| Summary: | The research describes about community preparedness in Anticipating
Sinabung Eruption Disaster, local factors related to communities preparedness in
around Sinabung Volcano, and lesson learned how Japan increase community
preparedness and disaster risk reduction after volcanic eruption.
The research found that generally communities in around Sinabung have
understood about the hazards and impacts of the Sinabung eruption, but limited
understanding of community and limited information cause most of
communities did not understand about early warning system and destination of
evacuation site in emergency. The existence of community understanding that
everything related to the need of the community while in refugee camp will be
provided by the Government being the cause they didn�t prepare themselves in
emergency. Whereas the activities implemented to improve community
preparedness in facing Sinabung eruption disaster only involved the village or
district representatives, therefore it cause lack of community participation
involved in activities related to community preparedness. Actually there is
kinship relation among the Karo community that can be used as capital in
improving of community preparedness and also there are several activities can
be considered and applied in Sinabung to increase community preparedness and
to reduce impact of Sinabung eruption based on comparative studies obtained
from Aso and Sakurajima like constructing sign for evacuation and constructing
concrete shelter in some points.
The research recommends conducting comprehensive and integrated
dissemination or socialization and simulation or drill to the community who
were in the disaster-prone areas, implementing physical construction to reduce
the impact of Sinabung eruption disaster, improving monitoring facilities,
observation and communications, and increasing capacity of the local
government in disaster management.
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