From Mesopotamia to the third millennium: the historical trajectory of water development and use in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran

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dc.creatorMarjanizadeh, Sara
dc.creatorQureshi, Asad Sarwar
dc.creatorTurral, Hugh
dc.creatorTalebzadeh, P.
dc.date2009
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:45Z
dc.date2014-06-13T13:51:45Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:24:20Z
dc.descriptionThe Karkheh River Basin is the third largest basin in Iran after Karoon and Dez, and occupies a strategic position on the western boundary of the country. The basin has seen remarkable ancient feats of engineering, and has a long history of wheat and barley production, complemented by horticulture. With the growth of the modern nation-state of Iran, water development has progressed steadily in tandem with rising populations and urbanization. The report aims to understand the historical setting and present situation of water development and allocation, in relation to rural development and agrarian policy. It provides the contextual backdrop for further research on the management of water to improve livelihoods in the basin through integrated and sustainable management of land and water resources. It provides further information on the changes in surface flows out of the component subbasins and looks at the development, use and consequences of groundwater abstraction.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/39231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154792
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMarjanizadeh, Sara; Qureshi, Asad Sarwar; Turral, Hugh; Talebzadeh, P. 2009. From Mesopotamia to the third millennium: the historical trajectory of water development and use in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 43p. (IWMI Working Paper 135) https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39231
dc.subjectriver basin development
dc.subjecthistory
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwater policy
dc.subjectwater rights
dc.subjectwater scarcity
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland policies
dc.subjectwater depletion
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectstream flow
dc.subjectwetlands
dc.titleFrom Mesopotamia to the third millennium: the historical trajectory of water development and use in the Karkheh River Basin, Iran
dc.typeWorking Paper

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