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Wednesday 29 April 2015 - 10:11
Story Code : 162671

Iran official warns water crisis could lead to mass migration

Speaking to a group of reporters and experts April 25, Issa Kalantari, the adviser for water, agricultureand theenvironmentto Irans vice president, warned that if Iran does not change its approach towater use, the resultcould be mass migration.

According to Shahrvand newspaper, Kalantari, a former minister of agriculture, warned that by continuing toexploit97% of Iran's surface water, Approximately 50 million people,70% of Iranians,will have no choice but to leave the country. He did not offer a timetable on when this would happen but asked, With the state of our foreign policy, which countries are ready to accommodate 30 to 50 million Iranians?

Kalantari said that Iran and Egypt are two countriesthat due to excessive resource usageare currently exposed to a serious crisis. However, he said that Egypts water exploitation is only at 46%, a big difference from Irans 97%.

 

This article was written by Arash Karami for Al-monitor on April 29, 2015. Arash Karami is the editor ofAl-Monitor'sIran Pulse and covers the Iranian media for Iran Pulse.

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