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Local Government Initiatives to Foster Post-Tsunami Resilience in a Rural Coastal Community in West Java, Indonesia

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This chapter analyzes the case study of the M7.7 earthquake and catastrophic tsunami that occurred in Pangandaran on July 17, 2006. It explores the most vulnerable groups, and addresses gender issues in initiatives to foster and strengthen community resilience. The vulnerability dimension is determined by political, economic, and social variables. The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction addresses the need to create resilience in tandem. Adopting the 2007 coastal community resilience structure model developed by the US-Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System Program, this chapter analyzes local government initiatives to enhance coastal communities’ responsiveness and disaster recovery. According to the Program, local government initiatives support Pangandaran’s coastal community’s resilience capability in two distinct recovery periods: early and long-term recovery. This chapter shows that male fishers are recognized as an economically vulnerable group. Simultaneously, women are classified as a socio-politically vulnerable group in both early and long-term recovery. Consequently, Pangandaran men and women face different constraints that limit their ability to cope with future tsunamis and other disasters, as well as resilience-building efforts. Bruno Latour’s actor-network theory is applied to extend the different perspectives on resilience development in the coastal community.

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  1. 1.

    Coastal Community Resilience (CCR) was established as a guideline in 2007 by the US-Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (US-IOTWS) Program. It builds on lessons learned and experience gained in the Indian Ocean region following the 2004 tsunami to reduce risks related to coastal hazards to vulnerable communities, and to foster community resilience. Additionally, it may be utilized to conduct a systematic evaluation of an area or a specific development initiative.

  2. 2.

    BPS. Pangandaran Regency in Figures 2020.

  3. 3.

    Four Foreign Nationalities Become Victims in the Pangandaran Tsunami. July 2006. https://www.antaranews.com/berita/38253/warga-swedia-dan-belanda-juga-jadi-korban-tsunami-pangandaran.

  4. 4.

    Two tsunamis occurred on the Southern coast of Java in 2006 and 2009, respectively, affecting the Sundanese coastal community. The number of fatalities decreased from 664 in 2006 to 81 deaths in 2009, thus reflecting an improvement in people’s readiness. Learning from the experience of the previous tsunami in 2006, people strengthened their local knowledge “Saur Sepuh” (discussed in the next section) as their early warning system [28].

  5. 5.

    1 US Dollar = 14,089 Rupiahs (per 3 July 2019).

  6. 6.

    This structure is taken from a Module of Ministry of Public Work Indonesia in 2017. This book is in Bahasa Indonesia. https://bpsdm.pu.go.id/center/pelatihan/uploads/edok/2018/03/84372_01._Modul_1_Kelembagaan_dan_Koordinasi_Pengendalian_Banjir.pdf.

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Juwitasari, R. (2023). Local Government Initiatives to Foster Post-Tsunami Resilience in a Rural Coastal Community in West Java, Indonesia. In: Alexander, R., Wajjwalku, S. (eds) Making Disaster Safer. Kobe University Monograph Series in Social Science Research. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4546-7_7

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