EXPLORING THE NEXUS OF POPULATION PRESSURE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND OVERGRZAING IN DISTRICT LOWER DIR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

This study aimed at finding the association of population pressure effect on climate change (overgrazing). The study was conducted in seven tehsils and fourteen village councils of Distract (lower) Dir Khyber pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A sample size of 346 respondents was selected through simple random sampling. Data was collected on a two level likert scale interview schedule. The association of study variables was tested by using chi-square test statistics. The association population pressure effects on climate change district lower Dir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa perception of local farming community was found significant with population pressure effects on the over grassing aspects.(P=0.000, Tau-b=0.412) association was revealed reveled between climate change and Livestock plays a vital role in causing overgrazing.(P=0.000) and positive (Tau-b 0.266) highly significant association was inferred between climate change and overgrazing which degraded rangeland ecosystem in the study region. These findings alluded towards an indispensible relationship between overgrazing and climate change. (P=0.000) and positive (Tau-b=0.546) significant association was detected between climate change and overgrazing people rely mainly on grazing as the main source of fodder for their animal.