The social experience of drought in rural Iran

Keshavarz, Marzieh; Karami, Ezatollah; Vanclay, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2012.03.003

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“…The questionnaire is reproduced in the Supplementary Material. A widely used random sampling method [62][63][64][65] was used to select respondents from government departments, communities, towns and villages in the NX region. According to household survey sample design procedure of the UN Statistics Division [66], minimum sample size for random sampling is a selection one in every five, i.e., 20%; thus, 20% respondents were chosen from the selected government departments, communities, towns and villages.…”

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Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

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Abstract:The Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NX region) of Northwestern China is threatened by increased meteorological drought induced by climate change (CC) and constraints on water supply from the Yellow River. Thus, the NX region is representative of attempts to adapt to CC and variability in China's arid regions. Field visits, a questionnaire and in situ inspections were conducted in 2012-2014 to understand people's perception and awareness of drought and its impact, particularly with respect to adaptation strategies. We mainly focused on drought adaptation actions and planning implemented at the government level under the double pressures of drought and allocation. We described a suitable adaptation pathway for socio-economic sustainable development and discussed existing adaptation barriers. Construction of modern efficient water-saving agriculture lies at the core of drought adaptation, with socio-economic sustainable development being the ultimate goal. To achieve this, policies and institutional, engineering, technological, structural and social initiatives and measures-classified into macro adaptation strategies and specific coping measures-are implemented. Adaptation often encounters obstacles, e.g., policy issues from household contract responsibility systems, funding difficulties of low-income farmers, traditional behavioral habits and low education and literacy levels among farmers. The adaptation pathway involves the construction of modern efficient OPEN ACCESSSustainability 2015, 7 15030 water-saving agriculture. Agricultural water savings are then transferred to developed industries, which back-feed socio-economic sustainable development in the NX region.

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Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

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“…This increased dependency on government policy and programs during severe drought is also reported in Iran, where vulnerable people's dependency on government support increased after the severe drought (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011) leading to mistrust, especially amongst those who found themselves ineligible or unable to access assistance (Keshavarz et al 2013). In order to encourage people to respond to drought in a responsible manner, research in Mozambique emphasized that people need to understand how climate change/drought may place them at greater risk, and people should play a larger role in designing response strategies (Patt and Schröter 2008).…”

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Analyzing the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation at the Local Level: A Case Study of Management of the 2009–2010 Drought in Yunnan Province, China

Pradhan

et al. 2017

Int J Disaster Risk Sci

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Several research efforts have focused primarily on policy implementation and improving innovative actions to address disaster risks. Discussions are ongoing on how to measure the effectiveness of policy implementation at the local level. But there is no definitive theory of effective policy implementation, and very few frameworks have been found acceptable as the basis of an analysis of the effectiveness of policy implementation, especially on droughts. Based on the 2009-2010 extreme drought in Yunnan, China, this article presents a modified framework to assess the effectiveness of policy implementation by defining policy, practice, and performance, as well as a feedback loop by which to share the lessons learned. Water conservancy projects in Luliang County and the agricultural diversity program in Longyang County in Yunnan Province were analyzed from a farmers' perspective. It was found that farmers are highly dependent on government policies and projects, and the effectiveness of policies is measured by short-term, immediate, and tangible benefits rather than long-term adaptation strategies. The results highlight the urgent need to reduce risks by developing better awareness about climate change and drought and its impacts, increased understanding of drought hazards, and implementation of appropriate measures for long-term adaptation.

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“…Recently, the need of participation of all the stakeholders, beneficiaries and relevant organizations to provide and develop the water resources required by livestock in rangelands has become a "social" in this province. (Keshavarz et al, 2013;Semsaryazdi and Labbafkhaneiki, 2007). Studies show that failure of public participation projects in supplying the required drinking water of ranchers and developing this resource in different countries has often various social and economic effects on the structure of local community of herders and ranchers.…”

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Modeling Socio-Ecological Structure of Local Communities Participation for Managing Livestock Drinking Water Using the Agent-Based Approach

Islami¹,

Sadoddin²,

Barani³

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Appl Ecol Env Res

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Abstract. The agent-based modelling (ABM) can illuminate how multi-dimensional process of public participation emerges from simple behavior rules. It can model the participation process which is too complicated using congenital approaches. In the present research, the social structure of human participation in managing livestock drinking water of arid rangelands in Yazd Province, Iran, was designed using the four steps of ABM. This study provides a true understanding of interactions of four agents including government, livestock beneficiaries, natural resources organization and NGOs with each other and with the natural environment. In order to achieve conceptual proof, the Delphi technique was applied for stepwise identification of agents and their real behaviors. Additionally, quantification of decision elements and decision-making hypotheses was examined using the Analytical Network Process (ANP). By confirming the conceptual validity of decision-making hypotheses through network analysis, the conceptual model was confirmed. The analysis demonstrates that "low income of livestock beneficiaries", "successive droughts and low rainfall" and "weakness of NGOs", with normal weights of 0.31, 0.15, and 0.09, respectively are three major drivers for problem of weak participation among local communities in the study area. This research is an example of incorporating the ABM approach in settling problems encountered with social system.

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The social experience of drought in rural Iran

Cited by 185 publications

References 15 publications

Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

Drought Adaptation in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China: Actions, Planning, Pathways and Barriers

Analyzing the Effectiveness of Policy Implementation at the Local Level: A Case Study of Management of the 2009–2010 Drought in Yunnan Province, China

Modeling Socio-Ecological Structure of Local Communities Participation for Managing Livestock Drinking Water Using the Agent-Based Approach

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