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

Listen | Tehran on the verge of death? Interview with Masoumeh Ebtekar

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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.

Adel Jalili: The Ministry of Agriculture Jihad is large and incapable.

Previously, the functions of three to four ministries had been merged into the Ministry of Agriculture Jihad

Adel Jalili: Regarding the ratio of general government expenditures to the gross domestic product, Iran's government ranks 110th in the world

Iran ranks 73rd in the world in the ratio of government-employed labor force to the total labor force of the country

See: Water crisis and environment in Iran, a conversation with Mohammad Darvish, environmental activist, and Adel Jalili, ecologist

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Notable Ms. Sheena Ansari, Head of the Environmental Protection Organization, Mr. Gholamreza Nouri Qezaljeh, Minister of Agricultural Jihad, Mr. Reza Aflatoni, Head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization of the country

Mehdi Elahi's report on the widespread cutting and smuggling of Hyrcanian trees in Golestan Province. Will it be taken into account?

98% of Lake Urmia's water is gone

Based on satellite imagery and scientific data, Lake Urmia is projected to continue drying up in the latter half of 2025.

62 percent of the country’s dam reservoirs are empty.

At present, with 19.55 billion cubic meters of water stored in the country’s dams...

Where did the water crisis begin?

Alireza Daemi, Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Energy at the time of Hamid Chitchian Ministry

Anzali Wetland on the eve of ecological collapse; Deep wounds on the tone of a biomass

We need two main tasks to revive Anzali Wetland.

Outbreak of various diseases as Lake Urmia dries up/ Chances for recovery are slim

The opportunity to revive Lake Urmia is being lost, Lake Urmia is drying up

Former Minister of Agriculture Issa Kalantari's revelation about the water mafia: Mahab Ghods is the decision-maker of the water mafia in Iran, he takes a percentage from every project

Mahab Quds is the decision-maker of the water mafia and is behind the water shortage, dam construction, and water projects in the country.

Frequent water outages in Fereydounkenar have caused complaints from citizens.

Citizens are calling for investigation.

Salehieh Wetland reached unprecedented land/Substance crisis in Mehrshahr Karaj

  Director General of Alborz Environmental Protection warning of the unprecedented drying up of Salehieh Wetland and turning it into a dust source

Pictures of the state of Lake Urmia

Peace be upon the soul of this great, compassionate, and honest man.

Why is the development of renewable energy in Iran slow?

Despite its technical capacity of more than tens of thousands of megawatts in the field of renewable energy, Iran

Isa Kalantari: Lake Urmia did not dry up, it dried up/Pezeshkian left the job to his incompetent

  Lake Urmia is catastrophic.  Only about 2 million cubic meters

Mohsen Ghazad, an environmentalist and watchdog of Lake Urmia, posted this video on Instagram: "One year since the 14th government of the doctor, doctors have been spent when people's demands for the revival of Lake Urmia is still unanswered ...

Lake Urmia is becoming more and more critical day by day, it is true that Lake Urmia dry 

Serious questions from the Environmental Protection Agency about Tehran's air pollution

Farhad Afshar, Urban Management Expert

The continuation of the current management will make the water crisis worse in the coming years!

The water crisis in Tehran, Alborz, parts of Qazvin province and Abik city are very serious.

Their tree catastrophe in western Hormozgan under the pretext of reducing the risk of floods!

  Environmental activist Mohammed Darvish by publishing this video on X Social Network

Mohammad Darvish: Export of high -profile agricultural products is betrayal of national resources

We have replaced the elites and cannot make the right decisions!

Mohammad Darwish:Netanyahu is not upset for Iranians

I hoped the government to appreciate these people who didn't eat Netanyahu

Mohammed Darwish: In part of the sovereignty, we have a thought that has been back in civilization for a hundred years

How can you make a yellow cake despite sanctions, but you can't say anything in sustainable energies?! 

Mohammed Darwish: I was banned from Hassan Rouhani's second government!

You have to change the deviant national media managers!

Mohammad Darvish: The Geological Survey has been forced to publish its reports confidential!

Has taken the danger of subsidence to be part of a serious sovereignty;  But we still have a long way

Mohammad Darvish: Not just Guilan province is involved in drought

Tehran does not have much agricultural land and the decline in water consumption in agriculture has no effect on Tehran's water resources

Mohammad Darvish: 5 % of our drinking water resources do not reach the real consumer

Tehran today has a population of 10 million and is still one of the most immigrant cities in the country

Mohammad Darwish: Mr. Imam Friday! Do not comment on the area you are not competent!

In Khorasan Razavi Mr. Alam al -Hadi is the number one man

Mohammed Darwish: We have worked on the National Food Security Document for eight years and finally approved by the Ibrahim Raisi government

According to this document, water should be reduced to 5 billion cubic meters by year 3.

Mohammad Darvish: We have businesses in this country that are profitable in the implementation of water transfer plans

They give us a security stigma and put us under different pressures

Mohammad Darvish: We actually missed one hundred thousand square kilometers of Iranian soil because of subsidence

Even if we zero, it will take at least between 2 and 6,000 years, with these subsidized areas. 

Mohammed Darwish: The first -rate accused of water is inappropriate in the country's system of tact

  We considered the water instead of a bio -commodity, and we went to sell it!

Mohammad Darvish: Today's waterlessness has been the result of at least 5 years of continuing to be inattentive; The country's water authorities have not realized that the amount of harvesting and nutrition is not equal for 5 years

  We face the land subsidence crisis in nine provinces!

Gonabad under siege from water shortage

In recent years, the water scarcity crisis has become one of the country's most important environmental and social challenges.

Will transferring water from Taleghan Dam save Tehran from water shortage?

We must not make the same mistake again. Taleghan water will reach Tehran by October 5th, but we are all in agreement.

Tehran on the verge of disaster due to buildings without water!

The Director General of Roads and Urban Development of Tehran Province has announced  

What happens if the Caspian Sea is dry? / Possibility of reducing the Caspian water level by 1 to 2 meters

  Until year 4, with the same procedure that is currently from the water of the water, it is likely that 1 to 2 meters is likely to 

The depth of the water shortage disaster in Iran

If a region's consumption exceeds 60 percent, that region will face a physical water shortage.

Transferring Taleghan water to Tehran/A temporary solution to the capital's unprecedented drinking water crisis

Two basic tasks need to be done regarding Tehran and all metropolitan cities where the share of drinking water is increasing.

Abbas Keshavarz: We cannot solve the water problem by leaving the government and water experts to it.

This country has 1.5 million hectares of land suitable for growing irrigated wheat; our art is to maximize the fertility of this 1.5.