Analysis of Some Effective Mechanisms on the Sustainable Development of Water Users Cooperative of Satar Plain Irrigation and Drainage Network in Kermanshah

Drought and flood are the consequences of climate change. However, establishing public participation through water cooperatives is one of the most important recent measures in the face of climate change. The purpose of this research was to analyze some mechanisms affecting the sustainable development of water cooperatives thru a case study of Dehestan-e Satar, Songhor and Kolyayi County. This quantitative applied research was a survey in terms of method. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire based on the theoretical framework and a review of the related literature. The reliability of the questionnaire was checked and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, after using the opinions of the experts of the Kermanshah Province Jihad-e Agriculture Organization plus the board members of water users cooperatives to secure its validity. Structural Equation Modeling was used to test the hypotheses and analyze the data. For this purpose, Smart PLS3 and SPSS23 software were used. The statistical population of the research were all the members of the water users cooperatives in Satar Plain whose total population was 472 people. The sample participants (n=211) were selected through stratified sampling method and using the Cochran's formula. According to the results of the path analysis and research hypothesis testing, legal mechanisms with the path coefficient of (β=0.257) had a positive and significant effect on the sustainable development of the cooperatives. Also, the results showed that educational mechanisms (β=0.233), support mechanisms (β=0.214), relational mechanisms (β=0.203), and policy-making mechanisms (β = 0.147) had a positive and significant effect on the sustainable development of Dehestan-e Satar Water Users Cooperative.