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Hydropolitical Relations: Identification and Classification of Effective Factors

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Navid Sarbaz 1
Ebrahim Roumina 2
Mohammad Reza Hafeznia 3
Mohammadreza Shahbazbegian 4
1 PhD Candidate of Political Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Associate Professor in Political Geography, Faculty of Humanities, Tarbiat Modares,Tehran,Iran.
3 Full Professor in Political Geography and Geopolitics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor at Tarbiat Modares University,Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/igq.2024.422922.1829
Abstract
Hydropolitical relations between different actors can include a range of behaviors from peace to military conflict. Because of the multiplicity of scales and discourses, hydropolitical relations are affected by various factors that have not been studied coherently in hydropolitics literature. The purpose of this research is to expound on the factors that impact hydropolitical relations, and measure their relative significance. To this end, 12 macro factors and 61 secondary factors were detected for the design of the questionnaire based on the library data in the field of hydropolitical relations. In order to rank factors, the AHP method questionnaire was used, which was completed by 10 experts in the field of hydropolitics studies. Based on the results, the 12 macro effective factors were ordered as: climate, geography, water resources shortage, water resources management, legal, political, environmental, economic, military, security, cultural, and technological factors.
Keywords
Hydropolitics
Shared Waters
Security
Conflict
Cooperation

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Geopolitics Quarterly
Volume 20, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 105-136

  • Receive Date 08 January 2024
  • Revise Date 19 February 2024
  • Accept Date 22 February 2024