Abstract :

The drought that affected the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY) as a consequence of the 2023 El Niño event was characterized by prolonged dry conditions resulting from exceptionally low rainfall, depletion of water resources, and significant impacts on agriculture, dams, reservoirs, as well as the socio-economic conditions of local communities. This study aims to examine, in a spatiotemporal framework, the influence of El Niño on drought conditions across the DIY Province and to analyze the stages and propagation of meteorological, agricultural, and hydrological drought. The analysis uses rainfall observations from 122 rain gauges and three BMKG stations. Drought assessment begins with rainfall deficit analysis, followed by meteorological drought identification using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), agricultural drought assessment using the groundwater availability index (KAT), and hydrological drought assessment using the Hydrological Drought Index (HDI/IKH). The results show that meteorological drought was first detected in April 2023 in Bantul, Gunungkidul, and Kulon Progo Regencies, then expanded toward the central and northern parts of DIY in May 2023. Agricultural drought emerged in June 2023 in the same three regencies, indicated by KAT values falling below 40% of field capacity. The drought reached its peak in October 2023 as hydrological drought, when reservoir volume availability at Q80 dropped below 50%. Meteorological drought appeared 1–2 months after the onset of rainfall deficit (dry season), progressed into agricultural drought with a lag of 2–3 months, and culminated in hydrological drought with a lag of 5–6 months. The development of a regional Integrated Drought Early Warning System should incorporate monitoring and forecasting outputs, enabling drought alerts to be issued 3–6 months before critical conditions arise.

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Keywords :

2023 El Niño, agricultural drought, drought propagation., early warning system, hydrological drought, meteorological drought

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