Community Participation to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Ledoksari is one of the areas where natural disasters often occur, primarily floods every year. Therefore, the government designated the area as a disaster-resilient village to Promote Disaster Risk Reduction. Active community participation is needed for the success of the program. An evaluation program is required to explain this. The purpose of this study is to explore community participation in developing a Disaster-resilient Urban Village. This study is a qualitative method with in-depth interviews as data collection. Fifteen people were selected as research subjects by the purposive sampling technique. The study results show that the steps of activities in Ledoksari as a Disaster-resilient Urban Village are preparation, profiling, and disaster risk analysis. Then, the movement continued with mapping, community action plan, simulation, and review. Participation in planning, implementing, evaluating, and utilizing the results is formed community participation. Meanwhile, the lack of public awareness to be actively involved in each activity was claimed as a barrier. The community has participated well and actively in the implementation and utilization of the results. But, the study shows the whole community has not been completely involving in the planning and the evaluation process.