Abstract
This article examines the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh not only from the point of the usual historical, ethnic and religious context, but also from the point of the environmental and resource dimensions, which are often ignored by researchers and practitioners of conflict resolution. The so called Six Weeks War significantly changed the current state of the conflict, and through focus group interviews and scientific analysis, the authors try to assess the impact of the environmental aspect on this conflict and substantiate its importance. The authors also hypothesize that the importance of environmental and resource factors is ignored by researchers and local residents, although these factors could become one of the foundations for building relationships, building trust and long-term conflict resolution.
Highlights
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is one of the longest lasting and has one of the most ancient historical and cultural roots in the entire post-Soviet space
In February 1988, an extraordinary session of the regional Council of People's Deputies of the NagornoKarabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO) petitioned for the transfer of the NKAO from the Azerbaijan SSR to the Armenian SSR [1]
NKAO, while still being a part of the Azerbaijan SSR, played a significant role in this dimension, since on its territory there is one of the largest reservoirs in the Sarsang region, commissioned in 1975, the total volume of which is more than 601 million m3 of water, as well as the Tartar and Khachen
Summary
The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh is one of the longest lasting and has one of the most ancient historical and cultural roots in the entire post-Soviet space. NKAO, while still being a part of the Azerbaijan SSR, played a significant role in this dimension, since on its territory there is one of the largest reservoirs in the Sarsang region, commissioned in 1975, the total volume of which is more than 601 million m3 of water, as well as the Tartar and Khachen. Significant water resources came under the control of Azerbaijan These are, firstly, the sources of the Tartar and Khachen rivers, located in the Kalbajar region. The population of Nagorno-Karabakh (about 150.000 people) needs about 247 thousand cubic meters per year for food security and about 16 million for drinking needs This is less than 40% of the volume of the Sarsang reservoir
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