Water Crisis in Iran
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June 13,2018Neighboring states' operations to control transboundary waters—the shared aquifers, lakes and river basins—have exacerbated the severe water shortage in Iran, a former member of World Water Council... -
June 10,2018About 13,777 hectares of farmlands have been equipped with modern irrigation methods during the two months to May 21, according to the executive of the “Modern Irrigation Systems Project” carried...
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May 29,2018While the capital Tehran’s low rainfall rate has adversely affected its surface and underground water reservoirs, the metropolis’s potable water consumption is about twice the country’s average...
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May 28,2018Water rationing is among the various scenarios on agenda to contain the water crisis in metropolises such as Tehran in the upcoming summer, though the authorities pledge that it will be a last...
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May 25,2018Potable water consumption amounts to a massive 7.5 billion cubic meters per annum, Iran's energy minister said. "The country's limited non-renewable resources, including water, are being wasted in...
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April 24,2018More than 180,400 hectares of farmland were equipped with modern irrigation systems in the last Iranian year (March 2017-18), the chairman of Modern Irrigation Systems Project undertaken by the...
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April 23,2018Iran has been facing acute water scarcity since past many years. The effects of warming climate and lower precipitation over the years have exacerbated the problem, but it cannot be fully blamed...
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