User:Jlouro1/Water scarcity in Iran

The people in Iran decided, against their best interests, to protest against the water shortages in their country. Although it brought turmoil upon them, it was necessary because they are struggling to get by without access to clean water.

In the future, it is predicted that the water crisis in Iran will get worse. This is due to the fact that climate change has effect the precipitation distribution in Iran. It is predicted that some areas can expect a decrease of precipitation by up to 40% in the coming years.

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The people in Iran decided, against their best interests, to protest against the water shortages in their country. Although it brought turmoil upon them, it was necessary because they are struggling to get by without access to clean water.

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Madani, Kaveh. "Water management in Iran: what is causing the looming crisis?." Journal of environmental studies and sciences 4.4 (2014): 315-328.

"Warming, Water Crisis, Then Unrest: How Iran Fits an Alarming Pattern". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

Abbaspour, Karim C., et al. "Assessing the impact of climate change on water resources in Iran." Water resources research 45.10 (2009).