Iranian environmental officials say Iran’s exploitation of water resources is three times the world standard and continuing this pattern will speed the country’s desertification.Zahra Jaavaherian, the head of sustainable development and the economy for the Department of the Environment, told ISNA that half of the country’s fields have now dried out. The report goes […]
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Water Crisis in Nine Major Cities
While this year’s diminished snowfall and rainfall have brought forth expectations that there would be a water shortage in the summer, officials now have gone beyond that prediction and have announced that 9 major cities in the country are already in the red zone in this regard and have a shortage of water right […]
Water shortage forces rationing in Karaj
According to a report by Radio Zamaneh, following the announcement of water shortages in 12 large Iranian cities, water rationing has begun in Karaj. Officials in Alborz Province have announced that with the start of the warm season and a rise in water consumption, they have had to shut off the water supply or […]
Environment chief stresses urgent need for sustainability
According to Radio Zamaneh, Iran’s top environmental official says the country follows the worst possible model for consuming water and energy. IRNA reports that Massoumeh Ebtekar said on his trip to Kurdistan: “Our models for the exploitation of natural resources have been wrong all these years. We must base all our plans on capacity […]
Water problems loom for Tehran Province
As Radio Zamaneh reported, water volume in the dams in Tehran Province has declined by 24 percent compared to the same time last year. The Ministry of Power announced that the water reserves in Tehran dams have fallen to 601 million cubic metres, which indicates a decline of 188 million cubic metres from last […]
Water Crisis Looms In Iran
Negin (not her real name) is doing her part to avert a major water shortage in Tehran this summer. The 35-year-old mother of two is taking official calls to be economical when it comes to water use — and warnings that supplies in the Iranian capital could be restricted if the calls are not […]
Environmental official highlights biggest threat
The head of Iran’s Department of Environmental Protection, who has travelled to Japan to establish an environmental partnership between the two countries, says Iran’s biggest environmental challenge is the decline in water resources. Massoumeh Ebtekar visited the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) during a trip that began on April 1. She spoke about soil […]