Adapting to Drought from Sustainability Dimensions in Nomads via Factor Explaining

This purpose of this research is to explain adaptation with drought from sustainability dimensions in nomadic societies. A questionnaire was developed from a review of literature, observations and open and semi-structural interviews with public and informant Nomads, local leaders and with experts from the local and provincial institutions. Prior to the application of factor analysis, two internal reliability and validity were undertaken. In this regard, a pilot study was conducted with 21 Nomadic families in four townships (Iranshahr- Zabol-Jiroft-Anbarabad) that were not included in the sample population to determine the reliability of the questionnaire for the study through which 82/96 percent was obtained for different parts of research instrument which indicated that the questionnaire was highly reliable. Face and content validity of the instrument were established, refined and finally confirmed using an expert panel, which consisted of research committee, a number of university professors and some senior experts in the Nomadic organization of Iran. The research population consisted of total population of Nomads in the southern of Kerman Province of Iran included between 8314 to 10995 families according to winter and summer quarters population, of whom 374 families were selected stratified sampling with proportional assignment (n=374). Factors respectively based on the nature of their constituent questions, were named as educational, economic, service, political and institutional factors.