ANALYSIS OF DISASTER PREVENTION FOR SMOKE
CAUSED BY LAND AND FOREST FIRES USING ECONOMIC INCENTIVES IN RIAU
Usamah Khan
SPIRIT International,
Soceity Partnersip toward Resilience for Disaster Reduction, Riau, Indonesia
Corresponding author: Alamat email ini dilindungi dari robot spam. Anda memerlukan Javascript yang aktif untuk melihatnya.
ABSTRACT
This time for the benefit of plantations in Riau, most people who clear the land and forests by burning. Burning on a vast scale can lead to disaster of smoke. This condition is increasingly disrupt the lives of people, both from health and economic. The most dominant impact of smoke is very annoying entire community activities, such as education processs and transportation systems in wide area coverage up to neighboring countries. This study aims to figure out a holistic solution for smoke disaster caused by land and forest fires by using economic incentives. Incentives are given to the owner of land that clear land without burning. The method goes to rapid rural appraisal at selected sites in Rokan Hilir District, Riau. The collection of data and information conducted by direct observation, informal interviews with people who live near the plantation, local leaders or officials concerned and discussion with some relevant professionals. The results find that people who clear the land by burning. because they do not have money to clearing land manually or using heavy equipment. It indicates that economic situation become a basic reason to burn. The economic incentives for land clearing will reduce the risk of land and forest fires. Economic incentives need approaching of require regulation from the government. Financing schemes from Professionals and banking institutions must be discussed for proper implementation.
Keywords : Disaster Prevention, Land and Forest Fire, Economic Incentives