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Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies of the Community Against Flood Risk at the Estuary Riverbank of Bone River, Gorontalo Province 1 Geography Education Study Program, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, 96128 Indonesia Abstract Indonesia is a country prone to natural disasters that are influenced by natural factors and human factors. Natural disasters that commonly occur in Indonesia are floods, sea tides, landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and drought. Among these disasters, floods are the most frequent natural disasters in various parts of Indonesia. Based on BNPB, during 2015 there were 1732 incidence of disasters in Indonesia, 92.67 percent of the disasters are landslides, tornado and flood. During 2017, 979 incidence of flood disaster were occurred in Indonesia where 2.518.578 people were affected by the flood disaster. Considering that flood is a common disaster in Indonesia, people should have flood preparedness. This research was conducted at the estuary of Bone River Gorontalo Province. The Bone River is one of the longest rivers in Gorontalo Province that cross Bone Bolango Regency and Gorontalo City. There are many communities living in river estuaries that belong to densely populated areas, so this research is very important to know perception and adaptation strategy of society to flood disaster. This research was conducted by distributing questionnaires to the community and analyzed quantitatively. The results show that most respondents know that they live in flood prone areas, floods can cause various impacts, and floods can be prevented and minimized. The research result are expected to be useful in decision making process for decreasing flood disaster risk at the estuary of Bone River Gorontalo Province. Keywords: Flood disaster, Community Perception, Adaptation Strategy Topic: Emergency preparedness |
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