Civil-Military Cooperation in Natural Disaster Management

Abstract

Indonesia has one of the highest natural disaster risks in the world. This data emphasizes Indonesia's vulnerability to natural calamities. From the standpoint of national security, the incident demonstrates that this threat must be dealt with all current national capabilities. Cooperation, coordination, communication and planned action by various parties, be it BNPB, Provincial BPBD, Regency/City BPBD, TNI, POLRI, Ormas, NGOs, academics, the business world, and other stakeholders are needed to overcome natural disasters that occur in Indonesia. This study aims to describe and further examine the relationship between civil and military collaboration in Indonesian natural disaster management against the backdrop of these issues. The qualitative method of this study employs descriptive-explanatory research. The methods of this study include both library research and content analysis. Up to 2022's publications were the main focus of the search. According to the study's findings, coordination between the civil and military sectors is crucial to disaster management. The TNI works collaboratively and in support of local governments throughout the disaster management process rather than acting independently. The army's deployment is heavily reliant on the demands of local governments since this cooperation reduces the army to a supporting role . In the event of a disaster, the division of tasks between stakeholders becomes very important so that there is no overlapping of the functions of each agency.