Iranian Political Science Association Research Letter of Political Science 1735790X 15 4 2020 11 21 The effect of public policy process on water crisis in the Islamic Republic of Iran The effect of public policy process on water crisis in the Islamic Republic of Iran 45 72 417 10.22034/ipsa.2020.417 FA Arash Amiri Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran Mohsen Shaneche Mohsen, modir_shanechi, Associate Professor of Political science Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran Alireza Golshani Associate Professor of Political Science Political Science Department, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran Journal Article 2020 07 19 In our country water scarcity has come to be changed water crisis depended on a number of different factors. The major aim of this study is responding to the question of extend of government policies role in creating water crisis. In order to answer this question and based on collected studies and information, a hypothesis has been proposed. The hypothesis of this study suggests that the weakness of community orientation and also deficiency about the process of water policy lead to intensify water crisis in the country. Hypothesis testing of the study is based on experimental evident by means of meta-analysis method. <br /> The results of studies indicate that late proplemology, various inferences and definitions about water crisis, interrelationship between making decision and implementation stage and deficiency of water policy evaluation; all of mentioned factors cause inadequacy of solutions. Therefore the presented solutions and decisions about water crisis has led to more using of water resources, increasing water demand and finally water crisis has been intensified in our country. In our country water scarcity has come to be changed water crisis depended on a number of different factors. The major aim of this study is responding to the question of extend of government policies role in creating water crisis. In order to answer this question and based on collected studies and information, a hypothesis has been proposed. The hypothesis of this study suggests that the weakness of community orientation and also deficiency about the process of water policy lead to intensify water crisis in the country. Hypothesis testing of the study is based on experimental evident by means of meta-analysis method. <br /> The results of studies indicate that late proplemology, various inferences and definitions about water crisis, interrelationship between making decision and implementation stage and deficiency of water policy evaluation; all of mentioned factors cause inadequacy of solutions. Therefore the presented solutions and decisions about water crisis has led to more using of water resources, increasing water demand and finally water crisis has been intensified in our country. http://www.ipsajournal.ir/article_417_41ae36ecb9b3eee609d05b90c14222fb.pdf