The Relation Between Water Security and Natural Disasters in International Law

Natural and man-made disasters are an inevitable part of life which threaten various dimensions of human life. Nowadays, increasing the water crisis, in all around the world, attracts the attention of international community to the issue of water security and the role of disaster management in the sense of preparedness, response and reconstruction in order to reduce the impact of disasters in accessing water security has been taken into consideration. This investigation has studied interaction of water security and disaster management and explored the rules of applicable International law in this topic. the descriptive and analytical studies of the authors shows that although, there is no binding coherent legal document on disaster management in international law, but some provisions of various areas of it including international human rights, , international environmental law, international law of transboundary water resources and etc., impose obligations on international actors, particularly States, in the various stages of disasters including, before, during and after them, which play a significant role in providing water security. Even though, ensuring compliance with these obligations is an important challenge that requires global thinking.