According to RCO News Agency, quoted from Tehran University, the researchers in this field research, supervised by Mehdi Ghorbani, professor Schools Agriculture and Natural Resources of Tehran University, in order to take advaage of local knowledge and local initiatives for sustainable water manageme; Using survey methods of direct observation, participatory and in-depth ierviews with a number of 173 expert users, they analyzed the social system, local initiatives and types of assistance, and the results of this research show that the use of local ecological knowledge is a sustainable solution for water manageme in the dry southern region of the coury.
Also, the results of the research show that water manageme in dry areas is not possible only through modern technologies; Rather, we should take advaage of the collective wisdom and local mechanisms that are the result of ceuries of trial and error and the ieraction of local people with the surrounding environme. Revival of indigenous knowledge of water manageme will strengthen the social and cultural capital of the region in addition to the sustainability of water resources.
The results obtained from this research show the importance of the role and responsibility of the social system in sustainable water manageme. in the plain Gezirsocial organization named “DehgunIt has the key role of fair and sustainable distribution of water and includes local trusted people who worked under the leadership of “Kedkhoda” before the land reforms and todayKharasIt plays this role. This social organization has tasks such as preveing water conflicts, monitoring the construction and restoration of indigenous water structures, and monitoring the determination title It is the responsibility of the operators. This social organization is a clear example of a successful system in local governance of water resources.
In another part of this research, local water manageme structures have been analyzed. “Maqsam” structure is the first flood dividing structure with a defining opening right All the operators of the plain Gezir and structureWeed» through the eyes, determining right It is the farmers who joily benefit from a structure. “Band”: earthen ponds for temporary storage and transfer of water to wells Don’t And the dams are downstream and the wellsDon’t» They are used with the purpose of irrigating crops and at the same time increasing the level of underground water. structureYorod and Cause” is also decisive right The lands and villages are in the lower reaches of the plain. “BurkoA water reservoir is a place to store water, which is used as a drinking source in dry seasons and times of drought. These structures are the most importa local initiatives of the plain Gezir have been ideified and iroduced in this research.
Based on the findings of this research, indigenous knowledge in the plain GhazirDynamic and based knowledge experience People live with nature, which is passed from one generation to another. Due to this knowledge and the active participation of users, the social system has strengthened social cohesion and collective manageme of water resources in a dry region. These findings emphasize the importance of local institutions in the effective governance of water resources.
In the end, the researchers of this research focused on the revival and updating of native structures with the participation of the governme and local communities; recording and documeing local knowledge to preve forgetting this knowledge and transfer it to the younger generation and water resource managers; creating a collaborative environme between the governme and local water experts; The iegration of indigenous knowledge and official knowledge appropriate to the socio-ecological conditions of the target areas, empowerme of local institutions and strengthening of social systems related to water have been emphasized. These recommendations are preseed in order to strengthen the local governance system of water resources and iegrate it with the national macro policies.
The results of this research, which has recely been published in an iernational journal, are available to researchers and managers in the field of water and energy manageme through this link.
