Explaining the driving policies of drought management: the case study of Tehran province

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran.

Abstract

Drought as a result of climate change is one of the most complex natural disasters that has posed a worrying risk to farmers. In general, the approach to deal with this phenomenon has been during or after its occurrence. Now the experiences gained to indicate a shift from crisis management to risk management. Accordingly, the comprehensive and long-term preparedness policies has been in the spotlight to reduce the vulnerability of agricultural sector and farmers. The aim of the present study was to explain the driving policies of drought management in Tehran province. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was 308 of experts of organization of agriculture –Jahad- Tehran, that by kerjci and morgan 371 individuals were selected as sample size. In the field study, a questionnaire was used as the main research tools. Validity and reliability of research tools was confirmed. The results of multiple regression showed that farming, research, extension educational, social-cultural policies explain 68% of the changes in drought management variable. Finally, changing the paradigm is recommended from passive and reactive to proactive management policy.

Keywords

Main Subjects


Amiri, M. J., & Eslamian, S. S. (2010). Investigation of Climate Change in Iran. Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 3(4), 208-216. [DOI:10.3923/jest.2010.208.216]
Amirsalari Meymani, F., Kazerooni, H., Hasanloo, H., & Ali Ramaee, R. (2020). [Investigating successful international experiences in drought management (Persian)]. Environment and Water Engineering, 5(4), 351-359. [DOI:10.3923/jest.2010.208.216]
Bazza, M., Kay, M., & Knutson, C. (2018). Drought characteristics and management in North Africal and the Near East. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. https://www.fao.org/policy-support/tools-and-publications/resources-details/en/c/1144273/
Darijani, A., Shahhossein Dastjerdi, S., & Shahnoushi, N. (2011). [Determination of drought risk management priorities in agricultural sector of Gonbad-e-Kavous district using AHP technique (Persian)]. Agricultural Economics: Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics (Economics and Agricultur, 5(1), 37-59. https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=276075
Das .H. P. (2005). Agricultural drought mitigation and management of sustained agricultural development in India. In M.V. Sivakumar, R.P. Motha, & H. P. Das (Eds.), Natural disasters and extreme events in agriculture (pp. 277-303). Berlin: Springer. [DOI:10.1007/3-540-28307-2_16]
Doostan, R. (2016). [Analysis of the Iran Droughts in the past half century (Persian)]. Journal of Climate Research, 6(23-24), 106-107. https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=535973
Drought Management Plan. (2005). A discussion document for public comment. Retrieved from https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/2005dmp.pdf
Food and Agriculture Organization. (2019). Proactive approaches to drought preparedness. Where are we now and where do we go from here? Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization. https://www.droughtmanagement.info/literature/FAO-UNCCD_WMO_GWP_IDMO-Proactive_approaches_to_drought_preparedness-White-paper2019.pdf
Hasaninejad, A., Taghdisi, A., Noori, S. H., & Akbarian Ronizi, S. R. (2018). [The role of drought risk management in reducing the vulnerability of farmers: A case study of the city of Zarrindasht (Persian)]. Journal of Rural Research, 9(2), 264-277. https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=603440
Hosseini, S. M., Sharifzadeh, A., Gholamrezaei, S., & Akbari, M. (2012). [ Explaining components of drought crisis management in southeastern rural and nomadic areas of Iran (Persian)]. Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research, 42(2), 185-197. https://www.sid.ir/en/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?ID=257903
IPCC. (2017). [Detection, assessment of the effects and prospects of climate change
In Iran during the 21st century
(Persian)]. Tehran: Iran Meteorological Organization. http://www.semnanweather.ir/images/news/8906.3.pdf
Kosar, M. R., Ekhtesasi, M. R., & Malekinezhad, H. (2017). [Investigation of long term drought trend in semi-arid, arid and hyper-arid regions of the world (Persian)]. Desert Management, 4(8), 36-53. http://www.jdmal.ir/article_24660.html?lang=en
Maksimović, C., & Tejada-Guibert, J.A. (2005). Frontiers in urban water management: Deadlock or hope? London: IWA Publishing. [DOI:10.1007/3-540-28307-2_16]
Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad. (2020). [Tehran province at a glance (Persian)]. Retrieved from: https://www.tehran-agri.ir/index.aspx?&siteid=1&pageid=652
Motiee H., Manouchehri, G. H., & Tabatabai, M. R. M. (2001). Water crisis in Iran: Codification and strategies in urban water. Proceedings of the Workshops Held at the UNESCO Symposium, Technical Documents in Hydrology, 45, 55-62.
National Center for Drought and Crisis Management. (2016). [ Yearbook of the national center for drought and crisis management (Persian)]. Tehran: ran Meteorological Organization. https://waterhouse.ir/sites/default/files/Salnameh%2094-95_0.pdf
Savari, M., & Eskandari Damane, H. (2019). [The role of participatory management in empowering local communities to cope with drought in the south of Kerman province (Persian)]. The Journal of Spatial Planning, 23(2), 123-171. https://hsmsp.modares.ac.ir/article-21-29527-fa.html
shafiei, B., Barghi, H., & Ghanbari, Y. (2019). [Drought status and its management from the viewpoint of professionals and households’ heads in rural areas of EslamabadGharb, Iran (Persian)]. Geographical Researches, 34(4), 539-550. http://georesearch.ir/article-1-750-fa.html
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). (2009). Drought risk reduction framework and actions. Geneva: United Nations secretariat of the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction. https://www.unisdr.org/files/11541_DroughtRiskReduction2009library.pdf
Vento, J. P., Reddy V. R., & Umapathy, D. (2010). Coping with drought in irrigated south India: Farmers’ adjustments in Nagarjuna Sagar. Agricultural Water Management, 97(10), 1434-1442. [DOI:10.1016/j.agwat.2010.04.009]
Wilhit, D. A. (2017). Drought management policies and preparedness plans: Changing the paradigm from crisis to risk management. European Water, 60, 181-187. https://www.ewra.net/ew/pdf/EW_2017_60_25.pdf
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)., & Global Water Partnership (GWP). (2014). National drought management policy guidelines: A templated for action. Geneva: World Meteorological Organization. https://www.droughtmanagement.info/literature/IDMP_NDMPG_en.pdf
Yaghoubi, J., & Poormand, S. (2015). [How the farmers educational background affects their drought management policies: The case of Miandoab, west Azarbaijan (Persian)]. Water Resources Engineering, 8(26), 101-110. http://wej.miau.ac.ir/article_1748.html?lang=fa