Water Management

Iran reacts to an interventionist statement about Khuzestan

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to the interventionist and political statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the recent events occurred in southern Iranian province of Khuzestan.

Iran launches 2nd phase of water transfer from Persian Gulf

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – The second phase of a megaproject to supply water from the Persian Gulf to the central parts of Iran was inaugurated on Sunday.

Iran, Finland hold webinar on water resources management

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Iran and Finland have held a specialized webinar on water resources management on Wednesday.

By: Ebrahim Fallahi

Persian Gulf water transfer project inaugurated

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – In recent years, the central plateau of Iran has been experiencing severe water shortages, especially in big cities like Isfahan, Kerman, Yazd, and Hormozgan.

Joint coop. between Iran, Afghanistan to become operational

TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Energy for Water and Wastewater Affairs said that joint cooperation between Iran and Afghanistan to be operationalized in a relevant field.

Swiss envoy invites Iran to take part in ‘blue peace’ plan

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Swiss Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Markus Leitner invited Iran for taking membership in the Management and Policymaking Council of the ‘Blue Peace’ Plan.

Dutch water experts to arrive in Iran within a month

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Dutch Ambassador to Iran Jacques Werner informed on Monday that regarding the recent flash floods in Iran, a delegation of Netherlands' water experts will arrive in the country to explore avenues of mutual cooperation in water and wastewater management.

Rouhani to inaugurate 3 major water supply projects in East Azarbaijan

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will make a trip to East Azarbaijan this week to inaugurate three major water supply projects in the northwestern Iranian province.

Austria makes €100m of investment on Iranian water projects

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – "Austria has made €100 million of investments for implementation of drip irrigation besides water and wastewater projects in Iran, Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz announced on Sunday.

Iran, Afghanistan sign agreement on optimal use of Hirmand water

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iran and Afghanistan signed an agreement on the optimal use of water sharing from the Hirmand River in Kabul on Thursday.

Springtime rainfalls fill 82% of Iranian dams

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Exceptional rainfalls in the past two months across Iran have raised the water levels in the country’s dams, and 82% of the dams are now full.

Amirkabir Dam in Alborz full up to 93%

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The director of Regional Water Company of Alborz province said Wed. that 93 percent of Amirkabir Dam on the Karaj River is full, which is 4 percent higher than the same period last year.

Iran sees 105% growth in precipitation

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The precipitation rate in Iran's main catchment areas in the current water year (started Sep. 23, 2018) shows a 105% growth compared to the corresponding period last year, bringing some respite to the huge water deficit seen for long years throughout the country.

Rouhani visits Khuzestan Water and Power Authority’s monitoring centre

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – On a visit to flood-hit areas in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, Iranian President Rouhani visited Khuzestan Water and Power Authority’s monitoring Centre and inspected the condition of the dams in the province.

By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Massive water transfer projects not to ease acute shortages but cripple ecosystems

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Water transfer schemes looking attractive to many of those residing in drought-stricken central Iran worried about drought, not only does not eliminate water scarcity, but inevitably involves polluting the environment along with damaging agriculture, people’s fragile source of income.

By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Qanat, a solution to water scarcity?

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – For many years, the country has been suffering from droughts and lack of water resources; wetlands, rivers, lakes and open drains have dried up gradually. While experts believe that the current water scarcity is due to poor water management policies, do qanats give us the right policy?

IRGC forms cloud-seeding drones fleet

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force in cooperation with Iran’s Energy Ministry have formed a special fleet of drones for cloud-seeding.

Rouhani calls for transferring sea waters to central Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran enjoys considerable reserves of water in both north and south of the country which need to be used.

Iran FM meets with Afghan president in Geneva

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tue. held talks with the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in the Swiss city of Geneva on the sidelines of a UN-backed international conference on Afghanistan.

Persian Gulf water to reach Iran’s central provinces in a year

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – The project of water transfer from the Persian Gulf to Iran’s central provinces will complete by next year, said Mahmoud Shayan, a board member of Bank Melli Iran.

Interior min. calls for pursuing water transfer from Sea of Oman

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli called for officials to follow the issue of water transfer from Sea of Oman, Southern Iran.