Kiumars Zarafshani|Lida Sharafi|Hossein Azadi|Steven Van Passel
Vulnerability Assessment Models to Drought: Toward a Conceptual Framework
Razi University|Razi University|Ghent University|Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech|University of Liège|Hasselt University|University of Antwerp|Hasselt University
drought regarded slowonset natural disaster causes inevitable damage water resources farm life currently crisis management basis drought mitigation plans however thus far studies indicate effective drought management strategies based risk management primary tool mitigating impact drought vulnerability assessment used benchmark drought mitigation plans enhance farmers ability cope drought moreover literature pertaining drought focused extensively impact awarding limited attention vulnerability assessment tool therefore main purpose paper develop conceptual framework designing vulnerability model order assess farmers level vulnerability onset drought use developed drought vulnerability model would aid disaster relief workers enhancing adaptive capacity farmers facing impacts drought paper starts definition vulnerability outlines different frameworks vulnerability developed thus far identifies various approaches vulnerability assessment finally offers appropriate model paper concludes introduced model guide drought mitigation programs countries impacted drought