Journal Name:
- International Journal of Science and Engineering Investigations
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Abstract (2. Language):
Climate change is one of the most importance
challenges for human life in recent years. It is causes natural
disasters such as droughts, floods, famine and etc. for human
being. In this article, author state a brief to drought
management as an essential approach for regional development
and maintaining employment in South Khorasan province
farmers in their villages in east of Iran. Rainfall is the ultimate
source of water, affecting production of crops and other
biomass by direct falling on the fields as well as supporting
surface and ground water irrigation. However, possibilities of
drought occurrence in Iran vary from once in 20 years. The
frequency and intensity of extreme weather events like
droughts, floods, heat/cold waves, cyclones, delayed or early
onset, long dry spells, early withdrawal, and floods in drought
frequented areas and droughts in flood afflicted areas have
increased during the last two decades due to global warming.
Since drought is defined by deviation from the normal rainfall,
it can happen in all regions. Assessment and management of
drought is complex due to its gradual appearance and long
lasting impact or recoveries. Characteristics and impact of
drought vary from region to region and year to year. Drought
affects human, livestock, wildlife, bio-diversity and degrades
the quality of natural resource base. A comprehensive
assessment of drought environmental and socio-economic
impacts provides critical information to rational decisions
supporting drought mitigation policies and programs. The
purpose of this study was to survey environmental and socio-economic impacts of drought in South Khorasan Province
Farmers-East of Iran and prioritized them according to the
viewpoint of farmers. It was of the descriptive-correlation type.
Questionnaire was the main tool of this study. To determine the
validity of questionnaire used of comments of panel experts
and reliability of the questionnaire by using of Cronbach's
alpha coefficient was 85%. The statistical population was the
farmers whom their basic career was production of rice and
according to the information of Agricultural Organization
(Jihad-e-Keshavarzi) in 2010 was caught by drought. By using
the proportional stratified sample method, 270 of these
individuals were chosen and filled in the questionnaires. The
results indicated that drought caused some environmental and
socioeconomic impacts according to the viewpoint of barberry
and saffron farmers. Prioritizing impacts of drought were
economic, environmental and social respectively. Other
findings indicated that there hasn’t been statistically significant
relationship between age with environmental and social
impacts and between land ownership type with economic and
social impacts. But, there was statistically significant
relationship between age and literacy level with economic
impacts, also literacy level with social and environmental
impacts and also between land ownership types with
environmental impacts of drought. And in the end present
some approaches and alternatives for conditions of South
Khorasan Province farmers in east of Iran
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