Integrated Water Resource Management of Panjshir River Basin

Abstract

In recent years, integrated water resource management has attracted the attention of policymakers and experts in the water sector. This method, which is very effective, faces many challenges in developing countries such as Afghanistan. The following research is based on the field method, which has been used for information from books, journals, and reliable scientific sites, and to collect basic information from a questionnaire that has been interviewed with 103 residents of Panjshir province, as well as from the analyzed data. The National Water Resources Authority has also been used. The findings of the research show that in the Panjshir river basin, only a foundation has been laid in the form of policies, strategies, and laws, but there are deficiencies in the fields of regular institutional framework and tools needed to perform tasks in this river basin. One of the departments of integrated water resource management has not been formed, and there are still few hydrological and hydro meteorological stations in this field. On the other hand, according to the respondents to the questionnaire, the role of women as a huge group of society in decision-making is also weak. Therefore, we conclude that the effectiveness of applying the principles of integrated water resource management in the Panjshir river basin is low due to the above reasons.