Community-based disaster risk reduction efforts in facing the threat of abrasion disasters at Bungin Beach, Bekasi Regency during the covid-19 pandemic

Abrasion causes coastal areas to have a very high level of dynamics and often has an impact on environmental damage, so it needs to be anticipated. In the last 2 years, the whole world has faced a crisis caused by the pandemic due to Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19). During the pandemic, the environment where coastal communities live is still threatened with abrasion. Some mangrove planting and rehabilitation activities had to be stopped to suppress the spread of the virus. The purpose of this study was to identify the role of community groups (Tourism Awareness Group) as a key factor in overcoming abrasion events during the Covid-19 pandemic at Bungin Beach. Interviews and direct observations were conducted to obtain survey data. Additional analyzes were then carried out through relevant journals and literature reviews. As a result, from 1997 to 2021 there has been abrasion on Bungin beach. The Tourism Awareness Group plays a role in post-pandemic recovery, especially in the economic sector. Through mangrove planting activities, not only to restore the economy of coastal communities during the pandemic but also to protect coastal ecosystems from the threat of abrasion on Bungin Beach.

Enhancing pandemic resilience: planning and institutional resilience, a learning model for Indonesia

The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most expensive and destructive threats facing millions of people around the world. Policymakers generally have a linear worldview and can help the economy and society to track epidemic shocks and crises by pulling the right levers. For example, in recent years, Ebola, MERS, Zika, and SARS have demonstrated a limited willingness to respond promptly and responsibly. The pandemic emphasizes the need to be more proactive. Yet, existing epidemic response frameworks are either disease-specific, category-specific, or non-specific, with no comprehensive framework encompassing all components of institutional resilience. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic requires a holistic approach to meet the challenges. In this study, the goal of resilience to the outbreak of the epidemic is to develop an overall framework by identifying institutional departments to strengthen resilience planning. The framework can guide evidence-based decision-making and prioritization. This article encapsulates a framework that focuses on the interactions between processes and their system characteristics, which leads to an overemphasis on a limited number of features, significantly enhancing the flexibility of the organization. © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Geospatial analysis for developing agriculture of marshlands to support regional food security in the era of pandemic Covid-19 in HST Regency, Kalimantan Selatan

Hulu Sungai Tengah (HST) Regency has a very large marshland in the South Kalimantan Province. Since 2019 HST is promoted to be a model for Indonesian local foods and agricultural development program, known as SERASI Program. SERASI stands for “Selamatkan Rawa dan Sejahterakan Petani” (or in English “save marshland and bring prosper to farmers”) that aimed to exploit marshland which was not productive yet. The SERASI will convert a non-productive caved swamp areas to a productive rice fields which able to support regional food security sustainably. In order to able define the suitable marshland area for SERASI Program in HST Regency precisely in the era of pandemic Covid-19, this research had been carried out by applying geospatial analyses method using Sentinel Satellite Imageries acquisitioned from two different epochs, i.e. of 20th February 2019 and of 20th February 2020. GPS coordinates collected from the field were used for ground truthing imagery data. The results of geospatial analysis have provided evident that paddy fields in caved marshland area is increased that means the SERASI Program is successful. From interviews’ data collected from 14 villages shows that the program of SERASI is accepted by local farmers and also local government. From image combination analysis concluded that the area of caved rice fields is suitable for developing agriculture in marshlands.