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Dry Taps, Empty Lakes, Shuttered Cities: A Water Crisis Batters Iran
July 26th, 2025
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on how – after a five-year drought and decades of mismanagement – Tehran is at risk of running out of water in several weeks: Some of Iran’s deepest reservoirs have shrunk to shallow ponds. Water pressure is so low in some cities that taps in apartment buildings […]
Read more »Heatwave Causes Water Shortages In Iran
July 24th, 2025
Via Al Jazeera, a report on Iran’s water crisis, where reservoirs of the dams supplying water to Tehran are currently at their lowest level in a century: Iranian authorities have urged people to limit water consumption as the country grapples with severe shortages during an ongoing heatwave. The national meteorological service said Iran is experiencing […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Turns into a Catastrophe
April 24th, 2025
Via Iran Focus, an article on Iran’s water crisis: Amid continued warnings about water shortages and the drought crisis in Iran, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the National Center for Climate and Drought Crisis Management at Iran’s Meteorological Organization, said the country has turned into a “sieve” due to numerous illegal wells and excessive extraction from […]
Read more »Can’t Wash, Can’t Farm: Iranians Battle ‘Water Bankruptcy’
March 22nd, 2025
Via Context, a look at Iran’s growing water scarcity crisis: Iranians urged to cut water use as dam levels fall Nationwide water shortage cripples farmers Shortfall resembles ‘overdrawn bank account’ As Iranians scrubbed their homes and hosed their gardens ahead of Persian New Year celebrations, they were told to slash their water use if the […]
Read more »The Thirst for Power: Overcoming the Politics of Water in the Middle East
March 10th, 2025
Via CSIS, a new report on the politics of water in the Middle East: The Middle East has battled water insecurity for centuries, but today, the region is on a razor’s edge. Climate change and overuse have threatened water supplies like never before. In a region beset with wars, fragility, and political tensions, it is […]
Read more »Struggling Over Water, Losing It Through Evaporation: The Case of Afghanistan and Iran
January 30th, 2025
The long-standing water conflict between Iran (downstream) and Afghanistan (upstream) led to the 1973 Helmand Water Treaty, ensuring Iran a share of the Helmand River. However, prolonged #droughts and rising water demand are intensifying disputes with tensions reaching alarming levels. While both nations have built reservoirs to mitigate water shortages, evaporative losses from these reservoirs […]
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