| Abstrak/Abstract |
According to official data from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB),
in 2021, flooding was Indonesia’s most frequent and destructive disaster. Thus, better disaster
management, including early warning systems (EWS) and disaster mitigation based on
accurate rainfall data, is essential. This paper was written based on preliminary research on the
development of citizen science in Wonosobo and Banjarnegara regencies, Central Java, which
aims to develop a very early warning system (VEWS) and community-based rainfall data
management. Modified rain gauges are installed in elementary schools in the upstream Serayu
watershed. Students, in turn, do data recording. This effort ensures continuity of observation,
the introduction of science and technology, and increased literacy about floods and landslides
and their mitigation. From the initial research, it can be stated that the integration of the citizen
science model into compulsory subjects for elementary school children is very prospective for
accelerating students’ understanding of subjects related to natural sciences. A citizen science
approach that is carried out correctly is able to produce accurate rainfall data continuously.
These two things are enabling factors for the effective and efficient implementation of the
VEWS flood disaster in the upstream watershed. |
