Political Security Analysis of the Water Crisis (Case study; Oramanat region of Kermanshah province)

Maryam Shabani ¹ ( Assistant Professor of Political Science, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran )

Submited date : 2023-06-16 Accepted date : 2023-08-12

Keywords: Security, Rehabilitation, Water crisis, Reversibility, Oramanat Region,

Abstract :

Today, one of the most important challenges of the present and the future, especially in the arid regions of the world, is the issue of water shortage and in some cases the water shortage crisis. It must be acknowledged that the water dispute is intensifying as the world's population grows in the third millennium, living standards and health improve, urbanization and industry expand, and agriculture expands. In terms of nature, this research is a basic-applied research and in terms of data, it is a quantitative and qualitative research that has been done by descriptive-analytical method. Therefore, the present study investigates the political and security crisis of the water crisis in the Oramanat region of Kermanshah province. Water is a multi-dimensional problem that requires attention to economic, social, political and cultural dimensions. In the form of water policy (hydropolitics), the impact of human factors on the water situation is investigated through water basin policies and governmental and non-governmental reactions. Water policy is a policy affected by access to water and its resources, which is recognized as a necessity for all forms of life and human development. The present study of analytical-survey type. The statistical population of the study is the heads of households in five regions of Oramanat, Kermanshah province. The sample size was determined using Morgan table, about 384 households. The sampling method is cluster sampling. According to the analysis of the results of weighting the dimensions of water social security by experts, infrastructure reversibility and drought resistance capacity are of the highest importance in shaping the concept of water social security. Overall, the level of water security in the study area was relatively low.