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The purpose of this research is to reveal the level of people's awareness and evaluate the economic and social effects of drought in the center of Bamyan province. Data were collected through a questionnaire, and then they were subjected to a thematic investigation. In this research, 372 residents of the center of Bamyan province participated. The findings of this study show that people's awareness of drought is at a reasonable level, but they know little about combating it. According to the responses, the social consequences of the drought were increased migration, reduced sources of clean water, and conflicts and unrest between families among people in the area under study. In addition, the findings of the research on the economic consequences show that the drought has caused a decrease in family income, a decrease in agricultural production, an increase in food consumption, a decrease in income, an increase in unemployment, and job losses.
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Iqbal, M. W., Donjadee, S., Kwanyuen, B., & Liu, S. Farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to drought in Herat Province, Afghanistan. Journal of Mountain Science, 15(2018) (8), 1741–1756. doi:10.1007/s11629-017-4750-z
Eriyagama N, Smakhtin VY, Gamage N. Mapping drought patterns and impacts: a global perspective. Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute, Colombo(2009).
Jawid, A., & Khadjavi, M. Adaptation to climate change in Afghanistan: Evidence on the impact of external interventions. Economic Analysis and Policy. (2019). doi:10.1016/j.eap.2019.07.010
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OCHA 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan: Afghanistan: 2018–2021. Geneva. https://www.Humanitarian response.
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Adeniyi, O.V., Ajayi, A.I., Ter Goon, D., Owolabi, E.O., Eboh, A., Lambert, J. Factors affecting adherence to antiretroviral therapy among pregnant women in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Bmc Infectious Diseases 18 (2018) (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3087-8.