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Persian Gulf Water To Reach Iran’s Central Provinces Within A Year
October 2nd, 2018
Via The Iran Project, a report on a plan to transfer water from the Persian Gulf to Iran’s central provinces: The project of water transfer from the Persian Gulf to Iran’s central provinces will complete by next year, said Mahmoud Shayan, a board member of Bank Melli Iran. He stated that a consortium of nine […]
Read more »Iraq and Iran Dam Co-operation Could Signal Positive Change, but Long-Term Solutions are Necessary to Solve the Water Crisis
August 29th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, a look at positive signals of cooperation between Iraq and Iran over water: On 25 July, the Iraqi Minister of Transport, Kazem Finjan al-Hamami announced that Iran has agreed to co-operate on the construction of a new dam on the Shatt al-Arab River. The move has come as Iraq has sought measures to […]
Read more »Afghanistan and Iran: Helmand River Tension
August 29th, 2018
Via Ariana News Afghanistan, a report on Helmand River tension between Afghanistan and Iran: Following comments by the Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Afghanistan Helmand River, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affaris (MoFA) said border waters dispute with Iran will be solved without any political pressures. Jawad Zarif has recently declared that Iran […]
Read more »India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams
August 20th, 2018
Via The Diplomat, an article on how Indian-built dams in Afghanistan are causing trouble with downstream states Iran and Pakistan: India is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Scheduled to be completed in three years, the dam has evoked concern in […]
Read more »Iran: The Regime Will Find a Way to Undermine Water Crisis Solutions
August 8th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on Iran’s water crisis: Iran’s water crisis has not occurred in a vacuum. To understand the crisis and how to fix it, a study that goes beyond the economics or the science of the water crisis is needed. A focus on institutions and political processes inside Iran is what problem […]
Read more »Water Tension Between Iran and Afghanistan
August 4th, 2018
Via Times of Central Asia, commentary on Tehran’s influence behind the recent clashes in Afghanistan’s Farah province, where some feel that Iran may be working the Taliban to its advantage to secure control of local resources, particularly water: Iran’s alleged support of the Taliban in bordering Afghan regions is likely to be caused by Tehran’s intention to […]
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