Shahid Beheshti University Sustainable Development of Geographical Environment 2476-5805 Articles in Press 2024 11 30 Water diplomacy and hydro-political relations of the Aras-Kura catchment Water diplomacy and hydro-political relations of the Aras-Kura catchment 105102 10.48308/sdge.2024.228466.1077 FA Morad Delalat univercity kharazmi tehran Morad Kavianirad univercity kharazmi tehran 0000-0001-8329-8444 Journal Article 2022 09 01 Over the past few decades, emerging environmental threats arising from population growth, urbanization, water transformation, and the threat to the survival of ecosystems and human communities due to water scarcity, especially in areas with low rainfall, have led to increasing threats to water resources on a transnational to transnational scale. Strengthening the aspects of cooperation interactions has played an effective role in hydro-political relations. The main question of the article is what are the factors of water diplomacy in the hydro-political relations of the Kora-Aras catchment countries? The hypothesis of the article is that the most important factors in water diplomacy and hydro-political relations of the countries of this basin are Turkish dams, river pollution by Armenia, unclear legal regime of Aras-Kora river, economic development plans of catchment countries, poor management of catchment water resources and its consequences Threats to food and agricultural security, threats to human health, migration, threats to the national security of downstream countries, and future conflicts and tensions between the basin countries will witness a range of hydro-political relations (cooperation, tension, war) between the basin countries. Recognizing the entanglement of natural fields, capacities and capabilities with vulnerabilities arising from the threat of water security and hydro-political relations between actors and activists is the technique of water diplomacy and the method of this research is qualitative (library and documentary studies...) and quantitative (expert interviews). Questionnaire using SPSS, AHP, SAV techniques). Over the past few decades, emerging environmental threats arising from population growth, urbanization, water transformation, and the threat to the survival of ecosystems and human communities due to water scarcity, especially in areas with low rainfall, have led to increasing threats to water resources on a transnational to transnational scale. Strengthening the aspects of cooperation interactions has played an effective role in hydro-political relations. The main question of the article is what are the factors of water diplomacy in the hydro-political relations of the Kora-Aras catchment countries? The hypothesis of the article is that the most important factors in water diplomacy and hydro-political relations of the countries of this basin are Turkish dams, river pollution by Armenia, unclear legal regime of Aras-Kora river, economic development plans of catchment countries, poor management of catchment water resources and its consequences Threats to food and agricultural security, threats to human health, migration, threats to the national security of downstream countries, and future conflicts and tensions between the basin countries will witness a range of hydro-political relations (cooperation, tension, war) between the basin countries. Recognizing the entanglement of natural fields, capacities and capabilities with vulnerabilities arising from the threat of water security and hydro-political relations between actors and activists is the technique of water diplomacy and the method of this research is qualitative (library and documentary studies...) and quantitative (expert interviews). Questionnaire using SPSS, AHP, SAV techniques).