Community Empowerment Efforts in Preserving the Environment Around the Karang Mumus River

Abstract

The waste problem in the Karang Mumus River cannot be said to be resolved. This is caused by several factors, namely: there are still many people who live on the banks of the Karang Mumus River and carry out all their daily activities, causing the river's function to decline and there are also still people who throw rubbish out of place. Therefore, this service research aims to contribute to carrying out waste collection activities. The approach method used is by conducting observations and interviews with informants about the origins of the community and the form of environmental management carried out on the Karang Mumus River. At the end of the activity, monitoring and evaluation was carried out to increase public awareness. The results of this service activity provide an example to the community around the Karang Mumus River and the entire community to get used to living a healthy life by paying attention to the surrounding environment, namely by throwing rubbish in its place, using goods and implementing them. environmentally friendly activities. Community Service Activities for the Bachelor of Public Administration Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Mulawarman University, together with the community of the Movement to Pick Up a Piece of Garbage from the Karang Mumus River, are expected to increase awareness of students and alumni as part of the academic community and around the Karang Mumus River community.

Optimizing The Karang Mumus River School (SeSuKaMu) as An Innovation to Revitalize the River

“…Research results by (Khaerani & Priscillia, 2023) explained that one of the efforts to change awareness, understanding, and attitudes is through the environmental movement. Previous research states that environmental cleanliness cannot be separated from human life and is a fundamental element in health and prevention science where cleanliness is a reflection of humans in carrying out daily life (Wardani, 2020).…”

“…Karang Mumus River is one of the rivers that flow in Samarinda City and is a tributary of the Mahakam River that flows from north to south which passes through the middle of Samarinda City with a long length 34.7 km (Ananda Malik et al, 2020;Suarnawati, 2022). Until now, The condition of the Karang Mumus River has declined both in terms of water quality and physical condition of the river (Khaerani & Priscillia, 2024). Many communities have built settlements on the banks of the river so that the river can no longer be used as a water supply Mahakam River functions in the Samarinda City area (Ananda Malik et al, 2020).…”