Lufti Gita Iriani, the young generation of Kulon Progo Regency who was born on April 14, 1993. In 2010, began studying at the Gadjah Mada University Vocational School with a concentration in the field of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. During the study period, the desire arises to continue to a higher level of education, also encouraged by the increasing demand for educational needs in the labor market and opinions of people who underestimate D3 graduates. By following her conscience and ambition, Gita continued her studies at the Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta in 2013 with a concentration in Geography.

Starting from an interest in subjects related to disaster and several cases of disasters that often occur in Indonesia, continue to pursue knowledge in the field of disaster in the higher education level. In 2015 she obtained information about the Beasiswa Unggulan scholarship of the Ministry of Education and Culture which provided an opportunity for graduates from any university that had been accredited by BANPT – A to take a double degree program at Gadjah Mada University and ITC – University of Twente with a concentration in a field in accordance with their interests namely Geo Information for Spatial Planning and Disaster Risk Management. He and one of her friends will depart in mid-April Up until early September 2016.

“Starting with a dream, followed by effort and prayer”

With all the intention, effort, prayer and support from her parents, Gita gets a great opportunity from Allah SWT to study at the higher education level at the 2 universities. A golden opportunity to realize her biggest dream, she was interested in the tsunami danger and mitigation efforts related to the preparation of the evacuation space plan. Hopefully, the knowledge that will be gained both from ITC and Gadjah Mada University can be useful to reduce losses that occur after disasters given the lack of optimal mitigation efforts in Indonesia.

Fathiyya Ulfa, the second daughter of three children, all of whom were born in the city of Bukittinggi, West Sumatra. Growing up in a Minang family that is thick with wandering traditions, making Ulfa has aspired to travel around the world. Unlike his age at that time, who called all kinds of professions as a place to dedicate life later. Little Ulfa in his own way has drawn a map of his life’s purpose, becoming someone who really knows what he wants. For him, the purpose of life is to live that goal through action. When we dream of traveling around a giant globe, every small step must incise results that narrow the diameter of the earth that has not been traced.

Ulfa’s goals began to appear at the base of her journey when she occupied the high school where Ulfa was appointed as a student exchange participant to Trengganu, Malaysia in 2009. A series of life goals began to emerge two years later, when Ulfa became one of the SNMPTN participants passed the Department of Geography at the University of Indonesia. This one goal then led him to become the chairman of the Geographic Mounteneering Club (GMC UI) in his department. Exploring mountains for mountains, valleys, beaches and caves along the island of Java for data needs has become common for this girl born in 1993. Geographic data surveys with supervisors have also made the goal trace even more real, and even managed to bring it to several countries in Asia. In his final year as a graduate student, a new trail led him to explore Cambodia by his and his selection as one of the speakers at the 2014 Southeast Asian Geographer Association (SEAGA) seminar.

The following year Ulfa enrolled as a master student in the Geoinformation and Spatial Planning for Disaster Risk Management University of Gajah Mada program which was funded by the Directorate of Higher Education under the Scholarship Scheme. Once again, the purpose of life is to live that goal with action. Without ever dreaming of joining in departing as one of the double degree candidates to the University of Twente with the Ministry of Education and Culture BPKLN Scholarship which will depart with Lufti Gita Iriani in the middle of April. What he did was to solidify himself as one of the departing, because Ulfa believed “I am none to be choosen in a dream, but I am there real alive”, so he began to race against time to hunt for language skills and all other requirements, and believes that nothing to lose. Taking concentration in the field of geoinformation, he was sure that he and his knowledge would spread the benefits later after returning to the country.

This study examines the vulnerability of paddy fields to Cidurian watershed in Renged Village, Binuang District, Serang Regency, Banten Province. Renged village was chosen as the location of the research area, because there are two factors in the economic condition of the population, the majority of which work as farmers and the geographical location of the research area is located downstream of the Cidurian watershed and 0-2% slope. The results of interviews with local communities flooding in the study area occurred every year in the rainy season, with the largest flood events in the last 20 years occurred in 1994, 2001, and 2013. Based on this, the rice fields in the study area are vulnerable to Cidurian watershed flooding. Vulnerability analysis of rice paddy fields in the study area with landforms and community perception approaches, for vulnerability assessment based on an indicator approach with coring methods and weighting scenarios. Flood hazard analysis based on parameters of depth, duration, and re-flood period.

The results of the analysis of the study area have landform units from the fluvial process consisting of: dead river flows, alluvial plains, flood plains, natural dykes, and fluvial terraces. The largest area of ​​fluvial landform in the study area is the alluvial plain with an area of ​​351.83 ha, which is the result of the sedimentation process on a flat topography with alluvium material. These conditions can be identified that the study area is affected by flooding and inundation activities, because the alluvium material comes from the deposition results when floods and inundation occur.

The results of the interpolation map of the depth of the study area showed that the highest maximum flood depth occurred in 2001 which was 3.8 m, whereas in 1994 and 2013 it was 2.8 m. The results of the interpolation map of the flood duration of the study area showed that the longest flood duration occurred in 1994 which was 23 days, whereas the year 2001 which is 21 days and 2013 which is 19 days. The analysis results related to the return period of flood hazard can be identified as a 6 year flood. The results of the flood hazard map analysis in the study area were reviewed based on the area, areas with high hazard class area of ​​161.20 ha, areas with medium hazard class area of ​​189.70 ha, and areas with low hazard class area of ​​120.77 ha. Based on the spatial distribution in landforms, the results of the analysis showed that the hazard Flood areas of research with a high class category are found in the landform units of floodplains, dead river flows, and alluvial plains associated with irrigation channels. Flood hazards are in the medium category, found in some units of the flood plain and alluvial plain. Flood hazard with low category is found in the form of terrestrial fluvial terraces, natural embankments, and some alluvial plains. Based on land use areas with high to moderate flood hazard classes, most are found in land use namely rice fields.

Vulnerability assessment results are based on six scenarios, showing that the vulnerability index values ​​between hazard weight scenarios, productivity, land area, and land distance from rivers have the same minimum and maximum index values ​​of 0-0.86. The highest vulnerability index value is found in the same vulnerability scenario, which is 0-0.89. Based on the spatial distribution of landforms, there is a similarity that most of the high vulnerability classes are in paddy fields located on floodplains and near irrigation channels. These conditions indicate that the hazard variable has a high contribution to the level of vulnerability of rice paddy fields in the study area.

Presented by Siti Dahlia (Geoinfo Batch X) at the 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Indonesian Disaster Experts Association (PIT IABI) at ITB Bandung 23-24 May 2016

In order to enhance international cooperation in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia, the UGM Center for Disaster Studies (PSBA) will establish cooperation with the Higher Education Ministry of Education and Culture for the next three years, period 2012/2013 until 2015/2016. This collaboration was established after the UGM PSBA won a Research grant from the Japan Society Promotion of Science (JSPS) by raising the research theme “Developing Model of University – Community Collaborative Information Management for Evacuation Preparedness in Tourism Destinations: Case Study Kyoto-Japan and Yogyakarta-Indonesia”.

This collaborative research program was attended by 6 doctoral students at the UGM Faculty of Geography and a Young Research Assistant from the UGM PSBA who would leave for Japan for ten days, 3 to 12 October 2012. While eight doctoral students from Ritsumeikan University (Research Center for Disaster Mitigationof Urban Cultural Heritage, DMUCH) guided by Prof. Dr. Kanegae.

Prof. Dr. Sudibyakto, as the Bilateral Project Team Leader, explained that they would learn how the model developed by UGM in the Disaster Risk Reduction Program due to the Earthquake and the Merapi Volcano Eruption. The chosen locations are the Gede City Tourist Destinations, Borobudur Temple, and Parangtritis. “This research is expected to produce a Disaster Mitigation Guide for Tourists who are visiting tourist sites and areas that are potentially vulnerable to natural disasters,” said Sudibyakto at the UGM Faculty of Geography, Friday (31/8) explained.

According to Sudibyakto, this study will also develop how community participation around tourist sites can manage disaster risk, in various forms of activities. Among them are testing of potential disasters, compiling disaster-prone maps, communicating risks between actors and the community, compiling maps of evacuation routes, and managing disaster risks that will be faced. “The workshop for the preparation of research has also been carried out in the Panel Discussion Forum at PSBA, which took place on Wednesday, August 29, 2012, by presenting Dr. rer. Nat. Djati Mardiatno as a representative of PSBA UGM,” he explained. (UGM / Agung Public Relations).