Abstract

The adaptation process carried out by individuals or communities in counfront of drought forms an adaptation pattern. This research focuses on adaptation to domestic and agricultural water needs. The drought disaster in Kaliori is a hydrological drought where there is a shortage of surface water and groundwater, areas affected by drought occur in 20 of 23 villages in Kaliori. The goals of this research is to determine the adaptations made by the community in facing drought disasters. This research using a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative with primary data collection methods are interviews, questionnaires, Focus Group Discussion (FGD), and utilize GIS processing. The results is the dominant adaptation patterns is (1) Buying tank water from other districts for people with middle-high economic class, (2) Buying conducting water for IDR 2,000 from the District Lasem for people with a lower economy, (3) Prioritizing need for water for daily needs and drinking water for livestock, (4) Selling or renting paddy fields for farmers who do not have sufficient capital to work on the fields, (5) Switching professions to sectors other than agriculture, such as turning into fishermen and porters in the coastal area of Kaliori District; (6) Coastal communities who work as salt farmers benefit from the drought disaster because it results in higher salt production; and (7) Lowland people who work as farmers adjust the types of crops from rice to sugar cane, corn, beans, chilies, cassava, and other that can withstand hot weather.