Developing Cultural-Based Community Resilience to Disaster in Indonesia

Abstract This research aims to analyze the role of communities in disaster management in Indonesia, as a country with a population of 275.5 people, spread over a wide area and prone to disasters. Indonesia is a country that is vulnerable to various natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Environmental damage also often triggers large Oloods and landslides which not only cause casualties but destroy the fabric of life in a community. This research uses several disasters in Indonesia, namely the tsunami in Aceh (2004), the Earthquake Disaster Case in Yogyakarta (2006), the volcanic eruption in Yogyakarta and North Sumatera (2010) as references for understanding the role of communities and various obstacles in facing or overcoming disasters. Through content analysis, in-depth interviews, and documentation studies, this research reveals the following important things. This research results are the strength of the community in a collective society needs to be used as the basis for developing this effort so that it not only keeps the noble values in Indonesian culture but also makes it a source of community strength and resilience, especially in facing disasters. This research reveals the role of communities both currently ongoing and those that have the potential to be developed in facing and overcoming disasters that occur in their communities. The words ’gotong-royong’ (help each other), ’runggu’, ’purpusage’ which has long been introduced as one of the characteristics of Indonesian society, was conceptually developed in line with the concept of social solidarity and is seen as important in developing the resilience of culture-based communities in Indonesia against various disasters.