The role of flood disaster information literacy in community preparedness in Tempe district Wajo regency South Sulawesi province Indonesia

Moehammad Iqbal Sultan (), Andi Subhan Amir (), Andi Ahmad Hasan Tenriliweng (), Nosakros Arya () and Fauzan Hidayatullah ()

Edelweiss Applied Science and Technology, 2024, vol. 8, issue 6, 1915-1929

Abstract: The coast of Lake Tempe is one of the areas in Indonesia which is inhabited by approximately 500 people. Every year, the water of Tempe Lake rises and overflows, a form of vigilance for the surrounding community. This study aims to determine the Tempe community's level of information literacy towards floods and the role of disaster information literacy in community preparedness for floods. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results of this study indicate that disaster literacy is obtained through activities carried out by the government and mitigation carried out by the government, which can also be interpreted as taming natural disasters. In principle, Mitigation is physical and non-physical efforts in dealing with natural disasters. However, the people around Lake Tempe are not afraid and anxious about flooding and overflowing in Lake Tempe. It can be seen that the flood was not a disaster for the people in Lake Tempe. The role of disaster information literacy can be seen in the community's readiness to welcome floods by providing iron, wooden planks, and bamboo to increase the height and strengthen the community's houses while in the Tempe sub-district. Socialization and education about disaster literacy is an effort that needs to be made by the government to continue to change the mindset of the people of Wajo Regency, who think that flooding is not a disaster.

Keywords: Flood disaster; Information literacy; Tempe district Wajo. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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