While climate change is said to have exacerbated Iran's already prevailing water shortage, experts maintain it is the absence of proper management of resources that has plunged the country into a state of water bankruptcy.
Official data show that the average rate of precipitation in the country has been on the decline for at least ten years. The climatic changes are obvious and easily perceptible by ordinary citizens as previously snow-abundant winters are replaced by periods of cold but dry weather.
However, experts emphasize that the changes would not have resulted in a crisis had development plans been devised in accordance with the climatic trends and the ecological capacities of Iran's geographical area.
Environment
Iran environment news, Read the latest environment news on Iran, including news on wetlands, wildlife, pollution, urbanization and sea life.
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07/22/2018Under a recent directive by the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, the Department of Environment's Protection Unit is now entitled to a share of the state budget. "As per the directive,... -
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07/22/2018While climate change is said to have exacerbated Iran's already prevailing water shortage, experts maintain it is the absence of proper management of resources that has plunged the country into a... -
07/22/2018High-level representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and... -
07/22/2018Fire extinguishing equipment dispatched to the Iraqi part of Hour-al Azim Marshes have started their operations to put out the wildfire which is still burning the reeds, a senior official at the... -
07/22/2018Seagulls have hit record numbers in Australia's Tasmania island state, baffling ornithologists and... -
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07/19/2018Iranian delegations took part in two major UN environmental events this week namely the interactive dialogue on sand and dust storms and the 24th session of the FAO Committee on Forestry. The... -
07/19/2018A weather expert associated the recent rise in air pollution in the capital Tehran to the higher ozone levels due to summer heat, dismissing social media reports that it poses a collective, grave... -
07/19/2018Fire extinguishing equipment will soon be dispatched to the Iraqi part of Hour-al Azim Marshes to put out the wildfire still burning the reeds, a senior official at the Department of Environment... -
07/19/2018Vietnam has ordered vessels back to port and prepared evacuation plans in flood-prone northern... -
07/19/2018Summer temperatures are expected to continue rising in the coming days, with some provinces forecast to see temperatures well above the 30-year average. "Since July 18, the temperature in all... -
07/17/2018Park rangers serving prison sentences for causing gun injury during their patrols will be released on the back of a special budget allotted by the government to pay compensation to the victims. ... -
07/17/2018Schemes to combat dust storms in Iran will not produce the desired results unless all aspects of the projects are given due attention, an agriculture expert has emphasized in a recent article. ... -
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07/17/2018An Asiatic Cheetah has been spotted twice in Yazd Province this year which officials hope to be a female adult of the rare cat in an area where its population is alarmingly small. In recent years... -
07/17/2018China and the European Union on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate... -
07/15/2018Heavy rain and thunderstorms are wreaking havoc across China, with floods along... -
07/15/2018The outbreak of a highly contagious animal disease known as PPR in Khabr National Park, Kerman Province, will turn into a crisis if timely action is not taken by relevant authorities, a provincial... -
07/15/2018A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in... -
07/15/2018A transport official underlined the government’s plans to modernize the aging public transport fleets, saying a large majority of the urban buses would be in need of renewal in less than three... -
07/15/2018Filling of Ilisu Dam, crossing Tigris River in Turkey, will negatively affect Iran and bordering countries in the long run, a deputy at the Department of Environment warned. “The project will... -
07/12/2018A huge wildfire that has been raging across Hour al-Azim wetland in the southwest of the country for around a week has spewed massive clouds of smoke toward several cities in Khuzestan Province... -
07/12/2018Torrential rains triggered landslides in northeastern India on Wednesday, killing eight children and... -
07/12/2018Head of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari warned about the environmental implications of a national food self-sufficiency policy, singling out an escalating water crisis. "We still keep...
