همکاری با انجمن علمی مدیریت و کنترل مناطق بیابانی ایران

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد توسعه روستایی دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی گرگان و کارشناس اداره کل منابع طبیعی و آبخیزداری استان گلستان، ایران

2 گروه ترویج و آموزش کشاورزی- دانشگاه علوم کشاورزی و منابع طبیعی گرگان

3 مدیر کل منابع طبیعی و آبخیزداری استان گلستان، ایران

چکیده

       تغییرات نامطلوب آب و هوا، خشکسالی و سیل تأثیر منفی بر عرصه‌های منابع طبیعی، محصولات زراعی و بهره‌وری دام به‌عنوان منابع اصلی معیشت روستاییان دارند. بنابراین، بررسی درک جوامع روستایی از بروز تغییرات اقلیمی و ارتباط آن با معیشت پایدار مهم می‌باشد. این تحقیق بدین‌منظور و با روش تحقیق توصیفی- پیمایشی انجام شد. در این تحقیق، تعداد 297 نفر از ساکنان با سن 35 سال به بالا در 10 روستای حوزه آبخیز اوغان استان گلستان مورد بررسی قرار گرفتند. ابزار جمع‌آوری اطلاعات پرسشنامه محقق‌ساخته بود که روایی محتوایی آن با استفاده از نظرات استادان دانشگاه و کارشناسان منابع طبیعی مورد تأیید قرار گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که سن، تعداد دام، سابقه دامداری، مدت اقامت در روستا و میزان درآمد افراد با درک آنان از بروز نشانه‌های تغییر اقلیم دارای رابطه مثبت و معنی‌دار می‌باشد. یافته‌های ارزیابی مدل معادلات ساختاری نشان داد که بین میزان درک از بروز نشانه‌های تغییر اقلیم و تغییرات معیشتی افراد، رابطه علی- معلولی وجود دارد، به‌طوری‌که با افزایش آگاهی روستاییان از بروز نشانه‌های تغییر اقلیم، معیشت آنان با تغییرات بیشتری روبه‌رو شده است.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Awareness of villagers about the occurrence of signs of climate change and its relationship with sustainable livelihoods of local communities (Case study: Oghan Watershed in Golestan province)

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mohammadreza Shahraki 1
  • Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani 2
  • Abdolrahim Lotfi 3

1 M.Sc. Student of Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and Expert of Headquarters of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Golestan Province, Iran

2 Dept. of Agricultural Extension and Education- Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

3 General Manager of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Golestan Province, Iran

چکیده [English]

Adverse climate change, drought, and floods have a negative impact on natural resources, crops, and livestock production as the main sources of livelihood for the villagers. Therefore, it is important to study the perception of rural communities about the occurrence of climate change and its relationship with a sustainable livelihood. The present study was conducted for this purpose by descriptive-survey research method. In this study, 297 residents Age 35 years and older in 10 villages of the Oghan watershed in Golestan province were surveyed. The data collection tool of the questionnaire was developed by the researcher; its content validity was confirmed using the opinions of university academics and natural resources experts. The results showed that age, number of livestock, history of animal husbandry, length of stay in the village, and income of individuals with their perception of the symptoms of climate change have a positive and significant relationship. Findings of structural equation model evaluation showed a causal relationship between the perception of the occurrence of climate change symptoms and individuals' livelihood changes so that with increasing awareness of villagers about the occurrence of climate change symptoms, their livelihood is facing more changes.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Local community
  • climate change
  • livelihoods
  • vulnerability
  • Golestan province
 
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