Research On Sichuan Tibetan Farmers And Herdsmen Livelihood Capital From The Perspective Of Sustainable Livelihoods

Sichuan Tibetan area, one of the 14 stricken poverty areas in China, is located on the Tibetan Plateau to Sichuan Basin transition zone, this area is one of the main ethnic communities of China.The nature ecological environment of this area is very fragile,nature disasters are with a high frequency and are destructive, which always cause a big loss, traffic is blocked, science and technology is undeveloped.Due to the common effect of history and nature, the poverty-dominated area is at the state of self-sufficient and half self-sufficient in economy for a long term, and is with the characteristics of weak economic foundation and industrial processing ability.The factors above all restrict the development of local society and economy.The sustainable livelihood theory put importance on human beings.The theory can fully grasp the characteristics of the poor households,which is widely used in the world to relief poverty.Supported by the sustainable livelihood theory, the study researches the livelihood of Sichuan Tibetan area, and expect to put forward suggestion to improve the livelihood of households.This study is based on the literatures reviewed, combined with the actual situation in Sichuan Tibetan area, construct five kinds of livelihood capital index system and quantitative criteria, based on this, by using data from the survey, quantified evaluation of the five kinds of capital, and get the numerical refers to all types of capitals, analysis the farmers’ livelihood capital and the existing problems in the area, and puts forward relevant policy suggestions to solve these problems, to improve their livelihood capital is weak, the realization of the sustainable livelihoods. Through the study found: in the Tibetan areas of Sichuan province human capital index is 0.464(lower), basic education should be improved, the health resource is shortage; natural capital index is 0.710(high),and need to be further coordinated utilization of the mode of economic development and resources; social capital index is 0.504, the population grew fast, social network structure is closed; material capital index is 0.304(low),the construction of infrastructure is inadequate, the production facilities are backward; financial capital index is 0.325(low), financial services benefition is Research on Sichuan Tibetan farmers and herdsmen livelihood capital from the perspective of sustainable livelihoods narrow, and is vulnerable to risk. Finally, view of the existing problems and put forward policy suggestions: the government should increase investment in education, pay attention to the improvement of labor quality; natural capital should achieve sustainable development, efficient use of resources; the excessive population growth should be controlled, break social network curing; gold financing the sound financial support system, adjust allocation pattern, accelerate basic infrastructure construction.