Iran’s policy priorities intensify water crisis

Nima Shokri; Paolo D’Odorico; Elmira Hassanzadeh; Kaveh Madani; Sanam Mahoozi; Ali Mirchi; Ali Nazemi; Mojtaba Sadegh; Salome M.S. Shokri-Kuehni; Amir AghaKouchak

doi:10.1038/s41893-026-01784-0

Iran’s policy priorities intensify water crisis

Nima Shokri
, Paolo D’Odorico
, Elmira Hassanzadeh
, Kaveh Madani
, Sanam Mahoozi
, Ali Mirchi
, Ali Nazemi
, Mojtaba Sadegh
, Salome M.S. Shokri-Kuehni
, Amir AghaKouchak

Civil Engineering Department

Hamburg University of Technology
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
University of California at Berkeley
Polytechnique Montreal
City St George's, University of London
Oklahoma State University
Concordia University
University of California at Irvine

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The chronic water crisis in Iran stems from decades of water-intensive development, fragmented governance and national priorities that sidelined environmental protection. Without major governance reform and reprioritization, technical solutions alone cannot stop worsening water and environmental degradation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	641-644
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Sustainability
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-026-01784-0
State	Published - May 2026

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