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Ardakanian Discusses Water, Agro Coop. in Foreign Trip

EghtesadOnline: In his first overseas trip as Iran's energy minister, Reza Ardakanian discussed regional water challenges and explored economic and agricultural opportunities in separate meetings in Turkey and Tajikistan this week.
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Publish Date:18/November/2017 | 08:32

Denmark, Iran Sign Water, Wastewater Agreements

EghtesadOnline: A group of Danish water companies signed three memoranda of understanding with Iranian firms operating in water and wastewater engineering projects.
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Publish Date:15/November/2017 | 10:58

Iran's New Energy Minister Vows Action on Chronic Water Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Preserving water resources and reforming the national wastewater system amid a chronic water crisis are front and center to plans of Reza Ardakanian, Iran's new energy minister who boasts environmentally-friendly credentials.
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Publish Date:31/October/2017 | 06:37

Iran Pushing to Finalize New Water, Power Deals

EghtesadOnline: Iran is finalizing a flurry of new deals in the water and power sectors while efforts are underway to restore a large and shrunken lake in northwest Iran, one of the country's biggest environmental challenges in years, the caretaker energy minister said.
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Publish Date:29/October/2017 | 24:54

French, German Groups Ink Water Agreements

EghtesadOnline: French and German groups on Wednesday signed broad-ranging agreements on collaboration with Iran's water industry.
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Publish Date:23/October/2017 | 13:20

Need to Renovate 30% of Water Infrastructure

EghtesadOnline: At least 30% of Iran's water and wastewater infrastructure, including a dilapidated supply network that is a major source of water loss due to leakages, require repairs, the caretaker energy minister, Sattar Mahmoudi, said this week.
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Publish Date:08/October/2017 | 07:33

Ministry Sees Upside in Higher Water Tariffs

EghtesadOnline: Raising water tariffs is imperative to government's efforts to remedy Iran's water sector that is beset by excessive consumption and declining investments, the Energy Ministry's caretaker said.
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Publish Date:03/October/2017 | 13:24

Ministry Bemoans Excessive Water, Power Consumption

EghtesadOnline: The caretaker energy minister last week outlined an unsurprising uptrend in Iran’s water and electricity use, rendering as insufficient government efforts and public pleas to a population of 80 million to rein in water and electricity consumption.
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Publish Date:27/September/2017 | 13:14

MP: Water Transfer Will Help Remedy Shortages, Drought

EghtesadOnline: Transferring water from the Sea of Oman, the Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea through pipelines to dry and water-stressed regions is the most effective strategy for tackling water shortage in Iran, a member of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said.
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Publish Date:23/August/2017 | 09:24

300 Cities on Verge of Water Tension

EghtesadOnline: The high level of water behind dams cannot guarantee the supply of potable water in the long run, as long as the overworked water utilities are not overhauled, a deputy energy minister for water and wastewater affairs said.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 05:58

Water Starts Flowing Into Sardasht Dam

EghtesadOnline: Sardasht Hydroelectric Dam in West Azarbaijan Province began taking water on Thursday in the presence of Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian. The clay core dam with a height of 114 meters from the river bed has a reservoir capacity of 380 million cubic meters.
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Publish Date:24/June/2017 | 09:03

Potable Water Supply in Rural Areas Improving

EghtesadOnline: Access to safe drinking water is a major concern throughout the world. Health risks arise from consumption of water contaminated with pollutants or harmful chemicals that can transmit diseases such as diarrhea, cholera, dysentery, typhoid and polio.
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Publish Date:06/May/2017 | 07:23

Water diplomacy, inseparable part of foreign policy: Deputy FM

EghtesadOnline: Deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs says that the countries in water basin have no choice but cooperation, stressing that water diplomacy is an inseparable part of foreign policy and interaction between nations.
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Publish Date:29/April/2017 | 15:01

Virtual Water Theory Up for Nat’l Debate

EghtesadOnline: The press conference for the first-ever International Conference on Virtual Water in Iran was held on Saturday to analyze the effective use of water in agriculture in light of the country’s looming water shortage.
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 09:11

Iran, Holland to cooperate in water management

EghtesadOnline: The first meeting between Strategic Committee for Joint Cooperation of Iran’s Ministry of Energy and Holland's Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment concerning water management and water governance was held on Sunday, April 9.
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Publish Date:09/April/2017 | 13:51

Presidential Advisor Outlines 6 Challenges of Iran’s Economy

EghtesadOnline: Water crisis, environmental woes, crumbling pension funds, banking troubles, budget deficit and unemployment are six major challenges of Iran’s economy, the senior economic advisor to President Hassan Rouhani said.
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Publish Date:08/March/2017 | 16:06

Iran's Next Budget Focuses on Railroad, Environment, Water

EghtesadOnline: Railroads, environment and water and sewage are top priorities of the budget for the next fiscal year (March 2017-18), as 100 trillion rials ($2.6 billion) have been earmarked for the development of these sectors, says government spokesperson, Mohammad Baqer Nobakht.
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Publish Date:11/February/2017 | 06:14