Analysis of Facilitating and in Rural Water Resources Management (Case Study Inhibiting Factors: Islam Abad Gharb)

Abstract:
Introduction:In the process of rural development, planning for the development of water resources management is an important and influential factor, and the achievement of rural development goals has a direct relationship with the process of planning water resources management. The prerequisite for achieving this goal is the identification of facilitating and inhibiting factors effective in achieving the objectives of rural water resources management development projects. Given the importance of this issue, the aim of the present research is to analyze the facilitating and inhibiting factors in rural water resources management in Islam Abad Gharb, located in Kermanshah province.
Materials and methods: The present research is an applied and descriptive-analytical study. In this regard, 130 experts and indigenous rural residents were selected using stratified random sampling method. After collecting the data, exploratory factor analysis was used for analysis. Principal component analysis was used to extract the factors. For the type of factor rotation, the oblique (assuming factors are correlated) and varimax (for simplifying the factor matrix columns) rotations were used. Firstly, in order to identify the facilitating factors of rural water resources management, a total of 38 variables were entered into factor analysis, and in the second step, to identify inhibiting factors in rural water resources management, a total of 33 variables were entered into factor analysis. Furthermore, to calculate the convergent validity in the structural equation model, the partial least squares method used the Fornell and Larcker criterion.
Results and Discussion: The research results showed that the effective factors in rural water resources management in Islam Abad Gharb county include 5 factors: human, economic, social, legal, and executive management. The human management factor was identified as the most important facilitating and inhibiting factor in achieving the goals of rural development projects in Islam Abad Gharb county. This factor played a crucial role in the development of rural water resources and is indeed one of the key factors in implementing rural water resources development projects. The calculation of the Fornell and Larcker index showed that it calculates all 5 effective factors, which are elements of facilitating and inhibiting rural water resources management. Additionally, the chi-square value was significant at a 5% level of error, and the chi-square to degrees of freedom ratio indicates the ideal fit of the model. The RMSEA index results also indicate good fit. The coefficients of NFI, AGFI, GFI, CFI, and NNFI indices were assessed under ideal measurement conditions. Based on this, it can be said that all research tools have ideal and acceptable compatibility.
Conclusion: In conclusion, it was observed in the rural areas of Islam Abad county that although extensive services have been provided by the government and significant progress has been made, the impact of human management factors as the fundamental facilitating and inhibiting element in rural water resources management requires attention from officials and rural water resources development planners. There is still a significant gap between existing realities and predicted goals, and the rural community in Islam Abad county faces numerous challenges.