The Water Paradox of Bandung: Rich in Rain, Poor in Policy
2025
Anton Sunarwibowo | Erri Noviar Megantara | Herlina Agustin | Ridwan Sutriadi
Water availability is an important aspect of life. With the increasing number of humans with the same water cycle, it is possible that water scarcity will occur, including in Bandung City, especially in Jatisari Village, Buahbatu District. Public awareness and regulation of water use are required. This study aims to analyze the influence of environmental communication on community behavior with the intervening variable of cognitive dissonance in household water use in Jatisari Village: explore environmental communication carried out and what the obstacles are: and also explore the scope of water policies in Bandung City. This study uses a mixed method with analysis using SPSS 25 and ATLAS.ti 23.1. The results of the Sobel test showed that the mediation coefficient of 0.0288 was significant, which means that cognitive dissonance has significant mediating influence in the relationship between environmental communication and perceptions for behavioral change. Meanwhile, environmental communication in Bandung City Government and non-Bandung City Government to maintain the sustainability of water has shown collaboration involving various stakeholders. Although there is much progress, there are still obstacles that need to be overcome, especially in coordination between actors and increasing public awareness. Also, six policies on water were found but showed that there is no policy that specifically regulates water conservation, water distribution, and limits on water use to support water availability. This is likely due to the absence of parameters that can convince the government to make policies on water conservation, for example, through the Water Scarcity Assessment Index.
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