Iran is experiencing an extreme heat wave, leading to the closure of government offices across 16 provinces, including Tehran. Temperatures may reach 50 degrees Celsius, and the heat is accompanied by drought, with Tehran seeing its lowest rainfall in 60 years. Water resources are critically low, prompting measures like reducing water pressure in the pipeline network. Experts point to chronic mismanagement of resources, insufficient infrastructure, and the over-consumption of water, jeopardizing the city’s ability to sustain its population of over 9 million.
"All rivers and water sources within a 100-kilometer radius of Tehran have been depleted," according to Nasser Karami, who researches sustainable development, climate change and water management.
"Tehran is not a place where authorities can simply resort to another source when water is scarce," the Norway-based researcher told DW.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that dams supplying the capital could run dry within months unless water consumption was curbed.
Experts have been warning for decades that Iran does not have sufficient resources to support its growing number of inhabitants.
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