Water Crisis in Iran
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June 27,2023Overpopulation in Tehran Province has already strained limited water resources and population growth will be a recipe for disaster, the head of the state-owned Tehran Province Water and Wastewater... -
June 21,2023Widespread disruptions in water supply to at least 10 districts in Tehran, following the devastating flood on Karaj-Chalous road, have been minimized and water pressure is back to normal, managing...
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June 06,2023Although the number of dams in Iran has shot up by a massive 30 times over the last 40 years, the poor strategy of increasing their numbers has not eased water paucity, a water resources management...
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June 05,2023Due to a lack of water in Yazd Province and the declining level of groundwater resources, the depth of water wells has surpassed 120 meters, a parliamentarian of Yazd said. “We see a 40-50 cm drop...
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May 31,2023The declining trend of water storage in the dams of Mazandaran Province is continuing for the third consecutive year, creating concerns regarding the supply of water needed by agricultural and...
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May 27,2023Lack of rainfall in the current water year (started September 2022) compared to the previous year has caused a decline in the level of water in dams and groundwater resources of Markazi Province,...
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May 26,2023Water consumption in Tehran reached 40,000 liters per second over the last seven days, up 15% compared with the same period of a year ago. According to data from Tehran Regional Water Company and...
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May 22,2023About 1,000 kilometers of water pipelines were laid in Sistan-Baluchestan Province to supply water to the rural areas of southeastern regions in the last Iranian year (March 2022-23), the water...
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May 21,2023Iran's annual water consumption in agriculture sector tops 90 billion cubic meters, of which a massive 60% go to waste due to unsustainable and wasteful farming practices, the head of the Energy...
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May 19,2023Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration is not allowed to trample upon Iranian people’s water rights in the drought-stricken Sistan-Baluchestan Province under lame excuses. President Ebrahim...
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May 17,2023To help tackle water shortage problems in Kurdestan Province, operations are underway to complete Saqqez Dam and the initial filling of Divandareh Dam reservoir will start soon, the province's...
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May 16,2023Projects are underway to supply 4.2 billion cubic meters of desalinated water from the Sea of Oman to Iranian regions facing water scarcity, the spokesperson of the water industry, affiliated to...
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May 13,2023To help transfer more reclaimed wastewater to Urmia Lake, the third phase of the sewage treatment plant in Urmia, West Azarbaijan Province, will become operational in June, director of the...
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May 12,2023Industrial effluent from Armenia is threatening Aras River, as it has had a negative impact on provinces through which the river passes, spokesperson of the water industry said. “A number of...
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May 12,2023The construction of Kerman water treatment plant in the namesake province has made 70% progress and is expected to become operational in the fall, the head of provincial water company said. “The...
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May 07,2023Despite all completed and ongoing water projects in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, water quality in the southern oil city has not improved, the head of the Water Affairs Faculty at Shahid Chamran...
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May 02,2023Negotiations with Afghan officials to release Iran’s fair share of joint water resources has been a dismal failure and a change of policy and a stronger political leverage is needed to force them...
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March 05,2023Unsustainable urbanization of the sprawling Iranian capital Tehran has endangered water resources in and around the province, a member of Iran Water Industry Federation, a privately-owned...
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March 01,2023The first water market in Iran’s drought-hit Central Plateau will be opened in Ardakan County of Yazd Province in the near future, planning and economic affairs deputy manager at Yazd Regional...
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February 24,2023The fact that water plays a crucial life-support role has long been taken for granted and the mounting global water crisis can only be effectively addressed through the sustainable governance of...
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February 21,2023The large dams of Isfahan Province contain only 180 million cubic meters of water now, which is 74% less than the 50-year average, the director of operation and maintenance of water facilities at...
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February 19,2023Water consumption in Tehran exceeded 46,000 liters per second on Thursday, which is equivalent to the consumption level in the hot days of summer. While water in Tehran dams is at its lowest level...
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January 10,2023Water shortage in Iran has reached a critical level and replacing old strategies with workable methods like integrated water resources management [IWRM], especially in the agro sector, is now a...
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January 06,2023The separation of drinking water pipes from treated non-potable ones is not economically viable in large cities like Tehran, the head of the state-owned Tehran Province Water and Wastewater Company...
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January 01,2023A total of 238 million cubic meters of water are stored in the dams of Tehran Province, which is down 77 mcm compared to this time last year when the figure was 345 mcm, managing director of Tehran...
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