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Building Disaster-Resilient Villages in Multi-Hazard Regions: Integrating Policy, Local Wisdom, and Sustainable Development in West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Department of Public Administration and Research Center for Policy, Governance, Development & Empowerment, Universitas Negeri Padang, 25132 Padang, Indonesia
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Department of Public Administration, Universitas Andalas, 25175 Padang, Indonesia
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Padang City Government and Research Center for Policy, Governance, Development & Empowerment, Universitas Negeri Padang, 25132 Padang, Indonesia
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Association of Researchers-Experts in Governance and Development Policy, 25146 Padang, Indonesia
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Department of Psychology, Universitas Negeri Padang, 25132 Padang, Indonesia
Challenges in Sustainability
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Volume 14, Issue 6, 2026
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Pages 1150-1174
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Abstract:
Disaster risk reduction (DRR) in multi-hazard regions requires locally grounded governance arrangements that connect policy, institutions, community capacity, local wisdom, risk data, and sustainable development. This study examines how village-level risk governance can support sustainable local development through a contextual policy model for West Sumatra, Indonesia. The province faces earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, volcanic hazards, and extreme weather, alongside diverse local institutions, including Nagari, the Minangkabau village institution. The study used a qualitative policy research design. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), and document analysis involving disaster management agencies, local government actors, village authorities, customary and religious leaders, volunteers, and community representatives. The data were analysed using thematic coding supported by NVivo to identify recurring policy issues and synthesise model components. The findings identified weak local regulatory frameworks, limited institutional coordination, inadequate human resource capacity, insufficient risk documentation, fragmented financing, limited integration of science and technology, and weak incorporation of local wisdom into formal disaster policy. The proposed model comprises nine interconnected components: C1 local regulations and institutional arrangements; C2 DRR paradigms, human resource capacity, and disaster literacy; C3 infrastructure, information systems, and preparedness facilities; C4 risk documents and integration into village planning; C5 DRR financing; C6 community participation and multi-actor collaboration; C7 science, technology, and risk data integration; C8 local wisdom and village social capital; and C9 sustainable development and village resilience. Coding-reference counts indicate recurrence rather than causal importance or policy priority. Sustainability provides the model’s overall purpose through livelihood continuity, essential services, environmental protection, and inclusion, while C9 specifies development outcomes for evaluation. The study contributes a synthesis of disaster risk governance, sustainable local development, and local institutional legitimacy. Local wisdom is treated as a potential resource whose contribution depends on inclusive participation and accountability.Keywords: Disaster risk reduction, Risk governance, Disaster-resilient village, Local wisdom, Sustainable development, Community resilience, West Sumatra, Indonesia
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Alhadi, Z., Yusran, R., Permana, I., Fajri, H., Putera, R. E., Riandini, O., Hidayat, R., Ilham, M., & Revo, A. G. (2026). Building Disaster-Resilient Villages in Multi-Hazard Regions: Integrating Policy, Local Wisdom, and Sustainable Development in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Chall. Sustain., 14(6), 1150-1174. https://doi.org/10.56578/cis140602
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