Journal of Local Government Issues
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2021): March

Community Development as Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts through the Disaster Resilient Village (Destana) Program in Nganjuk Regency

Novianti Luluk Mahbubah (Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Singaperbangsa, Karawang)
Mochamad Faizal Rizki (Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Singaperbangsa, Karawang)
Haura Atthahara (Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Singaperbangsa, Karawang)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Sep 2021

Abstract

The high disaster risk index in Nganjuk District shows the magnitude of potential casualties and the impact of the emergence of disasters that have occurred. That is because Nganjuk Regency is one area that has a high potential for catastrophic threats with low land and mountain topography, causing several disasters such as floods, landslides, land and forest fires, drought and strong winds / whirlwinds plus still low public knowledge in disaster management. Therefore the Regional Government through the Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah (BPBD) Nganjuk District is implementing the Desa Tangguh Bencana (Destana) program in disaster-prone villages in Nganjuk Regency. Where the Destana program is a community development activity to reduce the risk of existing disasters so that the community is expected to be resilient in the face of disasters. In research using qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach. Data collection techniques used were field observations, in-depth interviews, and documentation. The results of this study indicate that the Destana program established by the BPBD Nganjuk District by developing disaster-prone communities has been able to reduce the risk of existing disasters by forming resilient and independent communities in the face of disasters.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LOGOS

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

The LOGOS accepts article drafts in the field of local government issues. Papers with following topics (but not limited to): Public Policy, Policy of City Management, Legislation Processes, Disaster Management, Social Movement, Conflict Management, Social Empowerment, and Local Elites of Political ...