فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Purpose: The main objective of ​​this research was to identify strategies for improving rural households' resilience in dealing with drought.Methods: The statistical population studied comprised all rural-farmer households in Dezful County, located in Khuzestan province. A sample size of 350 people was selected for the study using a stratified sampling method with proportional allocation. The main research tool was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by a panel of experts, and whose reliability was confirmed through Cronbach's alpha coefficient and composite reliability. Data analysis was conducted in two sections, descriptive and inferential statistics, using SPSS and LISREL software.Results: The results of prioritizing strategies to improve the resilience of rural households from the perspective of the people studied showed that the most important strategies included "development of early warning and meteorological programs" and "combined use of indigenous and modern knowledge during drought". Additionally, the exploratory factor analysis classified the solutions to improve the resilience of the respondents into five categories: economic and supportive factors, social, diversification of livelihood, appropriate cultivation pattern, and industrialization of the rural area. Also, the solutions identified in this section were confirmed by structural equation modeling.Conclusion: In general, the findings of this research can provide valuable insights for policymakers to help stabilize the livelihood of rural households under drought conditions.