Institutional capacity building for local disaster prevention board of West Pasaman Regency

Abstract

This study aimed at analysing institutional capacity building of BPBD of West Pasaman in local-based disaster prevention and management. The study applied a qualitative methodology with phenomenological approach. The disaster prevention and management institutional capacity building was performed by a coordination. The coordination did not restrict itself with formal institutions, but also local community institutions and organisations, such as Kogami, HSNI, and three local community elements (tungku tigo sajarangan). This study found that socialisation in disaster mitigation and prevention was still inadequate because of lacking local community involvement. Furthermore, it also found lacking clarity of authority and responsiblity between central, provincial, and regency governments. West Pasaman Regency needed support from the provincial government in terms of post-disaster equipments. This study had a theoretical contribution of extending the knowledge in public management and practical contribution of helping the local government implement the institutional capacity building of BPBD in the disaster prevention and management.