SWOT assesment of the community potency to determine the strategic planning for volcano eruption disaster management (Case study in Cangkringan, Yogyakarta province)

Disaster is an event that cause people loss their life, properties, resources and also give a phycological impact. Disaster is divided into two types. The first type is natural disaster and the second type is man-made disater. One of the natural disaster in Indonesia is volcano eruption. Indonesia has a lot of active volcano and one of the most active is Merapi Volcano which located in Yogyakarta Province. In the late of October 2010, Merapi Volcano has a fairly large eruption continued with the emerge of lava flow. This disaster left at least 165 people dead and there are 225.000 people have to be evacuated. Merapi eruption disaster shows the importance of disaster management in saving people's life. Disaster management is not only a government's obligation but it is also the obligation of the community. Community-based disaster management in the region of Merapi Volcano becomes the most important tool that have to be developed. Community has a good local knowledge of the region so that the disaster management conducted by the local community will be more efective and eficient. This research's aim is to analyze the SWOT factors (Strengths -Weakness -Opportunities -Threats) of the local community to determine the internal and external factors that exist in the community. These internal and external factors can be analyzed and developed to provide a strategic planning of disaster management system in accordance with the conditions of the surrounding community in Merapi Volcano region. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.