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DOI | 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.12.012 |
Livelihood vulnerability to drought: A case of rural Iran | |
Keshavarz, Marzieh1; Maleksaeidi, Hamideh2; Karami, Ezatollah3 | |
通讯作者 | Keshavarz, Marzieh |
来源期刊 | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
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ISSN | 2212-4209 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 21页码:223-230 |
英文摘要 | Agriculture as the main source of livelihood for rural residents of the developing countries is inherently sensitive to climate variability and change. Among different climatic events, drought is frequently identified as a major threat to agricultural systems and livelihood security of farm families, in many arid and semi-arid regions of the developing world. The negative impacts of drought are further intensified by the threat of climate change. In order to mitigate the negative impacts of drought on livelihood, increasing adaptive capacity of farm families is imperative. If rural livelihoods are no longer secure, farm families are finally forced to abandon agriculture. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the livelihood vulnerability of farm families to drought. It was also intended to determine the drivers of livelihood vulnerability in the context of drought. A survey of 274 farm families of Fars province, selected through a multistage stratified random sampling technique, indicated that drought is the main threat to livelihood security meantime the interaction between drought intensity and its duration leads to more vulnerability. Additionally, results revealed that different adaptation strategies were used by the low, medium and high livelihood vulnerable families in order to adjust drought impacts. Tree analysis also illustrated that livelihood vulnerability is a product of the complex set of financial, physical, social and natural capitals. Some recommendations are offered to reduce the livelihood vulnerability of farm families to drought. |
英文关键词 | Livelihood vulnerability Drought Climate change Adaptation strategy Farm families Iran |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Iran |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000403533100022 |
WOS关键词 | CLIMATE-CHANGE ; ADAPTATION ; ETHIOPIA ; FARMERS ; PASTORALISTS ; COMMUNITIES ; RESPONSES ; INDEX ; AFAR |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
WOS研究方向 | Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Water Resources |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/199743 |
作者单位 | 1.Payame Noor Univ, Dept Agr, POB 19395-3697, Tehran, Iran; 2.Univ Kurdistan, Coll Agr, Sanandaj, Iran; 3.Shiraz Univ, Coll Agr, Shiraz, Iran |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Keshavarz, Marzieh,Maleksaeidi, Hamideh,Karami, Ezatollah. Livelihood vulnerability to drought: A case of rural Iran[J],2017,21:223-230. |
APA | Keshavarz, Marzieh,Maleksaeidi, Hamideh,&Karami, Ezatollah.(2017).Livelihood vulnerability to drought: A case of rural Iran.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION,21,223-230. |
MLA | Keshavarz, Marzieh,et al."Livelihood vulnerability to drought: A case of rural Iran".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION 21(2017):223-230. |
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