Social Protection for Elderly in Emergency (Case Study: Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia)

International Conference on Hazard Mitigation in Geographic and Education Perspectives

地球科学;教育

Khotimah, N.^1 ; Fitriana, K.N.^1 ; Pratiwi, P.H.^1

Department of Geography Education, Department of Public Administration, Department of Sociology Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta

55281, Indonesia^1

关键词: Coordination mechanisms;    Disaster management;    Disaster risk reductions;    Economic empowerment;    Elderly populations;    Emergency conditions;    In-depth interviews;    Resource development;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/271/1/012003/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/271/1/012003

学科分类：发展心理学和教育心理学

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Yogyakarta Special Region in 2012 had the highest percentage of elderly population in Indonesia (13.04%), in 2020 it is predicted to reach 14.7%, and in 2030 it will reach 19.5%. The government in Yogyakarta Special Region needs to make a responsive policy of the increase in number of elderly people, considering that the elderly with various problems faced will become vulnerable in the event of a disaster. This study aims to develop a disaster management strategy oriented to social protection for the elderly in emergency. The research focused on Yogyakarta Special Region with the main consideration that Yogyakarta Special Region has the highest proportion of elderly people in Indonesia and has various potential disasters. Data collection techniques in this study used the method of observation, in-depth interviews, focus group discussion (FGD), and documentation studies. The data that has been collected then analyzed descriptive qualitatively. The research find that disaster management strategic for realizing social protection for the elderly in emergencies include: (1) establishing a coordination mechanism and legal framework for disaster risk reduction, (2) integrating the concept of disaster risk on all regional and resource development rules and plans, (3) improving the flow and effective ways to share information about disaster, (4) increasing public awareness of disaster impacts and risks, and (5) integrating relation between multi-stakeholder and involving the real role of community where living in disaster-prone areas. The form of participatory social services to support the realization of social protection for the elderly in an emergency condition are directed through home care services, assisting productive economic empowerment, mentoring religious activities, and mentoring psycho-emotional activities.