The Geopolitical Pathology of Iran's Water Resources Management in the South-west Drainage Basin: Karkheh and Great Karun Rivers

South - western drainage basin is the most important surface water resources in Iran. Due to its important, it has always been subject of study for socio-economic development planners. The implementation of plans to harness and transfer water in modern context that are incompatible with natural ecosystem, along with the lack of strategic land use planning have been led to environmental crisis in this area. This article intends to present a pathology of water resources in this drainage basin and to provide a sustainable solution in the context of critical geopolitics to strike a balance between economic development and natural ecosystem as an example for water and natural resources management throughout the country.