Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Iranian Journal of Public Policy

Challenges of Water Resources Policy in Iran and Iraq

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Sedighe Nasri 1
Morad Kaviani Rad 2
Hassan Sadrania 3
Hussein Hamid 4
1 Assistant Professor, Public Policy, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Political Geography, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Political Geography, Research Institute of Strategic Studies, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, GIS, Duhok University, Duhok, Iraq
10.22059/jppolicy.2021.84841
Abstract
Water resources management in the joint watersheds of Iran & Iraq is one of the challenges facing policymakers, which is increasing in importance due to the economic, political, social, geopolitical & climatic conditions of each country. In order to provide an efficient solution & model, this paper first identifies the challenges of joint water resources policy & then to the question of what is the appropriate model to overcome the challenges? Answer. Therefore, with a combined approach of library resources, documents & Delphi method focused on open & semi-structured interviews with Iranian & Iraqi experts, the variables were identified & then the results were analyzed & evaluated by structural analysis method & Mick Mac software. The results show that weakness in the policy of the two countries & food security are among the most strategic variables that can be overcome by using an integrated management model.
Keywords
Comprehensive Water Resources Management
Policy Making
Food Security
Iran
Iraq
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Iranian Journal of Public Policy
Volume 7, Issue 4
2021
Pages 237-262