Irrigation water management in Iran: Implications for water use efficiency improvement

•Despite increasing water scarcity in Iran, irrigation water use is still inefficient.•Water management has failed due to legal, social, technological and political dynamics.•Government should revise its approach to manage weaknesses, threats and potentials.•Rethinking agriculture role in developmen...

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Published in:	Agricultural water management Vol. 208; pp. 7 - 18
Main Authors:	Nazari, Bijan, Liaghat, Abdolmajid, Akbari, Mohammad Reza, Keshavarz, Marzieh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 30.09.2018
Subjects:	Agriculture sector Bottleneck analysis climate change decision making drought freshwater industry Iran irrigation management irrigation water politics public services and goods resource management risk semiarid zones SWOT/PESTLE analysis TOWS matrix Water crisis Water efficiency Water management water security water stress water use efficiency Iran Water efficiency SWOT/PESTLE analysis Bottleneck analysis Water management Iran Agriculture sector TOWS matrix Water crisis
ISSN:	0378-3774, 1873-2283
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