Kampung Tangguh Bencana: A Community Based Climate Change Adaptation Program in Yogyakarta, Indonesia10.17758/URST.U0917313 28

Abstract

Yogyakarta as one of main city in Indonesia has different kind of hydro-meteorological hazards like flood, storm, drought, lahar flood, and rain-triggered landslide. Those hazards are linked to climate change in many ways. Some communities are living in vulnerable areas who can be exposed by natural hazards anytime. A program named Kampung Tangguh Bencana drives communities in vulnerable areas to gain more awareness and increase preparedness. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this program as climate change adaptation within 2012-2016 in Yogyakarta. To enrich our study, we compiled data from various government resources and compared it with field data, especially in-depth interview with communities in Kampung Cokrokusuman. Results from the study indicates that KTB program increases awareness and preparedness in disaster prone areas. In addition, respondents admit that government has serious concern about disaster education to vulnerable communities.