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occur in various regions in Indonesia in recent months. People not only sustain material
loss, but also suffer prolonged trauma and the loss of hundreds of lives of the people of
Indonesia affected by the disaster. Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Nasional (National
Disaster Management Agency) in its report informs, from January to February 2014
alone there were 424 occurrences of disasters in various regions in Indonesia. Victims
lost and died more than 254 people, as many as 1,447 people injured, and 1,587,219
people suffer and displaced, not to mention the damage as much as 27,790 residential
units. Until recently, disasters hit Indonesia very often.
This country has a lot of cultural diversity in him it. There are hundreds of ethnicity,
language, region, and also a wide range of traditional customs spread over thousands
of islands. Very regrettable if the wealth of Indonesia destroyed just because people are
not able to be independent in the face of disaster that can befall on them at any time.
This is where the role of the scholars in the field of disaster management is needed by
the community. They spearhead communities to manage disaster at every phase, both
an early phase response, recovery and rehabilitation, as well as in community
preparedness phase. They also became the “right hand” of society and become
“healers” to people who are being affected.
In terms of the job market, graduates of disaster management certainly has a great job
market in government and private institutions are directly or indirectly related to disaster
management. However, more than that disaster management is a study not only “stand”
as a science. Disaster management is a discipline that “noble” in the humanitarian field.
This program is able to educate the nation’s people what to do, including disaster
management capabilities in the areas of communication, coordination, and advocacy of
human resources and other resources in an effective, efficient, and humane nation for
the sake of durability.
Disaster management is needed by the Indonesian people and even nations around the
world. Having knowledge about disaster management make the Indonesian people,
especially, to be a nation that is strong and tough to survive in the face of disaster, now
and later.[]