360 Springs Dry Out In Kohgiluyeh And Boyer Ahmad Province Putting Nomads In Water Crisis
Iran-HRM - The Director General of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Tribal Affairs said that from the 570 springs in the…
Environment
Iranian Elite, Strangers In Their Own Homeland
Radiofarda - Kaveh Madani, a young Iranian environmental scientist living abroad who returned home full of hope last year to…
Iranian Workers Extend Protests Against Water Shortages, Salary Delays
VOA —Workers in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan have launched an extended protest against water shortages and nonpayment of wages.…
Celebrities, Green Activists Demand Iran’s President Rouhani To Cast Light On Case Of Detained Environmentalists
PayvandNews- More than 700 Iranian celebrities and environmentalists have signed a letter calling on President Hassan Rouhani to legally shed…
Millions Facing Water Shortages, Warns Energy Minister
Radiofarda - Iran is facing its harshest drought in the last 50 years, and nearly half the country’s population will…
18 Wetlands Totally Drained In Iran: Deputy Environment Chief
PayvandNews - Some 18 wetlands in Iran are completely dried up and some 24 are in critical condition, deputy chief…
Hepatitis Spreading In Impoverished Areas In Ahwaz Due To Water Contamination
Iran-HRM - A city official in Ahwaz said that skin diseases and hepatitis have increased due to a decrease in…
Iranian Environmental Official Hated by Conservatives ‘Escapes’ Iran
VOA - A senior Iranian environmental official whose activism and Western connections drew strong criticism from conservatives has revealed that…
Iran’s deputy environment chief resigns amid mounting pressure from hard-liners
Al-Monitor - The young deputy head of Iran's Department of Environment, Kaveh Madani, has decided to resign and leave the…
Iran: Isfahan Farmers Detained In Night Raids For Protesting Water Rights
Iran-HRM - At around 3 am, on Sunday April 15, agents of the Intelligence Agency raided farmers’ home in Khorasgan…