Groundwater recharge feeds aquifers supplying fresh-water to a population over 80 million
in Iran—a global hotspot for groundwater depletion. Using an extended database …

It is anticipated that the global community will encounter crises pertaining to water, energy,
food, and the environment in the foreseeable future. The objective of this paper is to analyze …

Abstract Study area Iran. Study focus Iran, once a pioneer of sustainable water
management, is currently facing water bankruptcy. Aggressive exhaustion of non-renewable …

The current study introduces a conceptual socio-hydrological-based framework for the water-
energy-food (WEF) nexus. The proposed conceptual framework aims to investigate how …

Few studies have examined the impact of climate change on groundwater resources
worldwide, especially in developing countries. The objective of this study is to review the …

Iran's groundwater hydrochemistry has not been well understood. In this study, Iran's
groundwater hydrochemistry is evaluated using a rich, ground‐trusted data sampled from …

Economic sanctions have been actively used against Iran in the last four decades. In
response to sanctions, Iran has adopted a range of survivalist policies with notable …

Different methods have been proposed in population dynamics to estimate carrying capacity
(K). This study estimates K for Iran, using three novel methods by integrating land and water …

Excessive population growth and high water demands have significantly increased water
extractions from deep and semi-deep wells in the arid regions of Iran. This has negatively …

Competition for water between agriculture and the environment is a growing problem in
irrigated regions across the globe, especially in endorheic basins with downstream …