Challenges and Development of Disaster Mitigation Policies in North Luwu Regency: Strengthening Post-Disaster Resilience

The urgency of taking cases in North Luwu lies in the high risk of flood and landslide disasters that threaten the community's safety and welfare.This research aims to identify the main challenges in disaster mitigation policies in North Luwu Regency and explore strategic approaches that local governments can adopt to strengthen post-disaster resilience in North Luwu Regency.This research method adopts a qualitative approach by collecting data through interviews, documentation, and field observations involving informants, as well as collecting relevant official documents to understand disaster mitigation in North Luwu Regency.The data obtained was analyzed using Nvivo 12 Plus with a coding approach and validated through triangulation and member checking to ensure the consistency and accuracy of the findings.The findings of this study show that the significant challenges faced include a lack of coordination between agencies, which causes fragmentation in disaster management, overlapping programs, which result in waste of resources, inadequate funding, and a lack of skilled human resources in disaster management.This is also exacerbated by distrust towards the government, which affects public participation.Recommendations for overcoming this challenge include building inter-agency coordination through forums involving many parties, increasing transparency and accountability through integrated information systems, encouraging active community participation in recovery planning, and developing human resource capacity through disaster management training and building public trust in the government, through effective communication and open dialogue.