Similarly to other places around the globe, Kurdistan has its environmental challenges,
some of which are climate change-related and others of which are more local and specific …

Like many of the world's large-scale terminal lakes, the Urmia saltwater lake in northwestern
Iran is undergoing a process of desiccation. The anticipated economic, social …

This paper investigates the precarious lives of the Kurdish kolbers, underground laborers
who transport cargo on their backs across Iran's border with Iraq. Throughout their arduous …

Iranian Kurdistan (a region referred to by the Kurds as Rojhelat/East Kurdistan), which
possesses a large variety of minerals, oil reserves, dense forests, and massive surface and …

Abstract Knowledge on habitat suitability of ecologically important species is central for their
conservation management. The occurrence records of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in …

Water exhibits various politico-economic dynamic. Water scarcity can lead to conflicts, and it
lies at the core of Iran's environmental crises. The literature on Iran's water crisis indicates …

Politics of nature in the Middle East is largely discussed in two frameworks of 'rentier
state'and 'climate conflict'that, respectively, seek to capture political economy and security …

This article sheds light on recent political developments in Rojhelat (Eastern/Iranian
Kurdistan), focusing on the activities of Rojhelat's leading political parties. This study argues …

A significant feature of Kurdish history over the last several decades has been the proclivity
of the Kurds for ethnic mobilization. The socio‐political incentives that lead to the …

Allan Hassaniyan In: 295 (Summer 2020) n July 13, 2020, two young Kurdish men, Diako
Rasoulzadeh and Saber Sheikh-Abdollah, were executed by the Iranian government on …