Water Diplomacy and Urban Settlements (With Emphasis on the Border City of Zabul and the Hirmand Frontier River)

Subject Areas : Environmental hazards and human settlements

Afshin  Motaghidastenaei ¹ (Associate professor of political geography, Kharazmi University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Arash  Ghorbani sepehr ² (PhD Candidate)

Received: 2018-11-10 Accepted : 2020-03-29 Published : 2020-11-21

Keywords: Water diplomacy, Frontier river, Urban settlement, border city, Zabul,

Abstract :

Many of the frontier river basins in the world are simultaneously recognized as key engines of regional economic development, major livelihoods sources, as well as critical biodiversity conservation areas. These benefits often create a competitive role for governments and challenge them. Given the geographical location, strategic location of Iran and the presence of common water basins, the use of border and transboundary water diplomacy is considered as an essential tool for managing water crisis and adaptation to the problems caused by dehydration in the country. Based on this, a descriptive-analytical method has been used to write the present research. The findings of the research show that the only tool for organizing the situation in the current situation in Zaza Mazzi is the correct use of water diplomacy. The results of the research show that the formulation of water diplomacy by the Islamic Republic of Iran with the country is one of the requirements that should be pursued with seriousness in the future, using positive capacities and using the principles of international law, in order to address the situation of the Zabul border town before it arrives. The crisis can be solved with easier and less costly Scenarios.

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