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Unnerved By A Parched Iran, Nuclear Negotiator Calls For Hydro-Politics
August 20th, 2017
Via the Tehran Times, an article on one call for more active and creative water diplomacy by Iran: Unnerved by the prospect of a parched Iran where internal and external conflicts on water resources would be unavoidable, Abbas Araqchi, who served as top nuclear negotiator with great powers, has called for a more active and […]
Read more »Iran: Water Scarcity May Lead To Conflict Between People In The Country
August 20th, 2017
Courtesy of Tehran Times, an article on how Iran’s water scarcity may lead to conflicts between people in the country: Director of the environment committee at the Energy Ministry has said of 600 plains in Iran, 200 are a “critical condition” in terms of water scarcity. In an interview with the Persian language E’temad newspaper […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: Armenia Using Water For Eco Terror And International Pressure
August 20th, 2017
Via APA, an article on Azerbaijan’s belief that Armenia uses water resources as a means of eco terror and pressure: Armenia’s use of water resources as a means of ecological terror and pressure is a policy that is being carried out at state level, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hikmet Hajiyev toldAPA on Wednesday. Hajiyev noted that this […]
Read more »Iran Foreign Ministry Sets Up ‘Water Diplomacy’ Bureau
August 20th, 2017
Via Tasnim News, a report on a new Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs bureau for handling of water disputes: Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has established a bureau for specialized handling of water disputes and restoring the country’s rights, a spokesperson said. Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said […]
Read more »Iran: Must Adapt to Drought
August 20th, 2017
Via the Financial Tribune, commentary on Iran’s water scarcity challenges ahead: Combating drought is impossible and Iran must learn instead to adapt to its effects, the head of the Drought and Climate Change Workgroup at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization said. Speaking on a radio program, Masoud Goudarzi went on to urge all […]
Read more »The Thirsty Dragon: China’s Groundwater Crisis
August 18th, 2017
Via Asia & The Pacific Policy Forum, a look at China’s groundwater crisis: Two of the world’s most densely populated regions, northern India and northern China, are experiencing high levels of groundwater depletion, according to a 2015 study sponsored by NASA. For these and many other highly stressed aquifers, natural replenishment through precipitation is unable to offset […]
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