This document discusses policies that Iran could adopt to address water scarcity. It summarizes that Iran faces water scarcity due to factors like population growth, agricultural practices, and dams depleting groundwater. It recommends policies like improving water management through transparency, education, pricing water at real costs, limiting crops to suitable regions, and restoring traditional water harvesting methods. It also suggests international collaboration on studies of shared water resources and sharing experiences in water management.

1. How To Deal With Water Scarcity In The Islamic Republic of Iran? Sayyed Ahang Kowsar Fars Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resour Shiraz , I.R. Iran Presented by: Mazda Kompanizare and Shahla Asgharinia

5. Water in Iran 439 (Km 3 ) 271mm on 1,620,703 km2 Mean Annual Precipitation 51 (Km 3 ) Natural Recharge Of Groundwater 296 (Km 3 ) evapo-transpiration 60 (Km 3 ) Extracted from Groundwater 81 (Km 3 ) Surface flows 5 (Km 3 ) net outflow to the neighboring countries 63 (Km 3 ) drained into the Persian Gulf, the Oman and Caspian Seas , and numerous salt lakes, marshes, and playas Water uses: Agriculture (about 95 %), Industry (1%), Domestic use (4%). 18 (Km 3 ) Extracted from Surface water -9 (Km 3 ) negative Groundwater balance

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