services for disaster management, and they should have a concrete strategy, master plan, or governance framework in place to accomplish these goals.…”

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“…Compared to the other countries, Indonesia encounters floods frequently [7] [8]. In reality, the floods occur almost in every year [9] [7] and it also has the affects to 12 million people in Indonesia [10]. Special for the country, the average of the floods, which spread all over it, within about 2010 untill 2019 was 747 events in a year [11].…”