Province of Balochistan Pakistan

feeding and grazing, and watering crops, as shown in Figure 4.26 of a photograph taken in Kharina
village of Noshki district.
Figure 4.26: Children feeding animals in Noshki
4.3.3.5 Recreation opportunities
Previous recreational activities such as picnics and excursions has reduced or been discontinued
because of the decline of incomes brought about by the drought. Moreover, recreational facilities are
not widely available in the province and are particularly lacking in rural areas. Due to falling incomes,
people are unable to send their children to school; instead, in many families, it was observed that
children were either fetching water, feeding or grazing livestock (Figure 4.26).
4.3.3.6 Community perception on the causes of drought impact
The sampled households’ responses about the causes of drought impacts are shown in Figure 4.27.
Poor groundwater governance (V2), poor water resource management (V4) and community’s lack of
awareness of drought mitigation methods (V6) were ranked in consensus by the farmers of all the case
study districts. Environmental degradation (VI), climate change (V3) and detrimental cultural practices
(V5) were ranked with more than 40% response rate.
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