Iran will face severe water shortages in half a century, director of IranÂ’s Desert Studies Center warned here on Tuesday.
“Large swathes of the country will be on track for severe water shortage in 50 years,” Parviz Kardovani said. The Central Plateau of Iran will face up to water crisis within a half century, he explained, blaming “excessive increase in water consumption” for such a shortage.
He elaborated human activities, lifestyles, poor management of water resources, and urban development as the main causes of the crisis. Referring to the limitation of IranÂ’s water resources, he called for concerted efforts to manage urban development and consumption of water resources in a bid to tackle drinking water shortage |