Abstract
This research was conducted to analyze the community's preparedness in the face of erosion in Sambas Regency, which is erosion caused by filing by river water. This research is a mixed methods research<em>.</em> This mixed research combines qualitative research and quantitative research, with a sample of people living in riverbank areas. The head of the local household was also asked for information on preparedness to face erosion disasters. The results of the research on community preparedness for erosion in Sambas District were based on the researchers' view that the community was not ready, people who had filled out the new research questionnaire were about 15% out of 100% who were ready. The results of interviews with residents indicated that there was no counselling, training on this preparedness was also one of the causes of the low level of community preparedness.
Highlights
One of the natural disasters that often occurs in Indonesia is Erosion Erosion is something familiar to our hearing, namely the erosion of solids
Communities who live in disaster-prone areas and are at risk of disasters are required to have good preparedness and mitigation to prepare themselves in the event of a disaster at any time because natural disasters that occur do not give definite signs
Erosion disasters have occurred in Sambas Regency and until now there has been no research related to preparedness, so that information and knowledge cannot be accepted by the people living in Sambas Regency
Summary
Communities who live in disaster-prone areas and are at risk of disasters are required to have good preparedness and mitigation to prepare themselves in the event of a disaster at any time because natural disasters that occur do not give definite signs. Soil erosion on the banks of rivers can cause sedimentation in rivers and can lead to silting so that flood disasters are easy to occur when the rainy season arrives because the function of rivers is reduced and the tamping capacity of water is not optimal, it is necessary to take action to prepare for the possibility of a disaster.
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