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Asia balances rapid development with growing water challenges, from monsoon shifts to overused rivers and aquifers.
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Japan’s Rice Crisis: Water Scarcity Meets Inflation Amid Climate Pressures
Japan faces a rift between water resources, rice production, and soaring prices. Climate change, aging farmland, and inflation threaten food security, forcing policy shifts and imports.
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Iran’s Civilizational Drought: When a Nation Runs Out of Water
Iran is grappling with an unprecedented water crisis in 2025: five years of drought, reservoir levels near collapse, mass groundwater depletion and sinking infrastructure. Urban and rural communities are impacted alike as policymakers scramble to manage cascading economic, social and environmental risks