چکیده:
This article presents the key insights about the environment and security links in the context of the Persian Gulf region. This research paper focuses on the challenge of finding a balance among devel-opment, armed conflicts and environmental degradation in the Persian Gulf region. Environmental securi-ty challenges are human security, sustainable development and regional cooperation in the Persian Gulf. As such, analysis of environmental security needs to focus more on different levels and discussed the hu-man security and sustainable development based on their aspects in common and also investigated the cooperation opportunities in the Persian Gulf in the orientation of environmental security fulfillment. The methodologies of the study are: A historical interpretation, critical studies, casus belli, environmental po-litical approach and content analysis. Consequently, by a closer look, it is clear that both paradigms dis-cuss similar issues. Remarkable similarities such as environmental security are seen between them that emphasize on common policies, economy, society, and environment. Continuing environmental degrada-tion requires long-term regional cooperation that addresses the problems of rapid development, armed conflict, unsustainable development and rising demand for energy and other resources. Regional coopera-tion on environment is a chance for the regional countries in the Persian Gulf for a convergence to prevent armed conflicts and pay more attention to the sustainable development and human security instead.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Continuing environmental degrad a- tion requires long-term regional cooperation that addresses the problems of rapid development, armed conflict, unsustainable development and rising demand for energy and other resources.
Regional coopera- tion on environment is a chance for the regional countries in the Persian Gulf for a convergence to prevent armed conflicts and pay more attention to the sustainable development and human security instead.
This article fo- cuses on the challenge of finding a balance among development, armed conflicts and environmental degradation in the Persian Gulf and assesses the role of regional institutions in dealing with this issue.
The economic advantages of the region due to the abundant energy resources (oil and gas) and also the geographical situation increased the importance of the Persian Gulf re- gion and attracted the outsiders.
The Recent threats to the envi- ronmental security pertaining to development trends in the Persian Gulf consist of population growth, building ambitious coastal mega– projects, hydrocarbon pollution, fishery resources, fresh water, desalination, wastewater and harmful algal blooms (Ramachandrappa & Mallahi, 2013: 105-123).
The most recent important threats to the envi- ronmental security pertaining to development in the Persian Gulf consist of population growth, building ambitious coastal megaprojects, hydro- carbon pollution, fall in fishery and freshwater resources, raise of wastewater and harmful algal blooms (Ramachandrappa& Mallahi, 2013: 105- 123).
The Persian Gulf environment needs regionally and international organizations‟ care to protect it against destruction because the prolongation of armed conflict will bring nothing but environmental and human and security trage- dies (Mallahi& Ramachandrappa, 2013: 105- 123).