Vol. 7 No. 1 (2021): DAMPAK ALIRAN LAHAR DINGIN GUNUNG GAMALAMA TERHADAP WILAYAH PERTAHANAN DI MALUKU UTARA

This was a social research which aims to analyze the impact of the cold lava disaster of Mount Gamalama on the defense area in North Maluku. The method used was a descriptive qualitative method. The main informants in this study consisted of stakeholders, especially agencies within the North Maluku Regional Government and TNI units in the region. The results of data analysis indicated that the impact of the Mount Gamalama cold lava disaster on the surrounding defense area was very significant. This can be seen from the damage to several defense facilities due to cold lava flows in 2016. Regarding the arrangement of the defense area, one of the main problems that exist today was that the North Maluku Provincial Regulation on Spatial Planning (Perda RTRW Provinsi) has not been able to accommodate the interests of the defense area in detail. This was because there was no legal basis for the Detailed Defense Area Plan (RRWP) as a legal instrument derived from the Government Regulation Number 68 of 2014. The North Maluku Provincial Regulation on Spatial Planning also has not regulated the designation of land prone to disasters and prone to being affected by cold lava and volcanic eruptions of Mount Gamalama.