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Iran: Dried Out
August 22nd, 2014
Courtesy of the Financial Times, a report on Iran, where poor planning, populist policies and drought have contributed to a critical water shortage: Let the river run through it: the dried out Zayandeh Roud at Isfahan Farmers who worked the fertile lands around Isfahan have had to find a new way to make a living […]
Read more »Iran Faces Dangerous Water Crisis As Temperatures Rise
June 3rd, 2014
Via Nature World News, a report on Iran’s deepening water crisis: As summer presses on and temperatures rise, water scarcity in Iran is becoming a national emergency. Iran is facing a critical shortage of water as arid temperatures rise with the encroaching summer season. According to Future Directions International (FDI), an independent strategic analysis group based […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis Threatens Its Future
April 15th, 2014
Via Voice of America, a look at Iran’s worsening water crisis: Latian Dam Resevoir outside Tehran A looming water crisis in Iran has officials warning of water rationing for the capital Tehran. The Mehr news agency quotes Khosro Erteghaei, the head of Tehran’s regional water company as saying water levels at the four reservoirs that […]
Read more »Iran’s Water Crisis
February 27th, 2014
Courtesy of Future Directions, a close look at Iran’s water crisis: Key Points Iran is facing a serious and protracted water crisis. Due to long-term government mismanagement and lack of planning, achieving water security in Iran will require significant policy reform and strong governance. Unmetered access and widespread dam development have altered Iran’s natural water […]
Read more »Iran Confronts Crisis Of Water Supply
January 31st, 2014
Courtesy of the New York Times, a look at Iran’s water crisis in Lake Urmia, where only 5 percent of the water remains: After driving for 15 minutes over the bottom of what was once Iran’s largest lake, a local environmental official stepped out of his truck, pushed his hands deep into his pockets and […]
Read more »Water Rationing In Tehran As Iran Faces Looming Water Crisis
November 13th, 2013
Via Future Directions, a report on the potential need for water rationing to be imposed in Tehran if residents fail to reduce their water consumption by 20 per cent following a sharp decline in annual precipitation: Reduced rainfall across Iran is leading to significant reductions in groundwater reserves and fears a water crisis is looming. […]
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