Iran’s worsening water shortages stem not just from drought but from systemic failures in management and policy. Decades of mismanagement, over-reliance on unsustainable groundwater extraction, and inadequate infrastructure investment have deepened the crisis. Experts warn that without urgent reforms, the strain on agriculture, urban supplies, and ecosystems will only intensify. The challenge now lies in whether political leadership can address the root causes before irreversible damage occurs.
Iran’s water crisis is fundamentally a governance crisis.
