The Measurement of Multidimensional Poverty in Iran Nomads

The aim of this study is to measure the multidimensional poverty index (MPI) in Iranian nomads by using Alkire and Foster method. In this method, the incidence and intensity of poverty is calculated by within and cross dimensional cutoffs. According to the MPI of UNDP, the dimensions of poverty index are education, health and standard of living. Furthermore, the required data consist of the results of the socioeconomic census of nomads in 2008. The results show that, 42% of the tribes are living in poverty condition, deprived at least in 30% of the indicators and intensity of their poverty is 46%. On the other hand, the deprivations of tribes in the dimensions and indicators are heterogeneous. Moreover, improvement on education and health indicators especially in nomad’s girls and women has the greatest impact on poverty reduction, which has also been emphasized in the Millennium Development Goals.