Drastic water shortages and air pollution are fuelling Iran's protests

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Drastic water shortages and air pollution are fuelling Iran's protests

Iran's latest wave of protests are happening in a country where the economy is under intense pressure from escalating climate impacts and worsening drought

"Iran is experiencing not one environmental crisis but the convergence of several: water shortages, land subsidence, air pollution and energy failure. All added together, life is a struggle for survival."...

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