The socio-economic impacts of drought and water crisis on local communities of Iran

This study was conducted with a descriptive method and as a review study of the economic and social consequences of drought and water crisis in Iran. Published key researches on the socio-economic impact of drought on the lives of local communities in different parts of Iran were reviewed and their results were described. Then, the economic and social consequences of the drought were described separately in the form of criteria and indicators. The results showed that in the economic section, the criteria of crops and horticulture, income and cost, livestock products, investment and employment have been considered, and indicators have been presented as consequences of drought for each of these criteria. The social consequences of drought are also described in aspect of quality of life and community, responsibility and participation, security and health, and work and activity. The most important economic and social consequences of drought in the country can be described in the form of reduced household income and the emergence of rural poverty, increased unemployment, reduced food security and prevalence of disease, reduced production and yield of agricultural and livestock products, land use change and creating fake and alternative jobs and increasing rural migration.

Keywords:

Drought , Socio-economic impact , Local communities , Iran