Disaster Risk Management Model In Disaster Prone Area Of Simeulue District In Aceh Province

DOI: 10.6007/IJAREMS/v3-i6/1352 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJAREMS/v3-i6/1352 Abstract. The Simeulue district is categorized as proneness area that often experienced the earthquake and tsunami. The National Disaster Management Authority (BPBD) of Simeulue district recorded there is strong earthquake and tsunami occurred in 1907. Furthermore, the earthquake occured again in year 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The research problem is how the disaster risk management model be as the most appropriate approach in disaster-prone areas. The data was collected through interviews, literature studies and field observations. To deepen the results of the research, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with discourse experts. The descriptive method with AHP of analysis is used to explain the results of this study. The disaster risk management that can be developed in the area of Simeulue as disaster-prone areas through, namely; (i) an emergency phase is the logistic (0.210), shelter (0.163) and a common kitchen (0.161); (ii) the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase is the development permanent home (0.316) and home emergency (0.286); (iii) in the mitigation phase is the dissemination of information (0.299) and the construction of evacuation line (0.163); and (iv) the preparedness phase is the evacuation area (0.235) and the construction of the home and school safety (0.165). The experience of disasters over the last twenty years in different parts of the world have increased the awareness of the international community to consider ways of reducing and managing such risks. Up to this date, many international agencies led by the United Nations (UN) defined any strategies and approaches on how to reduce the disasters' risks in various regions. All actions directed towards in an attempt to reduce the impact and pressures of disasters continue to threaten. The disasters perceived more severe impacts, caused by a variety of factors including the increasing in number of population living in hazard prone areas, low levels of preparedness and mitigation efforts at the government level as well as the lack of public awareness in an effort to prepare for a disaster.