Capacities and Vulnerabilities Analysis (CVA) Toward Strengthening the Pug of Women Victims of Coastal Tidal Flooding in Semarang City

Indonesia is a country with high complexity in facing the challenges of climate change. Indonesia’s vulnerability to the negative impacts of climate change is predicted to experience rainfall intensity and temperature increases. This then causes the emergence of negative impacts, such as drought and flood risk, and also increases the risk of the emergence of other extreme events that can adversely affect human life, especially women who are in the context of vulnerable people. Climate change issues affecting vulnerable communities include those living in coastal areas, cities, and small islands. Coastal areas are vulnerable to climate change and the disasters it causes. Women victims of tidal flooding (coastal) have a high vulnerability that is detrimental. Strategies and policies are needed to address these issues. This study aims to analyze the vulnerability and capacity of women flood victims to produce strategies for strengthening gender mainstreaming of tidal floods in Semarang City. The capacities and vulnerabilities analysis (CVA) technique is used to reveal women’s capacity or ability to deal with unfavorable circumstances or tidal flood emergencies. The assessment of capacities and weaknesses in the CVA technique includes three categories, namely, (1) physical aspects, (2) social aspects, and (3) motivational aspects.