Bridging the gap: Enhancing multi-stakeholder communication on coastal disaster risk reduction in Kandanghaur District, Indonesia

This research analyzes how the multi-stakeholder communication mechanism shapes, supports, or limits the implementation of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Kandanghaur District, Indramayu Regency. Through a qualitative approach with an in-depth interview and policy document/paper analyses, this research examines that the effectiveness of collaborative-based DRR governance is very dependent to adaptive, participative, and contextual communication towards social condition of coastal communities. The findings indicates that the informal social relations and mutual trust between the actors have a crucial role to bridge the limitation of formal structure. However, the different perception between the government institutions and public/community members, as well as one-way communication, hinders the mutual lessons and cross-sectoral coordination. This research emphasizes the importance of two-way inclusive communication mechanism to strengthens the community resilience towards disaster and climate change.