Human activities have increasingly intensified the severity, frequency, and negative impacts
of droughts in several regions across the world. This trend has led to broader scientific …

Intersectionality is a theoretical framework that investigates how interlocking systems of
power and oppression at the societal level influence the lived experiences of historically and …

Assessment of the social science literature and regional case studies reveals how social
norms, culture, and individual choices, interact with infrastructure and other structural …

The small-scale farmers in Iran and around the world have experienced the highest level of
drought vulnerability among all social groups in recent years. As very little research has …

Rural areas, where most people depend on agriculture, are extremely vulnerable to the
drought that destroys agriculture, depopulates villages, and drastically reduces rural …

Globally, drought impacts more people than any other natural hazard. However, drought is
also the most complex natural hazard, and its impacts are not evenly distributed across the …

Livelihood resilience is crucial for both people and the environment, especially in remote
and harsh ecosystems, such as the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau (QTP). This research aimed to …

Water scarcity poses one of the most prominent threats to the well-being of smallholder
farmers around the world. We studied the association between rural livelihood capitals …

Livelihood resilience is the ability of individuals, families or communities to withstand
external shocks based on existing resources. It is an important research paradigm in …

CONTEXT Ongoing decreases in family farms and livestock numbers in European mountain
areas are linked to multiple interconnected challenges. The continuity of such farms …