Iran's Water Crisis: Ancient Qanat Systems Destroyed, Capital May Relocate Due to Water Bankruptcy
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Summary
Iran faces a severe water crisis described as 'water bankruptcy' due to the destruction of ancient qanat water systems and modern mismanagement including ill-conceived dam projects and overpumping. The crisis has become so severe that Iran is considering relocating its capital from Tehran due to water shortages. Experts attribute the problem to abandoning sustainable ancient water tunnels that were once admired worldwide, combined with poor modern water management policies.
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It is a crisis that has a sad origin, they say: the destruction and abandonment of tens of thousands of ancient tunnels for sustainably tapping underground water, known as qanats, that were once the envy of the arid world.
Iran is looking to relocate the nation's capital because of severe water shortages that make Tehran unsustainable.
Experts say the crisis was caused by years of ill-conceived dam projects and overpumping that destroyed a centuries-old system for tapping underground reserves.
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