Socialization of Natural Disaster Mitigation to Minimize the Impact of the Risk of Economic Loss in the Citarum River Basin (DAS) West Bandung Regency

Flood is the flow of water at ground surface that relatively high and cannot be accommodated by drainage canals or rivers, causing inundation in an amount exceeds normal causes harm to humans. This flood disaster usually occurs lowlands around especially rivers have various environmental problems such as factory waste, plastic soil erosion, so on. One often experience these events Citarum River, where river has title dirtiest world. In order reduce impact caused flooding, a Real Work Lecture (KKN) program was held conducting community service regarding natural mitigation training effort minimize risk economic loss River basin, West Bandung Regency. The aimed SMPN 1 CIhampelas students who are geographically close watershed. method used materialization watershed, causes, effects flooding its prevention, carried out when occurs. After materialization, were asked discuss explain how mitigate floods they occur school. Based on results materials tests out, it found succeeded presentations mitigation, understanding prevent them, importance preserving environment, basin.