Lida Sharafi|Kiumars Zarafshani|Marzieh Keshavarz|Hossein Azadi|Steven Van Passel
Drought risk assessment: Towards drought early warning system and sustainable environment in western Iran
Razi University|Razi University|Payame Noor University|Ghent University|Czech University of Life Sciences Prague|University of Antwerp
prolonged drought considered creeping natural hazard created financial burden unsustainable environment iran moreover effect drought phenomenon rural areas extensive causing significant challenges rural economy general agricultural production particular common strategy manage drought based crisis management exante however effective drought management risk management seems line drought early warning systems quantitative study used risk assessment function two elements hazard spi sdi indices vulnerability exposure sensitivity adaptive capacity study aims build foundations drought early warning systems limited resource areas kermanshah township northwestern part iran population study comprised wheat farmers 293 farmers selected using multistage cluster sampling method next step drought risk map kermanshah township developed revealed majority villages intense environmental risk result study implications drought management practitioners example results aid policymakers design early warning system order reduce risk thus empower farmers toward resilient farming