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Floods are an issue that results in losses, and thus attempts to solve the problem of flooding are attempts to minimize losses. To mitigate the losses incurred as much as possible, there are several approaches to deal with the loss through incident management and its impacts. The objective of this study is to investigate the variations in water level within Air Lakitan Watershed to monitor the fluctuations of water level for preventing flooding issues in the future. This research was carried out by analyzing the hydrodynamics of flow in irrigation canals in Irrigation Area II with an area of 928 hectares using the HEC-RAS program with rainfall data and flow hydraulics data. The study was carried out in Air Lakitan Watershed in Sumber Harta District, Musi Rawas Regency, Sumatra, Indonesia. Each portion of the studied irrigation canal’s water level and velocity, as measured by a current meter, are shown on graphs, as are the study’s overall conclusions for each observation station along the channel. Simulated data was acquired using a river crossing that is not filled and a discharge of 0.024 m³/s. From this research, it can be concluded that the Log-Pearson Type III distribution is the frequency distribution that matches the hydrological analysis in the research area. This method can be applied in analyses of river levels in other areas with heavy rainfall. Therefore, the water level upstream and downstream is the same at 0.41 m with a discharge of 1 m³/s; the river cross-section downstream with an existing discharge of 0.024 m³/s produces water height as high as 0.08 m and with a flow rate of 0.783 m/s, the water level at the downstream cross-section is filled up to 0.75 m high, and the water level downstream of the irrigation channel is up to 0.40 m. Full article

The Air Telang Protected Forest (ATPF) is one of the most dynamic and essential coastal forest landscapes in South Sumatra, Indonesia, because of its location between multiple river outlets, including the Musi catchment—Sumatra’s largest and most dense lowland catchment area. While most ATPF areas are covered by mangroves, these areas have been experiencing severe anthropogenic-driven degradation and conversion. This study aims to evaluate land cover changes and associated carbon emissions in the ATPF over a 35-year period (1985–2020) by utilizing the available Landsat and Sentinel imagery from 1985, 2000, and 2020. Throughout the analysis period, we observed 63% (from 10,886 to 4059 ha) primary and secondary forest loss due to land use change. We identified three primary anthropogenic activities driving these losses, namely, land clearing for plantations and agriculture (3693 ha), coconut plantations (3315 ha), aquaculture (245 ha). We estimated that the largest carbon emissions were caused by coconut plantation conversion, with total carbon emissions of approximately 14.14 Mt CO₂-eq. These amounts were almost 4 and 21 times higher than emissions from land clearing and aquaculture, respectively, as substantial soil carbon loss occurs once mangroves get transformed into coconut plantations. While coconut plantation expansion on mangroves could generate significant carbon stock losses and cleared forests become the primary candidate for restoration, our dataset could be useful for future land-based emission reduction policy intervention at a subnational level. Ultimately, our findings have direct implications for current national climate policies, through low carbon development strategies and emission reductions from the land use sector for 2030, as outlined in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Full article

Many Indian capitals are rapidly becoming megacities due to industrialization and rural–urban emigration. Land use within city boundaries has changed dynamically, accommodating development while replacing traditional land-use patterns. Using Landsat-8 and IRS-P6 data, this study investigated land-use changes in urban and peri-urban Hyderabad and their influence on land-use and land-cover. Advanced methods, such as spectral matching techniques with ground information were deployed in the analysis. From 2005 to 2016, the wastewater-irrigated area adjacent to the Musi river increased from 15,553 to 20,573 hectares, with concurrent expansion of the city boundaries from 38,863 to 80,111 hectares. Opportunistic shifts in land-use, especially related to wastewater-irrigated agriculture, emerged in response to growing demand for fresh vegetables and urban livestock feed, and to easy access to markets due to the city’s expansion. Validation performed on the land-use maps developed revealed 80–85% accuracy. Full article

When flowing through Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana, India, the Musi River picks up (partially) treated and untreated sewage from the city. Downstream of the city, farmers use this water for the irrigation of rice and vegetables. Treatment of the river water before it is used for irrigation would address the resulting risks for health and the environment. To keep the costs and operational efforts low for the farmers, the use of constructed wetlands is viewed as a suitable option. Towards this end, the paper investigates the interests and perceptions of government stakeholders and famers on the treatment of wastewater for irrigation and further explores the consumer willingness to pay a higher price for cleaner produced vegetables. Full cost recovery from farmers and consumers cannot be expected, if mass scale treatment of irrigation water is implemented. Instead, both consumers and farmers would expect that the government supports treatment of irrigation water. Most stakeholders associated with the government weigh health and environment so high, that these criteria outweigh cost concerns. They also support the banning of irrigation with polluted water. However, fining farmers for using untreated river water would penalize them for pollution caused by others. Therefore public funding of irrigation water treatment is recommended. Full article