الآثار الاقتصادية والاجتماعية للحرائق في محافظة اللاذقية، وطرق معالجتها

Abstract

  The study carried out in 2023 , involved 377 farmers were damaged by fires in Lattakia governorate on 9 &10 October 2020 which fired 5702.8 hectares of forest trees , and 8241.2 hectares of agricultural lands , the study aimed to know the most important socioeconomic effects of fires on farmers , the effect of forest fires on economic activities  related to forest on farmers in areas round it, the most important steps done by farmers to reduce these fires effects. the research depend on quantitive and compered descriptive analysis using spss.  ,Results showed that 71% farmers in the sample are limited income . 84% work in agriculture as a secondary work , fires performed to lost all agricultural land for  51% of farmers, reduced the amount of agricultural production to 32.7% in the sample, also 34% of farmers were affected by forest fires , the most important performs taken by farmers were increase the number of olive & other vireos trees at the expense of citrus trees, 12% of farmers change their agricultural pattern , introduction new plants, 27% of farmers introduction wheat & vegetables , 62% turned to new economic activities to adapt the situation after fire as loaning (43.5%) , borrow ( 37.7%) , change work style ( 24.4%).