Historical and dilapidated urban contexts are suffering due to having many different dimensions of deprivation such as lack of access to employment and housing opportunities, inadequate infrastructure, lack of social security and access to health, education and personal security. The set of these factors are effective in the formation of urban poverty in these areas. Experience has shown that one-dimensional and one-sided programs without foresight not only did not solve the problems, but also caused serious problems in the urban biological systems in these areas. Meanwhile, the role and effects of empowerment can be very decisive in planning to deal with urban poverty in historical contexts. For this purpose, in this research, an attempt has been made to systematically and systematically identify and analyze the key drivers effective in reducing urban poverty in the historical context of Yazd city, emphasizing the future research approach. The research method in the present study is mixed (quantitative-qualitative) with an analytical-exploratory nature. In this research, firstly, with the environmental scanning and Delphi technique, 35 primary drivers were extracted in three different areas, and then, using the managers' Delphi method, the matrix of the cross effects of the components was extracted. has been formed In the next step, matrix analysis has been done through Mikmak software. According to the high score of direct and indirect effects of the factors, ten main factors were identified as key drivers effective in reducing urban poverty with the empowerment approach. Also, based on the results of the factor impact matrix, out of a total of 2213 direct impact relationships of factors, social sector variables with a score of 938 have had the greatest impact in reducing urban poverty with the empowerment approach in the studied area.