Flood Resilience and Community Adaptation in Bengkulu City, Indonesia
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Resilience, Adaptation, Flood, Bengkulu CityAbstract
Flooding has become a recurrent hazard in Bengkulu City due to high rainfall intensity, inadequate drainage systems, and rapid urban development in flood-prone areas, which increasingly exposes communities to social, economic, and environmental losses. However, empirical assessments of community resilience and adaptive capacity remain limited, particularly from a community-based perspective. This study aims to assess the level of resilience and adaptive capacity of communities in Bengkulu City in responding to flood disasters using the Climate and Disaster Resilience Initiative (CDRI) framework combined with a scoring technique. Primary data were collected through questionnaires administered to residents living in flood-prone zones, while secondary data were obtained from the Central Statistics Agency and the Regional Disaster Management Agency of Bengkulu City. The results indicate that Bengkulu City covers approximately 15,600 hectares, of which 4,950 hectares (31.7%) are classified as flood-prone areas, consisting of high-hazard (2,130 ha), moderate-hazard (1,970 ha), and low-hazard zones (850 ha). The most affected districts include Muara Bangkahulu, Sungai Serut, and Ratu Samban. The overall adaptive resilience score of 62.4 falls within the moderate category, indicating that communities possess basic adaptive capacity but remain weak in institutional coordination and disaster preparedness. These findings imply the need for strengthening early warning systems, enhancing disaster education, improving flood-resilient infrastructure, and promoting community-based empowerment to improve adaptive resilience. The study provides practical insights for local governments to formulate evidence-based and community-oriented flood risk reduction policies aimed at building long-term urban resilience.
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