جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « swot » در نشریات گروه « آبخیزداری، بیابان، محیط زیست، مرتع »

Iran is located in arid and semi-arid areas of the world and the major factor in this region is water shortage. The intensive use of groundwater resources has often affected ground water levels in many parts of the world. This research was carried out with the aim of determining the appropriate management strategies for the optimal use of water resources in the Darband Samalghan watershed with the SWOT approach.

In order to carry out this research, several stages have been implemented, which include collecting information and data from the study area, as well as collecting all the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the area, from the perspective of a group including experts and specialists in water resources to make a decision about the strategies. In the next stage, they were informed about the conditions of the region and the purpose of this study, and then scoring of internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (opportunities and threats) was obtained. And by examining the factors with the current situation and choosing the best strategic group among SO, WO, ST and WT strategies, the SWOT matrix was formed and the most important management strategies compatible with the region were presented.

To determine the management strategies of water resources in Darband Samalghan watershed, the average of all SWOT tables was calculated. The sum of the scores obtained from the evaluation matrix of internal and external factors were 1.838 Strengths, 2.276 weaknesses, 1.908 opportunities, and 2.572 threats respectively, and as a result, the weaknesses outweigh the strengths. They prevail and also the threats are ahead compared to the opportunities. WT strategy, from the point of view of the experts present in the brainstorming session, had the most establishments among other strategies, and the strategies of this study area were close to defensive strategies. This strategy aims to minimize losses caused by threats and weaknesses.

Conclusions and suggestion:

After determining the parameters of weakness, strength, opportunity, and threat, finally the defensive strategy was determined as the best management strategy in Darband Samalghan area. According to the results obtained from this research, based on the opportunities and strengths in the region, it is possible to propose solutions that neutralize the threats and weaknesses in order to achieve the balance of the region's aquifer. If we lose time and the main factor of opportunity, the situation in the not so distant future will become much more critical than the current situation.

The issue of water transfer from the high seas (Oman and the Persian Gulf) to Yazd province has been very controversial in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the infrastructures and capacities needed to implement such projects in the country in order to identify the deficiencies and shortcomings and to take effective measures to address these issues. In this study, using SWOT matrix analysis, we tried to investigate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the field of water transfer at three systemic, organizational and individual levels. To this end, a questionnaire was prepared at three levels and was completed by 30 experts in the executive departments related to water transfer. Analysis of the questionnaires showed that the designed strategies were part of the defensive and conservative strategies. The results showed that at the macro level and policy making of the country, a strategy with a score of 9/835 recalls the importance of preventing aquatic activities and preventing effective measures for desertification has the highest priority. At the individual level, a strategy that addresses the prevention and avoidance of personal and non-professional attitudes with a score of 8.997 has the highest priority, which can be addressed by conducting specialized trainings, workshops and expert meetings.

Desertification is an important issue in many countries around the world, including those which are located in arid and semi-arid regions. Land degradation in arid and semi-arid regions provides the conditions for desertification due to climate change and human activities. In other words, desertification is a process which leads to the destruction of the land and its resources. Nowadays, it is necessary to know the exact criteria and indicators affecting the occurrence of desertification in order to provide a model to show the severity of degradation and determine the most important factors affecting it. Therefore, using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods and recognizing internal and external factors (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) to identify and evaluate the process of desertification and land degradation enable one to obtain the best options and plan appropriately for desertification management for its management. This study aims to provide solutions for desertification management in Yazd-Ardakan plain based on SWOT model.

The study area is Yazd-Ardakan plain, which is located in the central part of the central plateau of Iran. In this plain, due to environmental conditions, resources must be managed and used in such a way that the resources available are not destroyed. The purpose of this study is to provide desertification management solutions in Yazd-Ardakan plain based on SWOT model. For this purpose, internal and external factors affecting the desertification process in the plain were determined by Delphi method and summarized by SWOT model. Also, desertification control strategies were presented and Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) were examined. After internal and external factors were identified and the final score of these factors was obtained, using the quadratic matrix of internal and external factors, the desired solutions were selected from the proposed solutions.

The results showed that the final score of internal and external factors affecting desertification is 2.65 and 1.96, respectively. Therefore, the best strategies to control desertification in the Yazd-Ardakan plain are to deal with threats. However, due to the nature of desertification and the complexity of this phenomenon, it is important to pay attention to all solutions. In other words, using all of the solutions can guarantee the control of desertification in this region. Regarding the strengths and weaknesses of Yazd-Ardakan plain in relation to the control of desertification phenomenon, it can be said that the strengths have a relative advantage over the weaknesses, which is evidenced by the sum of internal factors (2.65). Having said that, the advantage is not great and the weaknesses of the region have a high score and show their high importance along with their strengths. The arid climate of the region and successive droughts,wind erosion centers in the region along with traditional agriculture with high water consumption and low efficiency, the concentration of environmental polluting industries and insufficient control over them have made it difficult to revive the desert despite the strengths of the region. Therefore, in order to determine desertification control strategies, it is very important to pay enough attention to the weaknesses along with the strengths. The close scoring of most of the internal factors of the region in relation to the phenomenon of desertification illustrates this well.

Regarding the opportunities and threats in Yazd-Ardakan plain in relation to the control of desertification phenomenon as well as internal factors, it can be said that the advantages of all factors are close, which shows the high importance of all factors. The difference between external and internal factors in the Yazd-Ardakan plain in relation to the phenomenon of desertification is the relative superiority of the negative points of the region over the positive points in relation to desertification, which is evidenced by the total score of external factors. In the case of external factors, as well as internal factors, social and economic issues have shown great importance.The existence of the idea of ​​full preference of industrial and mining activities over environmental protection and the possibility of transferring labor from agriculture to industry and mining scored highest. Therefore, the strategies that can solve these problems can be considered as the most important strategies. The results of this study in choosing a solution to control and manage desertification in the Yazd-Ardakan plain, given the high importance of all internal and external factors, can guarantee desertification control in this region.

Owing to premium properties such a transformation of forage with low quantity and quality into high quality dairy and meat products, compromising with arid and semi-arid rangeland and resistance against diseases, camel has basic function in extensive grazing systems. These properties have made camel herding as one of the strategies in sustainable development in natural resources management and sustainable livelihood of local communities. Nevertheless, camel herding is facing various challenges in Iran. This study aimed to strategic analysis of camel herding systems from Kalkooyi nomads and rangeland experts’ viewpoints in Qom Province. In this order, strength, weakness, opportunity and threat factors were identified using semi-structured interview. Then, weighting factors was done through designing and completing questionnaire based on two stakeholders. Data analysis was done using SWOT framework in Microsoft Office Excel. Result showed that the most important internal factors affecting camel herding in strength criteria was positive attitude and the interest and motivation towards camel herding among Kalkooyi nomads and in weakness criteria was shortage in suitable water sources for livestock drinking from both nomads and experts’ viewpoints. Also, between external factors as opportunity criteria, positive attitude of community members towards camel and its products and in threat criteria lack of comprehensive planning and roadmap for camel herding were the most important factors. Strategic position of camel herding was determined as offensive (SO) from nomads’ viewpoint with weights of 3.502 and 3.407, respectively. This position was determined as competitive (WO) from experts’ view point with weights of 2.073 and 2.517, respectively. Since both stakeholders assigned high weights to opportunity factors, the ultimate emphasis is on providing the condition for using opportunities of camel herding as well as strengthening the strengths and reducing the weaknesses. The result of this study helps executive managers and policy makers to plan and adjust camel herding roadmap with providing more information.

According to the important role of rangeland on the exploiters of its and rangeland ecological changes in the economic and social systems, planning and decision-making to assess the current situation is the most important. In this regard, this study intends to determine the difference between experts and exploiters to examine and compare the affecting factors on the utilization of rangelands according to four priority measures including strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and threats. For this purpose, the SWOT analysis was used to analyze the affecting factors on the exploitation of rangelands. Identified factors using the questionnaire set based on Likert spectrum items and AHP analysis were prioritized and compared by the pastorals and experts. The results of the comparison indicate that prioritize of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats is different between experts and stakeholders, and in some cases there is a considerable distance between experts and pastorals. The factors related to the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and the threats had priority the adaptation of animal species and plant cover-weight with weight 0.117, weighing experienced pastorals resignation with weight 0.026, increase scientific studies on rangeland in research centers, the Department of Natural Resources with weight 0.185 and weighting fluctuations in livestock markets with weight 0.076 respectively.

Ranges are considered as the natural and renewable resources, despite being in renewable resources group, due to inappropriate exploitation in many parts of the world, they have been destabilized and destroyed. The purpose of this study was to find ways to protect rangelands in Hamadan province. General approach of this research is descriptive and analytical, it has mainly used qualitative methods and emphasized on the participatory approach to increase the accuracy and depth of the results. Due to the ability in providing a reasonable framework for developing solutions the "SWOT" analysis method has been used in the research study. In many studies, to identify SWOT factors (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) and determining strategies only depends on previous studies or researcher's views, but in this research to determine the elements or factors of SWOT and identification of approaches a set of methods was used, including: "brainstorming" holding in a session, "Participatory rural appraisal" (PRA) workshop in 8 session, and 15 questionnaires completed by experts. In the next step, factors of SWOT quantified by "AHP" method and completing of 18 questionnaires of paired comparison in Saaty's scale was done by experts, this method is the combination of SWOT with AHP. Accordingly, in the matrix of SWOT analysis 20 strategies were introduced. The most important factors of the strategies which have presented based on need for comprehensive participation and views of the people, restore confidence in the government and nation in terms of natural resource management, using the power of NGOs, use of new techniques and social networking for conservation of ranges, power sharing and decentralization for make decision about natural resources and suitable distribution of operational experts to office centers in smaller areas (Dehestan). It also has proposed creating the"engineering supervisor of natural resources" and the supporting of the specific service companies of rangelands.

In recent years, Wildlife habitat needs to meet critical requirment (water, food, cover and reproduction sites) on the one hand, and human needs to natural lands for developing agricultural, industrial and residential activities on the other hand, have lead to the serious human-wildlife conflicts. Attacks of wolves to human and livestock in Hamedan province is an example of these conflicts. Developing and implementing a consistent strategic management plan in agreement with socio-economic conditions, can be considered as an effective tool to reduce risk of conflicts in the area. In this study, we looked for the strengths and weaknesses as well as opportunities and threats to which environmental management of this province is facing and/or will be faced in future. Then we categorized, weighted and analyzed them, using SWOT analysis. Finally, we applied a quantitative strategic planning matrix (QSPM) to prepare an appropriate strategic management plan to remove or reduce the conflicts. Our result suggest three principal strategies including; (i) giving information and awareness to Indigenous communities, (ii) supporting environment-guards, equiping guard-stations, as well as monitoring and patrolling in the area, and (iii) collaboration between Environmental conservation office and related organizations of the province in order to developing and applying a consistent land management plan.