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Ezatollah Ghanavati
Department of Geomorphology, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran 15719-14911, Iran

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Journal article
Published: 18 August 2021 in Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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The SE coast of Iran is of great economic and environmental importance. Global climate change affects this coastline through sea level rise (SLR), compounded by a decrease in sediment budgets in coastal areas. This study developed a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) for the SE coast of Iran using satellite, instrumental and field data. Eight risk variables were defined: coastal slope, regional coastal elevation, mean tidal range, mean significant wave height, rate of relative sea-level change, rate of shoreline change, environmental sensitivity and socio-economic sensitivity. The coast was divided into 27 segments based on geomorphic, environmental and socioeconomic traits. Coastal segments were categorized based on their vulnerability to each risk factor using a CVI. The resulting maps highlighted the vulnerability of each coastal segment to SLR. Approximately 50% of the coast is comprised of mostly rocky shores, which are less vulnerable to SLR. Approximately 33% of the coastal length, including sandy beaches, tidal flats and mangrove forests, were determined to be highly vulnerable to SLR. Approximately 12% of the coastline was determined to be moderately vulnerable. Population centers and infrastructure were ranked as highly-to-moderately vulnerable to SLR. This study highlighted the high vulnerability of low-lying areas, such as lagoons and mangroves, in the western part of the Iranian coast of Makran. Proper coastal management and mitigation plans are essential in the future to protect coastal societies and environments.

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Ezatollah Ghanavati; Majid Shah-Hosseini; Nick Marriner. Analysis of the Makran Coastline of Iran’s Vulnerability to Global Sea-Level Rise. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 2021, 9, 891 .

AMA Style

Ezatollah Ghanavati, Majid Shah-Hosseini, Nick Marriner. Analysis of the Makran Coastline of Iran’s Vulnerability to Global Sea-Level Rise. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9 (8):891.

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Ezatollah Ghanavati; Majid Shah-Hosseini; Nick Marriner. 2021. "Analysis of the Makran Coastline of Iran’s Vulnerability to Global Sea-Level Rise." Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 8: 891.

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Published: 01 January 2020 in Sustainability
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In recent years, the intensification of drought and unsustainable management and use of water resources have caused a significant decline in the water level of the Urmia Lake in the northwest of Iran. This condition has affected the lake, approaching an irreversible point such that many projects have been implemented and are being implemented to save the natural condition of the Urmia Lake, among which the inter-basin water transfer (IBWT) project from the Zab River to the lake could be considered an important project. The main aim of this research is the evaluation of the IBWT project effects on the Gadar destination basin. Simulations of the geometrical properties of the river, including the bed and flow, have been performed, and the land cover and flood map were overlapped in order to specify the areas prone to flood after implementing the IBWT project. The results showed that with the implementation of this project, the discharge of the Gadar River was approximately tripled and the water level of the river rose 1 m above the average. In April, May, and June, about 952.92, 1458.36, and 731.43 ha of land adjacent to the river (floodplain) will be inundated by flood, respectively. Results also indicated that UNESCO’s criteria No. 3 (“a comprehensive environmental impact assessment must indicate that the project will not substantially degrade the environmental quality within the area of origin or the area of delivery”) and No. 5 (“the net benefits from the transfer must be shared equitably between the area of origin and the area of water delivery”) have been violated by implementing this project in the study area. The findings could help the local government and other decision-makers to better understand the effects of the IBWT projects on the physical and hydrodynamic processes of the Gadar River as a destination basin.

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Dieu Tien Bui; Dawood Talebpour Asl; Ezatolla Ghanavati; Nadhir Al-Ansari; Saeed Khezri; Kamran Chapi; Ata Amini; Binh Thai Pham. Effects of Inter-Basin Water Transfer on Water Flow Condition of Destination Basin. Sustainability 2020, 12, 338 .

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Dieu Tien Bui, Dawood Talebpour Asl, Ezatolla Ghanavati, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Saeed Khezri, Kamran Chapi, Ata Amini, Binh Thai Pham. Effects of Inter-Basin Water Transfer on Water Flow Condition of Destination Basin. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (1):338.

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Dieu Tien Bui; Dawood Talebpour Asl; Ezatolla Ghanavati; Nadhir Al-Ansari; Saeed Khezri; Kamran Chapi; Ata Amini; Binh Thai Pham. 2020. "Effects of Inter-Basin Water Transfer on Water Flow Condition of Destination Basin." Sustainability 12, no. 1: 338.