(WATER SCARCITY IN AZERBAIJAN AND SARSANG RESERVOIR ISSUE WITH ARMENIA)

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Water is the fundamental compound of all life on earth. Waterresources, which are becoming more scarce, play a crucial role in energyand food production. This characteristic hence causes water to be as animportant resource as fossil fuels are. Water has been a prerequisate, athreat or a weapon in wars and in bilateral relations between states. Thereis a water shortage in Azerbaijan. There are concerns that this shortagewill cause social and economial problems in the upcoming years. NagornoKarabakh has been an issue between Armenia and Azerbaijan for years.An unknown side of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the Sarsang waterreservoirs located inside its borders. Armenia has been using the occupiedSarsang reservoirs as a weapon against Azerbaijan. This study focuses onpolitical dimension of water, the general status of Azerbaijan’s waterresources and Armenia’s course of using the Sarsang reservoir as a threat

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Azerbaijan, Armenia, Water, Nagorno-Karabakh, SarsangResevoir

AZERBAYCAN’DA SU KITLIĞI VE ERMENİSTAN İLE SARSANG REZERVUARI SORUNU

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Su dünyada yaşam döngüsünün temel yapıtaşı olan elementtir. Kıt birkaynak haline gelmeye başlayan su kaynakları, enerji ve gıda üretimindeönemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Bu özelliği ile su, fosil kaynaklar kadar önemlibir hale gelmiştir. Su, savaşlarda veya devletlerin ikili ilişkilerinde birönşart, tehdit veya silah olarak kullanılmaktadır. Azerbaycan’da bir susıkıntısı yaşanmaktadır. Bu sıkıntının önümüzdeki yıllarda da artmasındanve ülkenin sosyal ve ekonomik yapısını etkilemesinden endişe edilmektedir.Karabağ, Ermenistan ve Azerbaycan arasında uzun yıllardır varolan birsorundur. Karabağ sorununun bilinmeyen bir yönü ise sınırları içerisindeyer alan Sarsang Rezervuarıdır. Ermenistan, işgal altında tuttuğu Sarsangrezervuarını Azerbaycan’a karşı bir silah olarak kullanmaktadır. Buçalışmada suyun politik boyutu ve Azerbaycan’da su kaynaklarının geneldurumu değerlendirilirken, Ermenistan’ın Sarsang rezervuarını bir tehditaracı olarak kullanma süreci ele alınacaktır

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Azerbaycan, Ermenistan, Su, Dağlık Karabağ Sarsang Rezervuarı

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