Abfa Chief: Water Closely Linked to Economic Growth

Water is closely linked with industrial development and economic growth. 
The director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) added that water supply and related services are an indispensable part of development projects and investing in water management and services is necessary for sustained economic growth.
“As long as water supply and water resource management issues are not streamlined, economic growth cannot be promoted and production and productivity cannot increase in economic sectors,” Qasem Taqizadeh Khamesi was also quoted as saying by IRNA.
Neglecting water issues can have potentially catastrophic impacts on economies and people’s livelihoods, and could reverse hard-won gains in poverty reduction, job creation and development, he added.