This article aimed to give alternative solution from one of the problems related to disaster awareness especially in Province of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta (DIY). Besides, tourism as one of the dominant sectors in DIY has a significant role in people’s lives. From a part of the economic aspect, the tourism sector, especially the tourism village is able to become a place in disseminating and realizing the people’s awareness of disasters. In addition, this article used the method of literature study with the use of data collection techniques, observation and documentation as well as descriptive analysis methods to analyze existing data. The analyzed data were developed into an idea or thought to solve the problem faced. In this article, it discussed about the integration activities of disaster risk reduction (DDR) into tourist villages through tourism village managers as local agents. Therefore, the findings of this study included about the steps of life skills education training for village tourism managers in order to foster awareness about potential disasters around them for themselves, tourisms, or general societies.
Keywords: Disaster awareness, tourist villages, local agents, lifeskills educational