More than 45% of the desalination plants are in the Middle East. Due to the severe scarcity of freshwater 17 resources, Iran also needs to construct several desalination plants, since by 2021 the ratio of freshwater per capita in 18 the country to the world average per capita will be 0.8....
Despite Iran’s longstanding reputation for sustainable water management, the country currently faces mounting water-related challenges caused by population growth, industrial development, urban sprawl, lifestyle changes, climate change, territorial conflicts, poor management, and insufficient public participatio...
There are three main challenges that inhibit the improvement of WASH conditions in this area: inadequate institutional capacity, water scarcity, and poor socio-economic conditions. We found that a village leader is the most important actor who influences the sustainability of WASH services in this ar...
The serious challenge of water scarcity pushed the Iraq Parliament's First Deputy Speaker Hakim al-Zamili on Thursday to threaten to impose a trade ban on Iran and Turkey if they continue to "limit the flow of rivers from their lands." "We may be forced in the parliament to enact a law...
Introduction Water scarcity in arid regions like the Middle East represents a serious issue. Understanding and predicting the possible impacts of climate change, economic development, population growth and land management is crucial to find the appropriate adaptation strategies to achieve water security in...
climate change, the report said, “seasonal water scarcity will increase in regions where it is currently abundant — such as Central Africa, East Asia and parts of South America — and worsen in regions where water is already in short supply, such as the Middle East and the Sahara in ...
Water scarcity and climate change are dual challenges that could potentially threaten energy security. Yet, integrated water–carbon management frameworks coupling diverse water- and carbon-mitigation technologies at high spatial heterogeneity are largel
Many regions in Iran are currently experience water crisis, largely driven by frequent droughts and expanding agricultural land combined with over abstraction of groundwater. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify potential groundwater recharge (GWR) zones to help in prevent water scarcity. ...
According to satellites that monitor climate, the Tigris-Euphrates Basin, which is a transboundary basin distributed between Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, is losing water faster than any other area in the world. In the past months, Turkey launched an effort to help resolv...
Water scarcity in many regions has caused communities to consider water reuse options to protect and increase existing water sources (Gude, 2017). Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many community water systems with water reuse options in their operating scheme are concerned about the water source's...