Mitigasi dan Adaptasi Bencana Hidrometeorologi Desa Simamora, Kecamatan Baktiraja, Kabupaten Humbang Hasundutan

Abstract

The title of this Community Service activity is "Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation for Hydrometeorological Hazards in Simamora Village, Baktiraja Subdistrict, Humbang Hasundutan Regency." Simamora Village was selected as the location for this program because it is one of the villages affected by meteorological disasters. After the disaster, it became apparent that no adequate mitigation efforts had been undertaken to help the community adapt to the potential hazards in the area. Therefore, higher education institutions need to play a role in helping reduce the impacts, including alleviating trauma within the community, raising early awareness about disaster preparedness and prevention, and providing disaster education activities for the local population. The goal is to reduce the risk potential when a disaster occurs again, given the area's vulnerability to such events. The methods used in this community service include post-disaster trauma healing counseling, disaster training and simulations for youth groups, disaster mitigation exercises for elementary school students, and dissemination of disaster-related information through social media, mass media, and other platforms. The expected outcomes of this activity are publications in national journals with ISSN, publications in print/online media, and the mandatory publication of a video on YouTube. Additional outputs include presenting papers at scientific forums with proceedings.