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

Al-Faraj, FAM; Scholz, M

Abstract

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%.

Citation

Al-Faraj, F., & Scholz, M. (2014). Impact of upstream anthropogenic river regulation on downstream water availability in transboundary river watersheds. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 31(1), 28-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 12, 2014
• Publication Date: Jun 19, 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 2, 2015
• Journal: International Journal of Water Resources Development
• Print ISSN: 0790-0627
• Electronic ISSN: 1360-0648
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 28-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2014.924395
• Related Public URLs: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cijw20/current
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