Abstract:
Flooding is the responsibility of the government, so it is necessary to
anticipate it together with the community through social participation.
This paper aims to analyse the role of the government in anticipating
floods and to analyse the forms of community social participation in
anticipating floods. The research method used is mixed research,
qualitative quantitative design (explanatory sequential). Data collection
used participant observation techniques, in-depth interviews,
questioners, and documentation studies. The data was analysed
quantitatively then qualitative research was conducted and the results
were verified and ended with a conclusion. The results of the research
obtained (1) the role of the government, among others: (i) preparing an
early warning system, (ii) preparing evacuation facilities and
infrastructure, including evacuation routes, and (iii) forming structural
and non-structural flood volunteer teams. (2) Forms of community
social participation include: cleaning and increasing the depth of
waterways such as sewers and canals, raising the concrete walls of
waterways, raising the foundations of houses, and organising the
residential environment. The conclusion of this research is that the
government's role in flood mitigation in Makassar municipality focuses
on things that prevent flooding. Forms of community social
participation as a form of flood mitigation such as cleaning waterways,
raising the walls of sewers and canals and so on
