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Iran’s Water Vision
May 10th, 2016
Courtesy of The Guardian, an article on Iran’s massive water transfer schemes: A grand vision of eliminating water scarcity looks attractive for tens of millions of people in the desert cities of central Iran worried about drought. Ambitious water transfer projects are being put in place to answer a call from President Hassan Rouhani. Two high-profile projects […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis: 37 Million At Risk Of Dehydration
April 3rd, 2016
Via the Daily Caller, a look at Iran’s water crisis: Iran’s government admits that the country will face a serious water crisis this summer, putting 37 million people at risk of dehydration over the summer. Iran’s vice minister of energy for water announced Wendesday that several of the country’s major cities will have a water crisis this summer and that […]
Read more »Scarred Riverbeds And Dead Pistachio Trees In Parched Iran
December 19th, 2015
Courtesy of the New York Times, a detailed look at Iran’s water A dried-up salt lake near Sirjan, Iran. A seven-year drought in the country shows no sign of ending The early-morning sun meagerly brightened the gloom of this sad township, a collection of empty, crumbling houses along a highway through the dusty desert landscape in […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Worsens: Could Foreign Investment Help?
December 16th, 2015
Via Future Directions International, a look at Iran’s growing water scarcity problem where over 500 Iranian municipalities face water scarcity due to inefficient water infrastructure and unregulated domestic use: Background The Iranian water crisis has little improved since FDI previously reported on it in 2013. A drying climate and inefficient water infrastructure have continued to be […]
Read more »Iran To Supply Drinking Water To 16 Provinces Through Desalination
November 4th, 2015
Via Tasnim News, a report on Iran’s plan to combat the nation’s increasing water scarcity: Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian announced that a project is under study to desalinate water from the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman and supply drinking water to 47 million people across the country. Speaking in the 11th Iranian and […]
Read more »The Helmand River And Afghan-Iranian Water Relations
October 23rd, 2015
Via the International Water Law Project blog, a look at Afghan-Iranian water relations: The Helmand River and its major tributary, the Arghandab, drain 43% of Afghanistan including most of the southern part of the country. It has an average discharge of approximately 140m3/s, but is highly variable both annually and seasonally as the waters are […]
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