Analysis and mapping of community capacity in flood disaster risk reduction in Banjar district

Floods are the most common natural disasters that hit Indonesia. Flood can threaten and disrupt the lives and livelihoods of community groups. Disaster losses can be reduced if the community has the capacity to manage the threats that occur. This study aims to analyze and map the community's capacity to reduce flood risk. The method used in this study is a survey method with quantitative descriptive data processing. The population in this study is the community in the East Martapura District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan Province. Based on BPNP 2021 data, the number of people affected by the 2021 flood disaster is 275,906 people. Samples were taken using the Lemeshow formula as many as 100 respondents spread over 20 villages using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire. The results showed that the level of community mitigation capacity in East Martapura District was mostly at the high level of mitigation capacity, which was 70.5% of the community, most of the preparedness capacity was at the moderate level, which was 73.75% of the community, and the survival capacity was mostly entered at a low level of 73% of the community. Based on the overall capacity assessment, the level of community capacity is mostly at the moderate capacity level, which is 38.08%, while those included in the low capacity level are 31.75%. Only 28.08% of the people are included in the capacity level level. In conclusion, the capacity of the community as a whole is mostly at a moderate level