ClClimate Change and the Agricultural Community(Study of Isfahan Province Farmers’ Perceptions of Climate Change’s Consequences)

Due to its global character, climate change has wide-ranging consequences for all nations today. Climate change has had a negative impact on Iran, a developing country. Due to its arid geography, the province of Isfahan has experienced climatic phenomena such as drought. Farmers are one of the most vulnerable populations to climate change. The purpose of this study is to determine how farmers in the province of Isfahan perceive the effects of climate change.This study employs qualitative research and fieldwork as its methodology. This method relies primarily on semi-structured interviews. In this investigation, 29 interviews were conducted using both theoretical and purposive sampling. Coding of data was performed using grounded theory analysis.In this study, “climate change as a multidimensional risk” was extracted as a core category of contextual data. According to the perceptions and interpretations of farmers, climate change has cast a shadow over their economic, social, psychological, environmental, and agricultural lives.The structure of villages has been irreparably altered by the effects of climate change. The social, economic, psychological, environmental, and agricultural fields are interdependent, and a change in one causes a change in another. Farmers initially become aware of perils of climate change through various social and individual information stations. Then, based on their perception of the dangers, they provide responses that mitigate the effects and disseminate them to other levels. Reviving local water management systems, educating farmers, and enforcing effective laws can mitigate the effects of climate change on farmers’ lives.