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Global Cities Facing Water Risks
June 15th, 2018
Via IWA’s The Source, an interesting look at some of the water challenges facing several of the world’s most at-risk cities: Water visions precede action. Yet it’s easy to offer “building blocks” to plan “sustainable urban water systems” that inform and govern “resilient and liveable cities.” What’s hard is showing how and where to implement […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis: Product Of Decades Of Bad Planning
June 12th, 2018
Via The Washington Post, a somewhat dated but interesting look at Iran’s water crisis: Iran is headed for a water shortage of epic proportions, and little is being done to reverse a decades-long trend that has reduced the country’s water supply to crisis levels. Changes in the global climate, a century of rampant development and […]
Read more »Tehran Faces Crisis As Iran’s Water Supply Runs Low
June 11th, 2018
Via Circle of Blue, a report on Tehran, which could soon be the epicenter of Iran’s water crisis: Iran is on the fast track to severe water scarcity. The semi-arid country faces an onslaught of threats to its water supply, including climate change, population growth, mass migration, political instability, and resource mismanagement. Tehran, the capital and […]
Read more »Iran: Serious About Solving its Water Crisis?
June 8th, 2018
Via Future Directions International, commentary on Iran’s water crisis and the government’s approach thus far to addressing such: Key Points Arresting experts attempting to resolve a water crisis threatening the survival of the Iranian people is demonstrable of the fact that the regime in Tehran is not interested in such endeavours. A proper unpacking of […]
Read more »Central Asia Facing Hunger, Refugee Flows, and Violence Because of Drought
June 1st, 2018
Via Window on Eurasia, commentary on the impact of drought in Central Asia: Lower than normal snowfalls last winter in the Pamirs and Hindukush mountains are leading to serious problems for Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Iran – including shortages of water for crops and consumption, refugee flows, “and even military actions,” according to Fergana news […]
Read more »Afghanistan Committed to Supplying Iran’s Water Share
May 6th, 2018
Via Tasnim News, a report on an apparent Afghan pledge to let Iran have its share of water from the Hirmand River and the supply for feeding Hamoon wetlands: The Afghan government has promised to provide Iran with the share of water from the Hirmand River and has also pledged to supply the water for […]
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