Flood Disaster Mitigation Strategy in Tempe Sub-District Wajo Regency due to the Overflow of Lake Tempe

Wajo Regency is one of the regencies in South Sulawesi Province that frequently suffers from flooding. The overflow of Tempe Lake causes one of the floods. The primary problem formulation in this research is: how is flooding distributed, how is flood danger level, and how is flood disaster mitigation plan in Tempe Subdistrict, Wajo Regency. In this work, image rectification was utilized to answer the first problem formulation; flood data overlay was used to respond to the second problem formulation, and SWOT analysis was used to answer the third problem formulation. A flood distribution area of 318.25 hectares was obtained based on the analysis findings. It was distributed among Tempe urban village, Mattirotappareng urban village, Laelo urban village, and Salomenraleng urban village— all designated as having a high flood hazard level. Implementing a turnaround strategy (quadrant III) with strategy adaptation and protection is based on the SWOT analysis findings.