The Implementation of Community-based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRR) Knowledge: Case Study Landslide Vulnerable Areas in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Landslide is one of several most dangerous natural hazards in Indonesia. Due to these circumstances, disaster risk reduction (DRR) programs have been implemented in many vulnerable areas to landslides. Not only the government office and disaster mitigation agency, but the local community is also actively involved in the preventive and curative efforts so called as community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR). This paper focused on knowing the implementation of CBDRR in Indonesia by observing the activities among local people towards CBDRR system. Kulon Progo District that is located in Yogyakarta Province, Indonesia was selected as a case to introduce the CBDRR system. This system is community-based by relying on local people capacities and capabilities with the assistance from local government, ministries and national authorities such as national disaster management agency. The study was completed by analysing and observing specific activities of CBDRR in the study case area, such as risk investigation, education and training, landslide monitoring, information analysis, early warning system and emergency response. The study is also supported with several dimensions for preparedness, such as social, economic, community capacity, institutional and infrastructure. The results show that CBDRR programs generally have increased the resilience among local people to cope with the landslides happened, although certain improvements should also be made to improve the resilience as well as to reduce the vulnerability towards the landslides and other hazards and disasters.