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Iran: Water An Important Factor In Expansion of Ties with Afghanistan
April 22nd, 2024
Via Ariana News, a report that Iran says water is an important factor in expansion of ties with Afghanistan: Iran’s special representative for Afghanistan, Hasan Kazemi Qomi, said on Sunday that water is an important factor in the expansion of bilateral relations, expressing hope that the flow of water to his country will continue. Qomi […]
Read more »A Thirsty Reality: Iran’s Dire Water Situation
March 30th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, a report on Iran’s water crisis: Despite climate warnings since 1988, Iranian officials have consistently ignored regional environmental concerns, especially following the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988). For example, they prioritized dam construction and increased groundwater extraction for food self-sufficiency, disregarding environmental impacts. Former Agriculture Minister Issa Kalantari is now warning of irreversible groundwater depletion, […]
Read more »US Threat Assessment: Water A National Security Risk, For Iran in Particular
March 16th, 2024
In their annual threat assessment, US spy agencies note climate, water, food stress abroad as national security risks, calling out Iran’s water shortages in particular: The Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community reports: “The accelerating effects of climate change are placing more of the world’s population, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, at […]
Read more »Iran’s Lake Urmia Is Lying On Its Deathbed With A Small Window Of Time Left To Save It, Experts Warn
February 11th, 2024
Via Forbes, an article on the deteriorating condition of Iran’s Lake Urmia: This is a sad story but one with a little bit of hope in the end. Like the famous Aral Sea in central Asia and the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the expanse of Iran’s Lake Urmia has been drying up for years. […]
Read more »Groundwater Levels Around the World Are Dropping Quickly, Often at Accelerating Rates
January 28th, 2024
Via Inside Climate News, highlights of a starting report showing rapid declines in groundwater are most common in aquifers under croplands in drier regions, including California: Groundwater supplies are dwindling in aquifers around the world, a groundbreaking new study found, with the rates of decline accelerating over the past four decades in nearly a third […]
Read more »Iran and Afghanistan Water Wars: Feud over the Helmand River Has No End In Sight.
January 26th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, a look at the feud between Iran and Afghanistan over the Helmand River: Water disputes between Iran and Afghanistan date back to as early as the 1870s. However, with the Taliban back in power in Kabul since 2021, the Helmand River has become an increasing topic of contention between the neighboring […]
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