Strengthening the Panglima Laot Institution in Managing Coastal Hazard Impacts during the Pandemic Covid 19 Era: A Case of Aceh, Indonesia
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Corresponding Author:
Alfi Rahman
Pusat Riset Ilmu Sosial dan Budaya (Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies), PRISB, Universitas Syiah Kuala Indonesia
alfi.rahman@unsyiah.ac.id
Author(s):
Mahdi Syahbandir1 , Rosaria Indah2 and Mukhrijal Mukhrijal3
1Faculty Of Law Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Msyahbandir@Unsyiah.Ac.Id, IDN
2Pusat Riset Ilmu Sosial Dan Budaya (Research Center For Social And Cultural Studies), PRISB, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Rosariaindah@Unsyiah.Ac.Id, IDN
3Faculty Of Social And Political Sciences, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Muhkrijal@Unsyiah.Ac.Id, IDN
Aceh Province, Indonesia, has traditionally been their way of managing coastal resources and community. The traditional coastal institutions, namely Panglima Laot, have been recognized in Aceh society for more than 500 years in managing and protecting coastal resources, including coastal hazards impacts. To run the Panglima Laots, the Aceh coastal community implements Hukom Adat Laot (the customary sea law) as the local regulation. The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected and situated Aceh coastal communities some of the difficulties in restructuring the Panglima Laot institution. Since the Covid-19 first case was found in March 2020, it has also been impacted this traditional institution in managing coastal hazards and their impact. This study focused on the Panglima Laot’s challenges and issues in managing coastal hazards during the pandemic Covid-19 era in Aceh Province. This study is qualitative research. The data was collected by interviewing the Panglima Laot leaders and community members and employing multi-dimension perspectives. The findings show that Panglima Laots provided leadership in managing coastal hazards during the pandemic Covid-19. Strengthening the Panglima Laots leadership in managing resources and coastal hazards is needed. Community participation in managing coastal hazards and coastal resources during the Covid-19 pandemic should be encouraged within the customary sea law (Hukom Adat Laot) to foster sustainable disaster mitigation and preparedness programs.
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