Vol. 9 No. 60 (2021)

Research Article

The Geopolitical and Geostrategic Importance of Water Resources Towards the Twenty-Second Century: A Look at Today's World Confronting Water Problems

Published 2021-05-30

Cilt 9 Sayı 60 kapak

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Yirmi İkinci Yüzyıla Doğru Su Kaynaklarının Jeopolitik ve Jeostratejik Açıdan Önemi: Su Sorunlarıyla Yüzleşen Günümüz Dünyasına Bir Bakış

Dünyada su stresi, su kıtlığı ve susuzluğa bağlı çölleşme sorunları her geçen gün artmaktadır. Bu sorunlara uluslararası düzeyde, uluslararası örgütler dikkat çekmekte ve çözümüne yönelik önlemler önererek çaba sarf etmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, insanlık ve doğa için bir yaşam kaynağı olan jeopolitik ve jeo-stratejik öneme sahip olan su sorunlarının çözümüne yönelik önlemlerin ve çabaların uluslararası düzeyde yeterliliğini değerlendirmektedir. Bu amaçla öncelikle, yaşam kaynağı olan suyun önemi belirtilmiş ve su sorunlarına ilişkin uluslararası düzeyde başlatılan çalışmaların kronolojisi verilmiştir. Çalışmada uluslararası düzeyde başlatılan önemli girişimlere rağmen, dünyanın belli bölgelerinde yoğun bir şekilde kendini hissettiren su stresi haritalar ile görselleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada elde edilen bulgulara göre, susuzluk ile mücadele kapsamında yapılan çalışmaların etkin çözüme ulaşmaktan çok yüzeysel tedbirler ve ilkesel tavsiyeler ile sınırlı kaldığı görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler Su stresi, su kıtlığı, susuzluk, uluslararası sistem, su ekonomisi, su işletmesi, suyun ekonomik politiği

Abstract

Around the world, water stress, water scarcity and desertification problems due to water scarcity are increasing day by day. At the international level, international organizations draw attention to these problems, actions are recommended, and efforts are made to resolve them. The objective of this study is to assess the adequacy of measures and efforts at the international level to solve the problems of water, source of life for humanity and nature, which have a geopolitical and geostrategic importance. To this end, the importance of water was underlined, and the chronology of studies initiated at international level on water stress problems were given. Despite important initiatives undertaken internationally, in the study, water stress, which is intensely felt in some parts of the world, was visualized using maps. From the results obtained in the study, it seems that the studies carried out in the fight against the lack of water are limited to superficial measures and main recommendations rather than an effective solution.

Keywords Water stress, water scarcity, lack of water, international system, water economy, water management, water political economy

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