Iran water shortage
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Neighbors Worsening Iran's Water Shortage
EghtesadOnline: Neighboring states' operations to control transboundary waters—the shared aquifers, lakes and river basins—have exacerbated the severe water shortage in Iran, a former member…
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Iran to Place Restrictions on Farming Amid Water Shortage
EghtesadOnline: Amid low precipitation and water shortage, the government is going to place restrictions on the cultivation of crops in areas of the country where underground water resources…
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Iran Losing Pistachio Orchards to Water Crises, Soil Salinity
EghtesadOnline: Every year between 8,000 and 12,000 hectares of Iran’s pistachio orchards are lost due to water shortage and soil salinity, the head of Iran Pistachio Association said.
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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…
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Call For Higher Water Rates Seems Crucial
EghtesadOnline: Low water prices have made people oblivious to the fact that they must consume water judiciously and help mitigate the effects of water shortages, says Hamidreza Janbaz, managing…
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Int’l Virtual Water Confab in Tehran
EghtesadOnline: The First International Conference on Virtual Water was held in Tehran on Monday at the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture to address the water shortage…
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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…
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Water Solutions Remain Elusive
EghtesadOnline: Iran has been struggling with water shortage for so long that those in their early twenties do not recall a time when the country did not suffer from the scarcity of this precious…