Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds

This article assesses the adverse impact of upstream anthropogenic regulation of a transboundary river watershed on the natural flow regime of the downstream country, by focusing on a case study: the Diyala (Sīrvān) River watershed shared between Iraq and Iran. The article explores transboundary wat...

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Published inInternational journal of water resources development Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 28 - 49
Main Authors Al-Faraj, Furat A.M, Scholz, Miklas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 02.01.2015
Subjects
case studies
Diyala River watershed
Iraq
man-made river alteration
riparian country
rivers
transboundary three-scalar framework
water sustainability
watershed management
watersheds
Iran
Iraq
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Summary:This article assesses the adverse impact of upstream anthropogenic regulation of a transboundary river watershed on the natural flow regime of the downstream country, by focusing on a case study: the Diyala (Sīrvān) River watershed shared between Iraq and Iran. The article explores transboundary watershed management difficulties in a three-level system called the transboundary three-scalar framework, which helps to sustainably manage water resources. The average rates of reduction in flow between 2004 and 2013 ranged from nearly 24% in February to about 77% in September. The median of the reduction of rates between June and October was 66.4%.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395
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ISSN:1360-0648
0790-0627
1360-0648
DOI:10.1080/07900627.2014.924395