Strengthening Disaster Literacy as An Effort to Reduce The Risk of Disaster in D.I. Yogyakarta Society

Abstract

This research aims to find out how to optimize GLS in building awareness of disaster literacy, the role of families in GLS to encourage the disaster literacy movement, and opportunities to strengthen disaster literacy in the digital era. The research subjects are the society and schools in D.I. Yogyakarta area. The research method used is literature study, data collection techniques are carried out by reviewing several books, literature, and other documents that are appropriate to disaster literacy studies. The results showed that optimizing the school literacy movement directed towards disaster literacy awareness can increase public understanding, disaster preparedness and can reduce the risk of disasters that will cause material and non-material losses. The strategy and pattern of implementing the school literacy movement includes three stages, namely: habituation, development, and learning activities. The role of the family will contribute to disaster literacy that can provide experience and knowledge of the society according to the conditions of the residence. Technological advances are also able to contribute to the society as literacy materials and provide information quickly and accurately related to natural disasters.