Abstract
Drought is a slow onset devastating natural disaster which has affected thousands of humans in the province of Balochistan. Nushki – one of the least developed districts of the province – has been suffering from the tumor of drought for the last two decades where a high proportion of the populace is depended on water related livelihood – agriculture and livestock. This study aims to analyze livelihood vulnerability to drought and its impacts on socioeconomic conditions of farming families in the Nushki district of Balochistan. The study is quantitative in nature where a total of 187 household heads of farming families—the land owners/laborers, were interviewed through structured questionnaire. The study finds out that livelihood patterns, increased dependency on rain-fed agriculture, demographic, socio-economic, and water related infrastructure are most commonly observed vulnerability factors of livelihood during drought among agriculture related humans. The study also reveals that these vulnerability factors highly influence the socioeconomic sectors including income, health, food, nutrition, education and gender perspective. The study recommends pragmatic solution to cope with the current and predicted socio-economic impacts of drought.
Shoukat Shah , Mohammad Yousuf . (2018) Livelihhod Vulnerability to Drought and its Impacts on Socio-Economic Conditions of Farming Families in District Nushki: Balochistan , Balochistan Review, Volume XXXIX , Issue 2.
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