US sanctions against Iran seem to be a purely political act in a geopolitical confrontation. We usually hear about them in the context of the “nuclear” confrontation between the two states. Instead, the medal has a flip side, which former US President Donald Trump, and now Joe Biden, preferred not to voice. Here is an […]
Renewable water resources have decreased by 30% over the last four decades, while Iran’s population has increased by about 2.5 times, Qasem Taqizadeh, deputy minister of energy, has stated for Tehran Times. The current water year (started on September 23, 2020) has received the lowest rain in the past 52 years, so climate change and […]
The construction of Kamal Khan Dam in Afghanistan has caused Hamoun Wetlands to dry up and generate sand and dust hotspots. Masoud Tajrishi, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE) for the human environment, has said for Tehran Times. The dried-up wetlands became a source of sand and dust storm. The DOE has called […]
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil plans to attract a contractor to invest in Akkas gas field, to produce 4,000 million cubic feet of gas by 2025, representing 90% of Iraq’s need for electric power production, said Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar for Arab News. Iraq will need more gas for electric power by 2030 to keep […]
Autumnal rainfall this year is likely to start later than usual in the country. Hence the drought period will be prolonged, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management, has said for Tehran Times. Since the beginning of the current water year (September 23, 2020), the whole country received 130 millimeters […]
Iran and Iraq are frequently at odds over water issues. Iraq depends on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water. But Iran is building dams to redivert some of that water, causing alarm and creating major water shortages for Iraq. We’ve found the analysis of the current water situation in the […]
The Persian Gulf ecosystem and biodiversity are being destroyed due to mismanagement, overexploitation, and lack of supervision, Tehran Times states. Criticizing the internal and external threat to Persian Gulf biodiversity with domestic and foreign issues, Issa Kalantari, head of the Iranian Department of Environment (DOE), said that “Persian Gulf biodiversity has been abandoned due to […]
The Kurdistan Region’s Water Directorate says it will not reduce water supplies but will reorganize distribution to decrease the overuse of water as the region suffers from a water crisis, the department said in May. According to international standards, “each person needs 200 to 250 liters of water, but what we’re supplying daily is between […]
Iranian environmental policy leads to water crisis. Iran is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, with dwindling water resources, rapid desertification, and pollution that chokes its cities. As Patricia S. Huntington and Courtney Doggart from the Network2020 international community state, this problem, if left unchecked, threatens not only Iran but also the stability of the region. […]
