Disaster Management In Indonesia: Muhammadiyah’s Strategy And ContributionIn 2010-2020

Indonesia is a country prone to natural and non-natural hazards. Natural hazards alternately afflict areas of Indonesia, such as floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. Non-natural hazards also often fall, such as epidemics, namely SARS and bird flu, forest fires in Kalimantan, Sumatra, and Java, and the spread of the pandemic that is Covid-19 starting in March 2020. Muhammadiyah – one of the moderate Islamic organizations that since its establishment is active in humanitarian work – does not stay silent to witness the suffering of the hazard victims. Muhammadiyah provides the necessary assistance whenever a hazard occurs. This study explores Muhammadiyah's strategy in overcoming hazards and its contributions in dealing with hazards from 2010 to 2020. The study uses descriptivequalitative research methods to achieve these goals. Data were obtained from scientific journals, books, internet sites, and interviews with the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC). The findings of this study are that Muhammadiyah already has a disaster management strategy, namely establishing Disaster Management Institution (LPB), creating Guidelines for Structure, Organization, and Mechanism of Work of Disaster Management Institutions, ending the MDMC in several regions and providing training, coordination and cooperate with internal and external parties, and establish Muhammadiyah Covid-19 Command Center (MCCC). Muhammadiyah's contribution to disaster management is to play an active role in the help needed by victims of natural and non-natural hazards in various regions of Indonesia.