Hydropolitical Relations: Identification and Classification of Effective Factors

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, ۱۲ macro factors and ۶۱ 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 ۱۰ experts in the field of hydropolitics studies. Based on the results, the ۱۲ macro effective factors were ordered as: climate, geography, water resources shortage, water resources management, legal, political, environmental, economic, military, security, cultural, and technological factors.

Hydropolitical Relations: Identification and Classification of Effective Factors Keywords:

HydroPolitics , Shared waters , Security , conflict , cooperation