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advisor as part of the steering committee (Unsur Pengarah) of the BNPB and local
BPBDs. Consequently, there will be more accountability in sending and promoting
Indonesian youth engagement at the global negotiation processes.
This case also shows that youth engagement has been mostly done through soft
DRR activities, particularly on communicating risk through various creative channels. Only a few youths involved in DRR through the development of independent
hard DRR intervention. There should be more encouragement and facilities for youth
from the science and technology side in DRR, such as a small-scale community
infrastructure development, small yet essential community technology application,
software development for DRR, and other tangible DRR means. At the national
level, BNPB can show commitment to this by diversifying their annual DRR competition to include such categories above and not limit themselves on disaster-related
photography, video, and essay contests.
Lastly, it is important to discuss how youth incorporate DRR principles in any
aspect of their lives or in any field they are pursuing. It is strategic on the intergenerational aspect of development, so that regardless of the youth involvement in
any development sector, they will have the risk reduction mentality, protection to the
natural environment and ensuring sustainable development.
14.9 Conclusions
This case study showcases the range of Indonesian youth engagement on DRR with
an overview of 37 youth organizations and 446 Indonesian participants in the C&Y
Forum during the Third UN WCDRR and U-INSPIRE Indonesia platform member
database. In general, the records show the range of youth engagement on DRR from
the traditional view as volunteers for disaster response and relief to risk communicators and young professionals working on science, engineering, technology, and
innovation for disaster risk reduction. Certainly, the genuine potential of Indonesian
youth in DRR and nation’s resilience building is actually far greater in relation to
the existence 61.8 million of youth or around 24.5% of the total population (BPS
2014). The so-called demography bonus for Indonesia must be utilized further on
DRR implementation from one end to another, from policy formulation to DRR
implementation. Accordingly, given the gap between numbers of youth observed in
this paper and the actual number of youth population in Indonesia, there is a need in
the near future to systematically record and assess youth contribution to DRR and
nation’s resilience building.
It also explores how the current national framework deliver an enabling environment for the youth to best contribute to DRR through SETI. From the exploration
and as also confirmed with records of youth engagement on DRR, the chapter clearly
suggests that very limited opportunities are given to the youth group to engage in
national and local DRR framework and policy development, as well as its monitoring
and evaluation processes. This is the area where priority must be given for ensuring
Indonesia’s commitment to all of the SFDRR content, particularly on engagement
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advisor as part of the steering committee (Unsur Pengarah) of the BNPB and local
BPBDs. Consequently, there will be more accountability in sending and promoting
Indonesian youth engagement at the global negotiation processes.
This case also shows that youth engagement has been mostly done through soft
DRR activities, particularly on communicating risk through various creative channels. Only a few youths involved in DRR through the development of independent
hard DRR intervention. There should be more encouragement and facilities for youth
from the science and technology side in DRR, such as a small-scale community
infrastructure development, small yet essential community technology application,
software development for DRR, and other tangible DRR means. At the national
level, BNPB can show commitment to this by diversifying their annual DRR competition to include such categories above and not limit themselves on disaster-related
photography, video, and essay contests.
Lastly, it is important to discuss how youth incorporate DRR principles in any
aspect of their lives or in any field they are pursuing. It is strategic on the intergenerational aspect of development, so that regardless of the youth involvement in
any development sector, they will have the risk reduction mentality, protection to the
natural environment and ensuring sustainable development.
14.9 Conclusions
This case study showcases the range of Indonesian youth engagement on DRR with
an overview of 37 youth organizations and 446 Indonesian participants in the C&Y
Forum during the Third UN WCDRR and U-INSPIRE Indonesia platform member
database. In general, the records show the range of youth engagement on DRR from
the traditional view as volunteers for disaster response and relief to risk communicators and young professionals working on science, engineering, technology, and
innovation for disaster risk reduction. Certainly, the genuine potential of Indonesian
youth in DRR and nation’s resilience building is actually far greater in relation to
the existence 61.8 million of youth or around 24.5% of the total population (BPS
2014). The so-called demography bonus for Indonesia must be utilized further on
DRR implementation from one end to another, from policy formulation to DRR
implementation. Accordingly, given the gap between numbers of youth observed in
this paper and the actual number of youth population in Indonesia, there is a need in
the near future to systematically record and assess youth contribution to DRR and
nation’s resilience building.
It also explores how the current national framework deliver an enabling environment for the youth to best contribute to DRR through SETI. From the exploration
and as also confirmed with records of youth engagement on DRR, the chapter clearly
suggests that very limited opportunities are given to the youth group to engage in
national and local DRR framework and policy development, as well as its monitoring
and evaluation processes. This is the area where priority must be given for ensuring
Indonesia’s commitment to all of the SFDRR content, particularly on engagement