US EditionIran's Water Crisis Nears Point Of No Return
- This past week, Iran entered its worst drought in some 60 years, prompting authorities to begin rationing water in Tehran, a city of some 10 million people.
- Analysts say decades of mismanagement and shrinking rainfall have pushed Iran toward what experts call 'water bankruptcy', while the agricultural policy of self-sufficiency increased water waste.
- Measured levels reveal the five main reservoirs supplying Tehran hold just 11 percent capacity, nationwide 19 major dams are dry, over 20 hold under 5 percent, and Mashhad's reservoirs fall below 3 percent with three dams out.
- President Masud Pezeshkian warned earlier this month that continued drought could force Tehran's evacuation, while Iranian authorities urged daytime water cuts but lack a concrete national plan amid public distrust and protest risks.
- Experts warn that short-term fixes exist but fundamental reforms are needed to avert catastrophe, Kaveh Madani says official warnings are too low and Tehran residents bought water tanks on November 10.
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Iran is currently experiencing a major drought. The low rainfall level is "almost unprecedented in a century," according to a local official. Several water reservoirs feeding Tehran and Mashhad, the country's second largest city, are almost dry. The Iranian government is planning to cut water in the capital. A week ago, Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian even mentioned the hypothesis of having to evacuate the capital. This crisis is not only d…
The country is going through its sixth consecutive year of drought and the reservoirs feeding several major cities, including the capital, are at the lowest. An exceptional situation linked to global warming but also caused by poor management of the resource.
Without rain by December, water will be rationed and Tehran could become uninhabitable, warns Iranian president
Tehran faces worst drought in decades
Iran is suffering its worst water shortage in decades, and officials say the capital, Tehran, home to more than 10 million people, could soon become uninhabitable if the drought continues, Reuters reports. Iranian President Masoud Pesekian has warned that Tehran residents will have to rely on rationed water if there is no rain by December. IAEA unable to verify Iran's uranium stockpile after Israeli strikes "Even if water is rationed, if it doe…
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