Kelangkaan Sumber Daya Air pada Musim Kemarau 2026 dan Implikasinya terhadap Kesejahteraan Masyarakat: Analisis Data Sekunder di Kabupaten Cilacap dalam Perspektif Ekonomi Islam

Abstract

In early July 2026, news reports documented clean-water deliveries to eight villages in Cilacap Regency. In August, one outlet reported assistance for 29 villages through 232 water tanks, while three reports published on 9-10 October cited 89 villages and 1,500 tanks. The October figures should be interpreted cautiously because the reporting cut-off and coverage definitions were not specified in detail, and the outlets may have relied on the same statement from the Cilacap Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD). The similar figures therefore do not amount to independent verification or establish a measured endpoint of a trend. This study describes reported difficulties in accessing clean water in Cilacap during the 2026 dry season, examines welfare implications that can be supported by the available evidence, and interprets the case through Islamic economics. It uses a descriptive qualitative approach based on documentary analysis of secondary news reports citing BPBD and relevant scholarly literature. The sources document the reported scale of the event and the relief response, but do not provide data on household water expenditure, lost income, agricultural disruption, or health outcomes. The welfare analysis is therefore limited to access to basic needs and access difficulties explicitly reported in the sources. From the perspective of maqashid al-shariah, clean-water distribution is consistent with the protection of life (hifz al-nafs), whereas distributive justice cannot be assessed adequately without village-level recipient data and transparent prioritisation criteria.