*3.1. Climate Descriptive Analysis*

For better understanding of the nature of drought in the area of research, a detailed examination of climate parameters was employed to achieve more accurate results. In Figure 3, annual means of high drought-pertinent parameters have been shown. In the region of the Tharparkar, the monthly highest temperature is recorded mostly in June, July and August. In this way, the lowest mean temperature occurs in December, January and February. In general, Tharparkar is warm area in the province of Sindh. However, due to the variability in the altitudes of various localities of the area, there is a small rise in monthly mean temperature throughout the region which is due to lake of rain fall and changing climatic conditions. Together with changing mean temperatures, there has also been seen dissimilarity in the monthly mean precipitation over the year. Zero mean precipitation is reported in the months of June, July, August and September. With the changes of temperature and precipitation, the region also faces acute water crisis throughout the year except in the times of monsoons. The compensation of this lack of water availability requires to be fulfilled by utilizing alternative water resources or through sound water management and rationalization methods. Such methods are mostly common across globe.

Through the examination of drought-linked climatic parameters for the region of Tharparkar, remarkable decrease in the level of precipitation has been proved. This continuous decline in the rate of precipitation has resulted in the significant rise of temperature. Thus, the prevailing circumstances may drive a slight increase in frequency and magnitude of drought patterns. Actually, the prime rationale concerned with changing drought circumstances is that it will deplete actual water resources. In this way, lack of water availability may further deteriorate the conditions considered fit for human survival.
