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Water Shortages Threaten Iran With Political and Economic Apocalypse
Via Bloomberg, a report on Iran’s water shortages which may result in massive population displacement as provincial aquifers run dry: [...]
Bone Dry Afghanistan Faces Future Famines
Via Third Pole, an article on how limate change, bad water management and decades of conflict have left the country [...]
High Crimes: Illegal Marijuan Farms Stealing California’s Scarce Water
Via CalMatters, a look at how – as drought grips most of California – water thefts have increased to record [...]
Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran Turn Deadly In Summer of Drought and Blackouts
Via The Washington Post, an article on water related protests in Iran: Residents in southwestern Iran have held large protests for [...]
Egypt Hopes China Can Break Deadlock In Nile Dam Dispute
Via Al Monitor, an article on how Egypt has turned to China, hoping its leverage will help sway Ethiopia to negotiate [...]
Central Asia: Running Out of Water
Via IWMI, an article on water in Central Asia: To ensure that the voices of his region are heard at [...]

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