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@article{Madani:2021:10.3390/world2020015,
author = {Madani, K},
doi = {10.3390/world2020015},
journal = {World},
pages = {231--252},
title = {Have International Sanctions Impacted Iran’s Environment?},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/world2020015},
volume = {2},
year = {2021}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - <jats:p>Economic sanctions have been actively used against Iran in the last four decades. In response to sanctions, Iran has adopted a range of survivalist policies with notable environmental implications. This study provides the first extensive overview of the unintended environmental impacts of international economic sanctions on Iran. It is argued that while sanctions are certainly not the root cause of Iran’s major environmental problems, they have had an undeniable impact on Iran’s environment by: (1) restricting its access to technology, service, and know-how; (2) blocking international environmental aid; and (3) increasing the natural resource-intensity of its economy. Sanctions have effectively limited Iran’s economic growth and its ability to decouple its economy from natural resources, thereby growing the role of natural resources in Iran’s political economy. Overall, sanctions have made economic production much costlier to its environment, which is not currently considered a priority in the policy agenda of the Iranian leaders who manage the country in survival mode while aggressively pursuing their ideology. The study calls for increased attention to the overlooked environmental impacts of sanctions on Iran with major health, justice, and human rights implications that could be transgenerational and transboundary.</jats:p>
AU  - Madani,K
DO  - 10.3390/world2020015
EP  - 252
PY  - 2021///
SP  - 231
TI  - Have International Sanctions Impacted Iran’s Environment?
T2  - World
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/world2020015
VL  - 2
ER  -

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Kaveh Madani, PhD, F.AGU, F.EWRI

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