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Iran’s New Energy Minister Vows Action on Chronic Water Crisis
October 30th, 2017
Via Iran’s Financial Tribune, a report a new Minister’s intention to revisit an excessive and imprudent trend of dam construction in the past several decades: Preserving water resources and reforming the national wastewater system amid a chronic water crisis are front and center to plans of Reza Ardakanian, Iran’s new energy minister who boasts environmentally-friendly credentials. Prior […]
Read more »Iran Pushing to Finalize New Water, Power Deals
October 29th, 2017
Via Iran’s Financial Tribune, a report on Iranian government’s efforts to revive Lake Urmia, once Iran’s largest salt lake that dried up a few years back which has now been reduced to a thin body of water: Iran is finalizing a flurry of new deals in the water and power sectors while efforts are underway […]
Read more »Iran’s Urmia Lake Restoration Target Elusive
September 28th, 2017
Courtesy of The Iran Project, a report on Lake Urmia: The level of Urmia Lake is currently 20 centimeters lower than the target set for the end of the water year (Sept. 22), an official involved in Urmia Lake Restoration Program said. Ali Haji-Moradi, policymaking director at ULRP’s Incorporation and Planning Office, said that based […]
Read more »Iranian Response to Growing Water Scarcity Provides a Chance for Regional Leadership
September 20th, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a look at Iran’s water diplomacy with Afghanistan and the region: Iranian history is marred by water related insecurities and conflicts. In recent years, water related issues are at the fore of the concerns of residents and politicians alike. In particular, Iran faces transboundary quarrels with Turkey, Afghanistan and the Kurdish […]
Read more »Iran and Afghanistan To Jointly Restore Hamun Lake
September 13th, 2017
Via The Iran Project, a report on plans by Iran and Afghanistan to launch joint project to restore Hamun Lake: Tehran and Kabul are preparing a joint strategic plan aimed at restoring Hamun Lake, which lies in the Iran-Afghanistan border, an Iranian official said. Head of the Wetlands Office of the Iranian Department of Environment, Arezoo […]
Read more »Iran: Official Calls On Neighbors To Comply With Water Deals
August 26th, 2017
Via The Iran Project, a report on Iran’s urging of neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources: A senior Iranian official urged the neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources. “Water crisis is serious, and as […]
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