Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.

The government is pleading with Iranians to save water as reservoirs dry up and rainfall is at a record low.

TEHRAN: Water levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad plunged below three percent, media reported on Sunday, as the country suffers from severe…

Il governo iraniano prevede di interrompere periodicamente le forniture idriche a Teheran, metropoli di oltre 10 milioni di abitanti, per limitare i consumi e ridurre gli sprechi.…

Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry

Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.

The country is experiencing its sixth consecutive year of drought, with reservoirs supplying several major cities, including the capital, at record lows. This unprecedented…