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Public participation in decision-making and policy formulation in Iran has been a contested issue since the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Despite its increasing importance, participation in decision-making in important issues like resource management is low. In water management, technological and short-sighted solutions for water problems prevail, and water governance is still characterized by conventional, hierarchical structures and procedures. Nevertheless, even if time-consuming, participatory approaches in water management can lead to successful outcomes and decisions that are accepted by the relevant stakeholders, decision-makers and water users. Within the IWRM Zayandeh Rud project, participatory methods were successfully applied for joint problem definition and the development of a water management tool.
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Horlemann, L., Jafari Berenji, P. (2017). Participation in Water Management in Iran. In: Mohajeri, S., Horlemann, L. (eds) Reviving the Dying Giant. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54922-4_4
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