Shahid Beheshti University Sustainable Development of Geographical Environment 2476-5805 1 1 2020 02 20 Surveying the local policies, cultural doctrines, and research findings on escalation of water shortage in Iran Surveying the local policies, cultural doctrines, and research findings on escalation of water shortage in Iran 82 91 101935 10.52547/sdge.1.1.82 FA Gholamreza Barati Associate Prof. of Climatology, Physical Geography Dept. Earth Sciences Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran. Iran. 0000-0001-9023-8239 Journal Article 2019 12 22 Right policy may utilize the findings of empirical studies. This evidence-based policy can promote the cultural doctrines. However, incorrect policy may have a negative influence on scientific investigations and culture doctrines. In a country, cultural doctrines can boost policies upgrade scientific investigations. Given this, this research, based on thematic studies conducted in the world and Iran, was aimed at surveying the challenges of water shortage over arid and semi-arid plateau of Iran. Regarding the country policy, the findings revealed that polar development- the factor of water deficit escalation- can increase water consumption over urban areas and eventually, leading to water wasting in agricultural and even industrials sectors. Empirical evidences showed that polar development has got research and even educational facilities at the service of incorrect policies such as dam construction, water transferring, and cloud siding, which is an extremely expensive design over arid and the semi-arid areas of Iran. Therefore, the revision of currently local policies can inhibit the dimensions of water crisis in Iran. In so doing, policy makers can use and synthesize research findings as the opening input for establishing cultural doctrines. Right policy may utilize the findings of empirical studies. This evidence-based policy can promote the cultural doctrines. However, incorrect policy may have a negative influence on scientific investigations and culture doctrines. In a country, cultural doctrines can boost policies upgrade scientific investigations. Given this, this research, based on thematic studies conducted in the world and Iran, was aimed at surveying the challenges of water shortage over arid and semi-arid plateau of Iran. Regarding the country policy, the findings revealed that polar development- the factor of water deficit escalation- can increase water consumption over urban areas and eventually, leading to water wasting in agricultural and even industrials sectors. Empirical evidences showed that polar development has got research and even educational facilities at the service of incorrect policies such as dam construction, water transferring, and cloud siding, which is an extremely expensive design over arid and the semi-arid areas of Iran. Therefore, the revision of currently local policies can inhibit the dimensions of water crisis in Iran. In so doing, policy makers can use and synthesize research findings as the opening input for establishing cultural doctrines. https://egsdejournal.sbu.ac.ir/article_101935_366c9b4f5a3a0a097dc9c5df0d5cef2f.pdf