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role including that in the context of disaster risk reduction, and to put science and
technology interventions in particular. Therefore, it is important to review the context
of institutional arrangements to then further suggest how to institutionalize role of
youth and young professionals in more systemic and sustainable way, reaching every
region and communities at risks throughout Indonesia.
It is worth to observe DRR-themed events held during the DRR month (October
in each year). At least in 2015 and 2016, there were no special slots for youth to
contribute to formulating DRR Agenda (renewal commitment to the national DRR
goal). It was also proven by the Surakarta Declaration, the national commitment
made during the DRR month in 2015, which does not mention about disaster risk
reduction and youth empowerment at all. For establishing an effective partnership in
DRR at the Indonesian level, there must be a space for youth engagement in policy
formulation as well. This can be achieved following the example during the Third
WCDRR (2015) and during the 2019 Global Platform for DRR, where they engaged
youth to provide inputs for developing the DRR framework.
On building an effective youth partnership in DRR, there is also a critical requirement to revise the current policy setup. The Head of BNPB Regulation No. 2/2008
states that the slot for disaster management advisory board member, whether from
government or professional/society or local leader representatives within BNPB,
must be at least 30 years of age. This is itself does not match with either the definition of youth within Law No. 40/2009 on Youth, or other international definition
that requires youth representativeness, e.g., youth definition of UNMGCY, or of the
UNICEF. If Indonesia is willing to ensure seamless inter-generational discourse on
disaster management, revising the regulation and ensuring youth representativeness
is important.
Of the previous discussion, the authors would like to propose institutional setup as
an alternative conceptual framework to better leverage youth potentials in Indonesia,
as shown in the following figure. It would be an advantage to have the Youth Advisory Board within the body of BNPB or BPBD. The board functions as representing the government in Youth-related Forums, policy formulation and decisionmaker, representing youth in the government forum, coordinating with another
ministries/department. The Youth Advisory Board will contribute to the Youth Advisory Forum, which consists of many youth representatives from NGOs and youth
groups. The forum will function as a coordination space of knowledge and innovation bank, recommending policies, etc. The proposed institutional setup is shown in
Fig. 14.9.
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role including that in the context of disaster risk reduction, and to put science and
technology interventions in particular. Therefore, it is important to review the context
of institutional arrangements to then further suggest how to institutionalize role of
youth and young professionals in more systemic and sustainable way, reaching every
region and communities at risks throughout Indonesia.
It is worth to observe DRR-themed events held during the DRR month (October
in each year). At least in 2015 and 2016, there were no special slots for youth to
contribute to formulating DRR Agenda (renewal commitment to the national DRR
goal). It was also proven by the Surakarta Declaration, the national commitment
made during the DRR month in 2015, which does not mention about disaster risk
reduction and youth empowerment at all. For establishing an effective partnership in
DRR at the Indonesian level, there must be a space for youth engagement in policy
formulation as well. This can be achieved following the example during the Third
WCDRR (2015) and during the 2019 Global Platform for DRR, where they engaged
youth to provide inputs for developing the DRR framework.
On building an effective youth partnership in DRR, there is also a critical requirement to revise the current policy setup. The Head of BNPB Regulation No. 2/2008
states that the slot for disaster management advisory board member, whether from
government or professional/society or local leader representatives within BNPB,
must be at least 30 years of age. This is itself does not match with either the definition of youth within Law No. 40/2009 on Youth, or other international definition
that requires youth representativeness, e.g., youth definition of UNMGCY, or of the
UNICEF. If Indonesia is willing to ensure seamless inter-generational discourse on
disaster management, revising the regulation and ensuring youth representativeness
is important.
Of the previous discussion, the authors would like to propose institutional setup as
an alternative conceptual framework to better leverage youth potentials in Indonesia,
as shown in the following figure. It would be an advantage to have the Youth Advisory Board within the body of BNPB or BPBD. The board functions as representing the government in Youth-related Forums, policy formulation and decisionmaker, representing youth in the government forum, coordinating with another
ministries/department. The Youth Advisory Board will contribute to the Youth Advisory Forum, which consists of many youth representatives from NGOs and youth
groups. The forum will function as a coordination space of knowledge and innovation bank, recommending policies, etc. The proposed institutional setup is shown in
Fig. 14.9.