Environment

Comparison of the status of Taleghan Dam over the past year

Important dams only have 32% of water

Every year 50 thousand Iranians die due to terrible air pollution

Every day that the country is closed due to air pollution, 7 thousand billion tomans of damage is caused to the country's economy and industry

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Villa construction after Iranian forest fires/The mission of the Forestry Organization is to restore damaged areas and prevent misuse

Hooman Khakpour, natural resources expert, in conversation with Rokna

Ismail Kahram's warning: We will spend the water of Zayandeh Rood on watermelons, the profit will go to the pockets of Arab countries.

Ismail Kahram, an environmental expert, said, referring to methods such as drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, and fogging that turn water into very small particles.

Environmentalists die, but funds are spent on foreign trips!

Esmail Kahram, a prominent Iranian environmental activist and ecologist, criticized the performance of the Environmental Protection Organization

Dam reservoir levels have dropped to one-third of capacity / Five dams are in the red

Firooz Ghasemzadeh, Director General of the National Water Data and Information Office, announced that this autumn has broken the record for the driest season in the past 58 years.

Reza Haji Karim, head of the Iranian Water Industry Federation, warned: Tehran's 18th district has the world record for subsidence!

Now the subsidence has reached region 9 and this is slowly affecting the whole of Tehran. In the world, 4 mm of subsidence is called a crisis, in Iran we are involved in 360 mm of subsidence, which is 90 times.

The simple and suffering voice of this rural woman is the voice of the heartache of all of Iran

Pay attention to the metatext of this woman's innocent words, which are issued from her unconscious.  It's hard to stop the tears from flowing;  For the burnt heart of Iran

Using the pretext of a shocking image of the capital engulfed in smoke! Tehran; a gas chamber or a city of effort and vitality?!

If you take a fleeting look at the image included in this report, you will surely be struck with astonishment and amazement. It is an image of the sky engulfed in smoke and pollution over the 15-million-strong city of Tehran.

Those without hijabs are not the main culprits of the water crisis; the real culprits are those who build dams, dig illegal wells, and practice unscientific agriculture.

Some claim that Iran's drought is the result of sins such as women not wearing the hijab.

Pay attention to the words of Governor Chalus and other effective servants in extinguishing the fires of the elite forests!

  says;  "We have been stationed here for almost 72 hours"!!

An unprecedented decrease in the Caspian water level and the warning of experts

Over the past 18 years, the water level of the Caspian Sea has decreased by about 36 thousand square kilometers;  The decline with the noticeable retreat of the coasts

Enemy, Drought, and Lies Against Iran - Kaveh Madani

Kaveh Madani's new article in Forbes reviews the prayer of Darius the Great for Iran and addresses the question of how Iran has become trapped in this situation.

Karaj Dam's driest situation in the past decade.

This set of photos is a comparative comparison that shows the current situation of the Karaj Dam is more critical than the conditions in 2022

Kaveh Madani: The lack of rain is not the result of "climate manipulation".

We are no longer in a water crisis; we are in a "water bankruptcy."

Surprisingly, the Minister of Energy advises people to store water in their pots and pans, and this advice has led to more water consumption.

If the Ministry of Energy was honest with the people, the people would also cooperate and less water would be consumed

Who dreamed and said that we will bring Taleghan water to Tehran? Then who?

The most important issue of the country right now is water imbalance. We have been warned about this for years and we are all responsible. 

Darvish, an environmental activist: We foolishly built a dam in front of 14 rivers leading to Urmia Lake under the pretext of exporting apples to Lebanon!

Ilna news agency, quoting a water activist, wrote: The average annual water evaporation in the world is 700 mm, while this indicator is 2,100 mm in Iran.

Reza Haji-Karim, Chairman of the Board of the Iran Water Industry Federation: More than 30% of Tehran's water is lost due to network losses, illegal withdrawals, and free consumption by mosques, schools, military bases, and so on.

Pari lake in Zanjan province has completely dried up / Qezel Ozen river is also drying up completely

  Since the water management in Iran is faced with extensive corruption, incompetence and inefficiency, all this time the lake was dry, even though saving it was not a difficult task, they did not manage to do it and the lake dried up.

Behind the curtain of lack of water in the country is a ruthless mafia/ he is the one who says where to build dams and which cities and villages will remain thirsty.

  Experts warn that the country's water resources have reached the end point in some areas, and there are even whispers of Tehran's evacuation

From praying for rain to evacuation of Tehran; Solving the water crisis requires action! / If Tehran must be evacuated, the Minister of Energy must also be dismissed

  The water crisis in Iran has reached a stage where the president talks about the possibility of "evacuating Tehran", but experts see these statements as a sign of the government's management weakness and inaction.

Severe water shortage in Hiahu Dam

Hiahu dam and many reservoir dams in South Khorasan province are on the verge of complete dryness due to lack of rainfall./IRNA

The countdown to a national disaster has begun.

Official reports and received images confirm that the major dams in the provinces of Tehran, Isfahan, Qom, Kerman, Razavi Khorasan, and Zanjan have approached dead storage capacity.

Shocking account by Kaviani, a university professor: The disaster that the idea of self-sufficiency brought upon Iran's water and continues to bring

They have written a law that 85% of food production must happen in Iran, but does your water and soil capacity even allow for that?

Publication of the list of 19 almost empty dams in the country

The number of critical dams has more than doubled in less than two weeks; it has increased from 8 dams to 19 dams.

Haji Karim, head of the Iranian Water Industry Federation: There is no water in Taleghan that can be transferred to the capital

The water situation in Tehran is deteriorating exponentially

Order for double water conservation in Tehran

While during the same period last year, 20 millimeters and in the long-term period, 30 millimeters of rainfall were recorded.

The condition of Karaj Dam after the 85% decrease in reserves compared to last year

The last breaths of Karaj Dam Lake

Photo: Reza Mastouri

If you have courage, speak up - Mohammad Darvish addressing Somayeh Rafiei, a member of parliament

Recently, Somayeh Rafiei stated in an interview that the current water shortage situation in the country is due to a few people who have been in charge of the country's water management for years.

Amirkabir dam only has water storage for 2 weeks

  Following the sharp decrease in rainfall and the drop in water input to the dams of Tehran province, the CEO of Tehran Regional Water Company

Kaveh Madani: We should tell people the facts and create realism instead of expectations.

  Kaveh Madani's warning about the water crisis, an Iran waiting for rain 

Rouhollah Motaefakker Azad: The issues of Lake Urmia are more environmental than political or social.

What is clear is that after the 2000s, governments tried to improve the situation of Lake Urmia; how successful they were is a matter of debate.

Environmental activist: Iran has reached the limit of 2,500 megawatts in the field of solar energy, which is a historical record. Forecasts say that with the current trend of openings by the Ministry of Energy, we will cross the limit of 5,000 megawatts b

  The solar energy extraction capacity has reached 2,500 megawatts, which is a historical record.

CEO of Kerman Regional Water Company: The situation of water resources in Kerman is critical

Currently, only about 17% of the reservoir capacity of the dams in Kerman province is full, which shows a seven percent decrease compared to the same period last year.

The Lethyan dam is thirstier than ever

  This critical situation is considered a serious alarm for water management in Tehran metropolis.

Bahmanshir, saltier than the Persian Gulf; this is no longer a crisis, it is a declaration of the collapse of the ecological balance

In a conversation with the head of the Khuzestan Water Industry Engineers Association, it was discussed

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Death Pollen on the Wetlands of Fars/Increase in Incurable Diseases and Growth in Cancer Rates

There are almost no living wetlands left in Fars; the Bakhtegan wetland has been dry for more than 14 to 15 years.

Listen | Soil erosion in Iran: Mohammad Darvish and Mojtaba Pakparvar

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The spokesperson for Iran’s water industry stated that Lake Urmia is revivable.

Eisa Bozorgzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s water industry, said that Lake Urmia has become a symbol of mismanagement of water and agricultural resources.

The water issue in Iran is not only an environmental problem but also a matter of security, economy, politics, and society.

The critical subsidence situation in provinces such as Isfahan and Kerman, as well as the deteriorating conditions of Lake Urmia and the wetlands, indicate that...

Sistan and Baluchistan; The rainbow of the Iranian mines, caught up in the highest level of poverty and class divide in the country!

According to the Iranian Census Bureau, Sistan and Baluchistan province tops the most inequalities in the country

Ataullah Ebrahimi: 70-80 percent of the Natural Resources Organization's duties are governance duties

I don't think this decision was made consciously

Ataullah Ebrahimi: We must solve our soil problem before solving the water problem

We need to turn off the water supply valve so we can return the tank to its original state

Ataullah Ebrahimi: We have one of the highest soil erosion rates in the world

We are losing our territorial ecological capacity at a faster rate than the rest of the world

See: Water Crisis and Natural Resources: A Conversation between Mohammad Darwish, an environmental activist, and Ataullah Ebrahimi, Director of the Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute

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Water Crisis in Iran – Conversation between Mohammad Darvish, environmental activist, and Isa Bozorgzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s water industry.

Reducing water exploitation in the country’s provinces has now become one of the main environmental concerns; an issue that experts believe is the only way to achieve resilience, reduce imbalances, and control land subsidence. However, this major change requires a reconsideration of livelihoods and businesses that are heavily dependent on water.

The tragic fate of Lake Urmia and its almost complete drying

Isa Bozorgzadeh: Using unconventional water resources is a response to climate change.

We can convert the use of natural resources in a way that benefits the farmers.

Isa Bozorgzadeh: Water is not a political issue; it is a social issue.

Participatory water management is a tool that has been known for years but has not advanced.

Isa Bozorgzadeh: The executive bodies and the legislature have interests in “remaining in the final state.”

Statesmen must realize that many solutions lie in letting go.

Isa Bozorgzadeh: The solution to the country’s water issue is to reduce water loadings to the limit of the ecosystem’s resilience in each region.

The main actions on the issue of climate change have advanced through market mechanisms.

Tonight on Abdi Media: Water and Natural Resources Crisis

Conversation between Mohammad Darvish, environmental activist, and Ataullah Ebrahimi, head of the Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute

The land of Iran is collapsing / Decayed infrastructure is causing sinkholes to form / 5 cities are located on plains with a high subsidence rate of 25 centimeters.

Mehdi Zare, professor of geology, warns that excessive extraction of groundwater

Adel Jalili: The cancellation of the Ministry of Natural Resources was a very wrong decision.

In developed countries, natural resources are a completely independent and key subject.