European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine ISSN 2515-8260 Volume 07, Issue 09, 2020 2350 IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF UNDERSTANDING OF KAMPUNG WARNA-WARNI RESIDENTS TO DISASTER Sumi Lestari 1 , Intan Rahmawati 2 , Muhammad Rosyihan 3 , Muhammad Afif Alhad 4 1234 Lecturer at Psychology Department, Brawijaya University, Indonesia 1234 Institute for Research and Community Service, Brawijaya University, Indonesia lestari.sumi@ub.ac.id Abstract The residents of the Kampung Warna-Warni (Colorful Tourism Village) do not yet have a cognitive map of disaster. There has been a disaster simulation but it has not been integrated, so residents are still not ready for a disaster. The residents of Kampung Wisata Warna-Warni do not understand the disaster as a whole, are still limited to definitions and have not provided innovative actions in strengthening understanding. Several approaches can be taken in order to increase resident’s awareness about disaster preparedness. One of the approaches used is the cognitive aspect approach, namely increasing people ’s understanding of natural disasters. Increasing people’s understanding can be done through various activities, one of which is counseling. Extension is carried out by providing information to residents related to knowledge of disasters including the causes of disasters, disaster impacts, countermeasures that can be done, what should be done when a disaster comes, and recovery after a disaster. The ultimate goal of this serving doctoral program is to increase understanding and change people’s behavior through a cognitive approach. The expected behavior after this program is implemented is related to awareness of disaster preparedness from residents because the location where residents live is on the riverbank. It is fully realized that the intended behavior change cannot happen instantly, therefore it requires commitment and consistency in implementing the program so that the expected results can be achieved maximally. Keywords: Disaster, Quality of Understanding, Colorful Village Introduction Kampung Warna-Warni is a tourist village with the theme of visual tourism which is located on the banks of the Brantas River. This location causes the Kampung Warna-Warni to have the potential to be hit by a flood. Based on information from residents and observations, floods occur every year and residents do not yet have awareness of disaster preparedness. According to local residents, floods can occur every year when the rainy season comes with high rainfall, especially if there is an abundance of water flow from Batu City, which is located on a higher ground than Malang City. This fact makes residents always anticipate every time the rainy season comes. One of the managers of Kampung Warna-Warni explained that when the rainy season arrives, the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) always provides information to residents of Kampung Warna-Warni regarding the high rainfall that occurs in Batu City. This information for the residents of Kampung Warna-Warni is very important because it can serve as an early warning system for potential flooding so that residents can prepare themselves well. When the researchers asked several residents questions regarding the role of BPBD Malang City in disaster preparedness, they explained that there had never been a disaster preparedness simulation held by the BPBD for residents living in Kampung Warna- Warni. Some disaster alert signs have actually been installed at several points, but according to residents, these signs do not have an important role in disaster preparedness, and some residents do not even know