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Water Shortages Threaten Iran With Political and Economic Apocalypse
July 24th, 2021
Via Bloomberg, a report on Iran’s water shortages which may result in massive population displacement as provincial aquifers run dry: Amid the escalating protests over water shortages in Iran’s oil-producing Khuzestan province, government officials in Tehran are unable to fall back on the old excuse that nobody could have seen the crisis coming. They themselves […]
Read more »Protests Over Water Shortages in Iran Turn Deadly In Summer of Drought and Blackouts
July 22nd, 2021
Via The Washington Post, an article on water related protests in Iran: Residents in southwestern Iran have held large protests for nearly a week, denouncing the country’s leadership amid severe water shortages in the region, according to activists and video footage. At least two people have been killed in the unrest. The protests, in oil-rich Khuzestan province along […]
Read more »One Shot Dead In Iranian Water Shortage Protests
July 19th, 2021
Via Terra Daily, a report on Iranian water shortage protests: A demonstrator was shot dead during protests against water shortages in drought-hit Khuzestan in southwestern Iran, state media reported Saturday, with an official blaming the death on “opportunists and rioters”. The demonstrator was killed in the Khuzestan province town of Shadegan, the official IRNA news agency […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Spurs Protests
July 16th, 2021
Via Reuters, a report on protests in Iran over water shortages: Street protests broke out overnight over severe water shortages in Iran’s oil-rich southwest, according to Iranian news outlets and videos posted on social media on Friday, as the country faces its worst drought in 50 years. Videos showed protesters setting fire to tyres to […]
Read more »Iran Faces Its Driest Summer In Fifty Years
July 8th, 2021
Via The Atlantic Council, a report on Iran’s drought: Iran is on the fast track to severe water scarcity. This semi-arid country, which has stressed the role of agriculture in assuring its economic independence, faces an onslaught of threats to its water supply, including climate change, population growth, mass migration, political instability, and resource mismanagement. Tehran, […]
Read more »Iranian Drought Begets Farmer Protests, Power Outages, and Widespread Water Rationing
June 22nd, 2021
Via Circle of Blue, a report on Iran’s drought: Lack of water is one of Iran’s biggest environmental and social risks. On the outskirts of Tehran, and in the country’s rural expanses, the signs of such stress are abundantly visible: brittle plains, cracked ground, sinkholes, sandy plateaus. A decades-long drought in one of the warming […]
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