The role of communication as the disaster risk reduction in Indonesia capital city transference policy

Abstract

Abstract Disaster can not be avoided, but the risk of disasters is able to be diminished through mitigation. Mitigation in the form of discussion and communication becoming an instrument of society in facing the matters of life. This study describes the role of government in preventing to face the hazard potentials and disaster mitigations, such as natural hazards, disasters and conflicts through the effective communication. This study applied a descriptive qualitative approach through forum discussion group method and literature study. The informants in this study are the stakeholders of government organizations those are the experts of disasters, such as BNPB, BMKG, KLH and the academics. The theories in this study are the theory of communication and disaster mitigation focusing on the effective communication for enhancing the disaster risk reduction related to Indonesia capital city transference plans in Kalimantan. The result of this study shows that the role of disaster communication can help the government giving and socializing the information to the society in order to support the successful of disaster risk reductions.