Are the Iran protests a climate story?

About this episode

The episode explores the connection between environmental issues in Iran and the recent civil unrest.

Long before the recent economic crash and brutal killings of protestors in Iran, the country faced enduring environmental crises. Depleted dams and dried rivers have left stretches of land exposed, sending dust clouds across the country and severely degrading air quality. Last October, President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that the capital, Tehran, may have to be evacuated due to the country's water bankruptcy. Have these problems contributed to the civil unrest this winter? Bertie puts th...

People in this episode

Host: Bertie

Topics covered

• climate change
• civil unrest
• environmental crises
• Iran protests
• air quality
• water scarcity

Keywords

• Iran protests
• climate story
• environmental crises
• air quality
• water bankruptcy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Tehran, Tehran

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