Protesters, police clash in Iran city of Isfahan after water shortages rally
Iranian security forces fired teargas on Friday during clashes with protesters demonstrating in the city of Isfahan in support of farmers angry…
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Dried-up river draws Iranians on Isfahan streets to demand its revival
Thousands of people, including farmers, have protested against actions resulting in a major river drying up in Iran’s central city of Isfahan,…
People protest in Iran’s Khuzestan province over water shortage
The local authorities admit that they are facing difficulties with supplying water and electricity to the region, but promised that new funds…
Water mismanagement
Financial Tribune – From official reports it is apparent the water authorities have failed to manage consumption in the country over the…
Oman Sea water supply to 3 provinces from February
Financial Tribune – Farmers in Sistan-Baluchestan, South Khorasan and Khrosan Razavi provinces consume 11 billion cubic meters of water a year. Experts…
Persian Gulf’s water to reach Iran’s central provinces in a year
MNA – The project of water transfer from the Persian Gulf to Iran’s central provinces will complete by next year, said Mahmoud…
Iran to ban new high-water consumption industry in dry regions
Al Monitor | Maysam Bizaer: Iran has long been faced with a wide range of environmental challenges. These include everything from drought leading to soil…
27 provinces in Iran spending their driest year ever
IFP – A quick review of the reports on precipitation in Iran over the past month indicates that 27 provinces across the…
Water diplomacy, cross-border cultivation FM’s top priority
MNA – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that diplomacy of cross-border waters is a part of…
Cabinet agrees on forming task force for water shortage adaptation
MNA – The Council of Ministers agreed Sun. on formation of a national task force for adapting to water shortage and dealing…
Iran facing race against time to tackle water crisis
Press TV – Some major Iranian cities will be facing water rationing and other mandatory restrictions if the worst dry spell in more…
Photo of Iranian man supplicating for rain goes viral
IFP- Water shortage in Iran has become so acute that people in some cities have held public prayer sessions for rain. Meanwhile,…
IRGC ready to help in cloud seeding
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force voiced readiness to help Iran’s Energy Ministry carry out cloud-seeding operations as…
Photos: Iranian people pray for rain
IFP- Water shortage in Iran has become so acute that people in some cities have held public prayer sessions for rain. Meanwhile,…
Water resources discovered under Earth’s hottest spot
IFP – Iranian researcher Amir Aghakouchak, a winner of American Geophysical Union’s prestigious Hydrology award, says he has discovered underground water resources…
Official calls on neighbors to comply with water deals
FNA- A senior Iranian official urged the neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared…
Man sentenced to do research for illegal use of groundwater
IFP – An Iranian man who had illegally exploited subterranean water resources has been sentenced by a court to carrying out some…
Blame game: What’s behind the water-of-discord crisis between Turkey and Iran?
Tensions are rising in bilateral relations between Turkey and Iran. The reason for this is water. Sputnik spoke to an expert in…
Iranian MPs to examine water supply problems created by neighbors
Tasnim – Iranian lawmakers plan to establish “the water security committee” to examine the issue of building dams on rivers flowing into…
Iran diverting water from Gulf of Oman inwards
Press TV – Iran says it is implementing a landmark project to divert water from the Gulf of Oman to its central…
Iran to divert water from plants, farms to houses
Press TV- Iran says it is considering a plan to reduce the water supplies that are consumed in farms and industrial plants…
‘Iran could face severe water crisis in 2017’
Press TV- Historically low rainfalls have raised concerns that Iran will have an arid year in 2017. Iran’s Tasnim news agency in…
Lake Urmia now harboring 3bn cubic meters of water
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – A Ministry of Energy official has said Lake Urmia water absorption has now exceeded 3bn cubic meters.…
A grand but faulty vision for Iran’s water problems
Massive water transfer schemes are no solution to Iran’s growing problems with drought A grand vision of eliminating water scarcity looks attractive…
Water crisis is serious: Energy minister
Tehran, Aug 15, IRNA – Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian said on Saturday that water crisis is a complicated and very serious…
Iran acquires technology to use household wastewater for farming
An Iranian official says the country has acquired the technology to convert wastewater produced by households to agricultural water, which can be…
Minister warns of unprecedented water crisis
Water shortage in Iran has reached crisis point. For years precipitation has been of the declining order while consumption, evaporation and waste…
The empty river of life
TEHRAN — Every day, when I walk to our supermarket in the western part of Tehran to buy the groceries my wife…
Water shortage could displace 50m people
Severity of the water shortage in Iran has not yet dawned on the general public. Even government authorities had not acknowledged the…
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, agriculture and the environment to Iran’s vice president, warned…
“Nothing for us, without us” – A model for reversing desertification in Iran
TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – In keeping with current climate change trends, Iran can expect a hotter and drier future that could…
Earth Day warning for Iran: Water shortage, deforestation main threats
Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Iran’s forests could be destroyed in the next 70-100 years, said Esmaeil Kahrom, an advisor to the…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on April 19
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has…
Official highlights importance of desertification control programs
Shiraz, Fars Prov., March 15, IRNA – Head of the Forests, Range & Watershed Management Organization Kazem Jalali said on Sunday that…
Iran ranks 1st in ME for improper use of water, soil
Tehran, March 10, IRNA – Dean of Nuclear Agriculture Research Center Ebrahim Moghiseh said on Tuesday that Iran ranks first in the…
City Councillor: Water shortage hitting Tehran hard
TEHRAN, March 03 (MNA) – A member of Tehran City Council and Supervisory Committee has said in 2015 the most hitting issue…
Photos: Karaj Dam thirsty for water
Despite the rainy and snowy days of last two weeks, Karaj Dam still lacks a great amount to fulfill its storage capacity.…
The dying Hamoun wetlands — Iran’s sorrow
Tehran: The fertile Hamoun wetlands on Iran’s border with Afghanistan have a long history. They supported a sophisticated culture in ancient times…
Minister of Energy warns over limited water supplies
Khorramabad, Feb 3, IRNA – Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian who travelled to Khorramabad to inaugurate Ewoshan Dam has warned over the…
A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb. 1
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has…