Understanding drought as a physical phenomenon experienced by farmers: a necessity for adaptation management and sustainable rural development. The case of the Central Beqaa in Lebanon
The relationship between agriculture and its natural environment is an important starting point for defining drought from an agricultural perspective. Indeed, farmers may perceive drought, as a climatic risk, differently. This could depend on the physical environment of the farmer, the type and degr...
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| הוצא לאור ב: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/dynenviron, |
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| פורמט: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| שפה: | Anglais |
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Dynamiques environnementales
2022
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| גישה מקוונת: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| סיכום: | The relationship between agriculture and its natural environment is an important starting point for defining drought from an agricultural perspective. Indeed, farmers may perceive drought, as a climatic risk, differently. This could depend on the physical environment of the farmer, the type and degree of involvement in his agricultural activities as well as the level of impact on his financial well-being (Ashraf and Routray, 2013).In Lebanon and particularly in the Beqaa plain, the majority of agricultural areas are strongly related to groundwater resources during the summer period. Due to the lack of sustainable local development, these resources would be threatened in the case of a probable climate change or a human factor allowing a possible evolution of water stress in the region.Questioning the origin of this phenomenon and its definition from the farmer's point of view can help us to better understand this problem. The objective of this study is therefore to identify the drought by crossing the human and physical elements in the perimeter of the study area. |
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