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In this paper, social and political capacity building for issues related to the environment, specifically the phenomenon of dust storm in the southwest of Iran which is studied and water diplomacy as a strategy for restoration of Hoor-Alazim wetland which its basin is in Iran, Iraq and Turkey and now is a source of dust storm was investigated. Water diplomacy includes wide spectrum of negotiations such as: disaster diplomacy, preventive water diplomacy and green diplomacy. Currently, Turkey uses its natural resources for development ignoring its environmental impacts. Thus, current dialog jn region is third world dialog. So, it is suggested using win-win dialog as a path to achieve green dialog and applying this dialog as well as game theory, the balance point of the wetland restoration should be determined. In addition, social and political networks among stockholder states for preparing public opinion and impacting on decision maker and decision supporter should be constructed. If policy makers of Iran and Iraq apply water and merchandise exchange diplomacy as a negotiation tool in dialog with Turkey, it will be a step to restoration of environment of region. In networking structure, we should use wide links, several statute and increasing satisfaction for network negotiations in conflict resolution of dust storm.

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