Modification Method of Drought Vulnerability at Wonogiri District, Central Java, Indonesia
I.B. Pramono1, Endang Savitri2
1I.B. Pramono, Senior Researcher, Department of Watershed Management Technologi Center, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia.
2Endang Savitri, Senior Researcher, Department of Watershed Management Technologi Center, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Solo, Central Java, Indonesia.
Manuscript received on 08 April 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 15 April 2019 | Manuscript Published on 24 May 2019 | PP: 550-555 | Volume-8 Issue-6S3 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F11080486S319/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The water crisis is our problem together. The water crisis is not only caused by the increase in population but also the acceleration of climate change. Wonogiri Regency is one of the prone area of drought-. This study aims to develop method of drought vulnerability assessment in Wonogiri District. The method was modified from Paimin’s and Syarif’s methods. The drought vulnerability index was derived from the summation function of dry rainfall, actual annual evapotranspiration, geological formation, landform, and surface water source. Each parameter has their own value of important. The results show that the study area has relatively high (63.5%) of drought vulnerability index which is most of them are located in Southern part of district. Meanwhile, the low vulnerability of drought (11.7%) is located in northeast of Wonogiri. Some applicable short term solution such as dropping clean water are suggested in very vulnerable area. In the other hand, medium term solution such as identification of underground water sources, develop deep wells and enforcement of zoning rules in particular area of water catchment area, also long term solution such as land rehabilitation with agroforestry patterns in recharge areas are absolutely needed in Wonogiri Regency, Central Java, Indonesia.
Keywords: Vulnerability, Drought, Wonogiri District.
Scope of the Article: Knowledge Modelling, Integration, Transformation, and Management