Markolinda Yessy, Sawirman Sawirman, Ramadani Mery, Yusya Fitri, Husna Nadiyatul, Azmi Fadilla, Surya Rezi F, Taufiqurrahman Rd Aldifa, Boru Panjaitan Mira Lilia D
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia.
Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Andalas, Padang, Indonesia.
Jamba. 2025 May 22;17(1):1877. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v17i1.1877. eCollection 2025.
Climate change and natural hazards such as floods, earthquakes and tsunamis pose a serious threat to coastal communities, including the Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia. This research aims to explore and integrate the indigenous knowledge of Mentawai people in disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation. Using mixed methods research with a sequential explanatory model, quantitative data were collected from 106 respondents through a cross-sectional survey, while qualitative data were obtained through interviews with nine participants, including village officials, religious leaders and local residents. Results show that the majority of the community understands and practices indigenous knowledge such as reading natural signs, the traditional ritual and the use of traditional . These practices help them prepare for and adapt to the impacts of earthquakes, tsunamis and coastal abrasion. However, the application of indigenous knowledge is still limited and is only done occasionally by most respondents. Climate change has a significant impact, such as increased coastal abrasion, decreased agricultural yields and changes in seasonal patterns, which affects people's livelihoods. In addition, religion plays an important role in raising environmental awareness through rituals, prayers and sermons. Government support to integrate indigenous knowledge into mitigation policies is still considered to need improvement. Community expectations include improving education, environmental awareness and the provision of supporting facilities and technology. This research concludes that the synergies between indigenous knowledge, cross-sector collaboration and culture-based policy support can increase community resilience to disasters and climate change in a sustainable manner.
This research contributes by enriching the literature on the integration of indigenous knowledge in disaster mitigation and climate change adaptation, especially in coastal indigenous communities. The results are expected to be a reference in the development of sustainable culture-based policies, as well as supporting the improvement of community resilience to environmental threats through synergies among local traditions, education and technological support.
气候变化以及洪水、地震和海啸等自然灾害对沿海社区构成严重威胁，其中包括印度尼西亚西苏门答腊省的明打威群岛。本研究旨在探索并整合明打威人民在减灾和气候变化适应方面的本土知识。采用顺序解释模型的混合方法研究，通过横断面调查从106名受访者中收集定量数据，同时通过与包括村官、宗教领袖和当地居民在内的9名参与者进行访谈获取定性数据。结果表明，大多数社区了解并践行诸如解读自然迹象、传统仪式以及使用传统方法等本土知识。这些做法帮助他们为地震、海啸和海岸侵蚀的影响做好准备并进行适应。然而，本土知识的应用仍然有限，大多数受访者只是偶尔应用。气候变化产生了重大影响，如海岸侵蚀加剧、农业产量下降和季节模式变化，这影响了人们的生计。此外，宗教通过仪式、祈祷和布道在提高环境意识方面发挥着重要作用。政府将本土知识纳入减灾政策的支持仍被认为需要改进。社区期望包括改善教育、提高环境意识以及提供支持设施和技术。本研究得出结论，本土知识、跨部门合作和基于文化的政策支持之间的协同作用可以以可持续的方式提高社区对灾害和气候变化的抵御能力。
本研究通过丰富关于本土知识在减灾和气候变化适应方面整合的文献做出贡献，特别是在沿海本土社区。研究结果有望为基于文化的可持续政策制定提供参考，同时通过地方传统、教育和技术支持之间的协同作用，支持提高社区对环境威胁的抵御能力。
