POLICY PAPER: STRATEGIES FOR EXTREME POVERTY ALLEVIATION BASED ON SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT IN SUMEDANG REGENCY

Abstract

The eradication of extreme poverty is a national development priority in Indonesia, aligned with the SDGs targets and Presidential Instruction No. 4 of 2022. Sumedang Regency recorded significant success by reducing the extreme poverty rate from 3.11% in 2022 to 0.53% in 2023. However, this achievement faced sustainability challenges due to a policy approach that tended to be reactive, focusing on coping with poverty that had already occurred. This research aimed to formulate a proactive and sustainable policy framework for extreme poverty alleviation through the Social Risk Management (SRM) approach. Using policy analysis methods and a qualitative descriptive approach, this study analyzed the planning documents and program achievement reports of the Sumedang Regency Government. The analysis results showed that existing programs had already covered the three SRM pillars prevention, mitigation, and coping but were not yet integrated into a systematic risk framework. This study identified key gaps in the aspects of early risk identification and preventive interventions for vulnerable groups. The main policy recommendation was to institutionalize the SRM framework into the 2025-2029 Regional Poverty Alleviation Action Plan (RAD PK), strengthen the role of Bappeda as the risk management coordinator, and optimize pentahelix collaboration to build sustainable socio-economic resilience.