Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, rumah tangga petani menghadapi tantangan kompleks akibat perubahan iklim yang berdampak pada penurunan produktivitas pertanian, pendapatan, dan meningkatnya risiko terhadap penghidupan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tingkat risiko kerentanan rumah tangga petani akibat perubahan iklim serta menilai peran kelembagaan dana desa dalam memperkuat aset penghidupan mereka. Penelitian dilakukan di sepuluh desa dengan status Indeks Desa Membangun (IDM) yang berbeda di Kabupaten Aceh Utara, dengan melibatkan 100 responden rumah tangga petani. Data dikumpulkan melalui survei kuesioner dan dianalisis menggunakan pendekatan Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) dan Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS).
Hasil menunjukkan bahwa tingkat kerentanan rumah tangga petani tergolong cukup tinggi. Modal sosial (2,43) dan keuangan (2,07) berada pada kategori sedang menuju tinggi, sedangkan modal alam (1,80), fisik (1,81), dan manusia (1,43) masih tergolong rendah. Meskipun dana desa telah dialokasikan untuk kegiatan pertanian dan mitigasi perubahan iklim, implementasinya masih bersifat administratif dan belum menyentuh aspek strategis. Analisis SEM-PLS menunjukkan bahwa risiko kerentanan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap aset penghidupan petani (β = 0,457; p < 0,01), sementara peran kelembagaan dana desa tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap aset penghidupan (β = -0,185; p = 0,134), namun berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap peningkatan kerentanan (β = 0,454; p < 0,01). Temuan ini menekankan pentingnya penguatan kapasitas kelembagaan desa yang lebih adaptif dan partisipatif agar dana desa dapat dioptimalkan untuk mendukung ketahanan dan keberlanjutan penghidupan rumah tangga petani.
Kata Kunci: kerentanan rumah tangga, perubahan iklim, dana desa, aset penghidupan, LVI, SEM-PLS

ABSTRACT In recent years, farming households have faced increasingly complex challenges due to climate change, which has led to decreased agricultural productivity, reduced income, and heightened livelihood risks. This study aims to analyze the level of vulnerability risk faced by farming households as a result of climate change and to assess the role of village fund institutions in strengthening their livelihood assets. The research was conducted in ten villages with varying statuses on the Village Development Index (Indeks Desa Membangun/IDM) in North Aceh Regency, involving 100 farming household respondents. Data were collected through questionnaire surveys and analyzed using the Livelihood Vulnerability Index (LVI) and Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) approach. The results show that the vulnerability level of farming households is relatively high. Social capital (2.43) and financial capital (2.07) are in the moderate-to-high category, while natural (1.80), physical (1.81), and human capital (1.43) remain low. Although village funds have been allocated for agricultural activities and climate change mitigation, their implementation remains largely administrative and has yet to address strategic aspects. SEM-PLS analysis reveals that vulnerability risk has a positive and significant effect on farmers' livelihood assets (β = 0.457; p < 0.01), while the role of village fund institutions does not have a significant effect on livelihood assets (β = -0.185; p = 0.134), but has a positive and significant effect on increasing vulnerability (β = 0.454; p < 0.01). These findings highlight the need to strengthen more adaptive and participatory village institutional capacities so that village funds can be optimized to support the resilience and sustainability of farming households' livelihoods. Keywords: household vulnerability, climate change, village funds, livelihood assets, LVI, SEM-PLS