Protection of Groundwater Resources: Women as Activists: (A Glance at the United Nations Report)

Protection of groundwater resources plays an important role in the economic and social development of societies. Over the past few decades, due to overexploitation of groundwater resources, the reserves of this hidden treasure have faced a crisis. For this reason, a more comprehensive approach in water resources management is needed to use the participation of all peoples in water resources management. Women play a significant role in the protection of groundwater resources due to their important role in production and agriculture, and it is necessary to benefit their activism. This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the role of women as activists in Iran's upstream documents and using the qualitative content analysis method. The innovation of the upcoming research is that, for the first time, the role of women in the management of groundwater resources is addressed in the country's policy making. The findings of the research show that despite the emphasis of the programmers on people's participation, there is no specific reference to the activism of different creditors in the water management and the data that indicate the importance of the role of women and their activism are extremely insignificant and it makes policymakers face difficulty in formulating detailed policies. Therefore, it is necessary for programmers to adopt a more comprehensive perspective and use the capacity of all people while paying attention to the special geographical and climatic conditions of different regions of Iran.