Kaveh Madani

Kaveh Madani

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Kaveh Madani is an environmental scientist and director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, who has called for regulatory interventions to address the environmental consequences of cryptocurrency mining, particularly in areas already facing energy shortages.

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Professor Kaveh Madani warned that the removal of protective measures is dangerous.

Jutarnji list - Europa sprema kontroverznu promjenu zakona o vodi, kritike su žestoke: 'To je ruski rulet'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2026-06-21
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Prof Kaveh Madani, the director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, also warned against removing protections.

‘It’s Russian roulette’: alarm as Europe backs critical minerals mines in water-stressed regions | Mining
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-06-20
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Kaveh Madani, Director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, uses a simple money metaphor to explain the problem of water scarcity.

UN warns! The world is entering ‘water bankruptcy’ and billions could be in serious danger | World News
The Times of India·IndiaIndia· 2026-02-21
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Kaveh Madani is the director of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, and the report’s lead author.

UN warns of irreversible global 'water bankruptcy'
The Standard·KenyaKenya· 2026-02-01
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Kaveh Madani is the lead author of the report and director of UNU-INWEH, known as the UN’s think tank on water.

World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’, UN report warns – The Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian·South AfricaSouth Africa· 2026-01-26
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Tshilidzi Marwala
Tshilidzi Marwala

Kaveh Madani is the director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health at the United Nations University.

La planète entre dans une ère où l’eau ne suffit plus, l’ONU alerte sur une « faillite hydrique mondiale »
Le Matin – prominent French-language Moroccan newspaper·MoroccoMorocco· 2026-01-23
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Tshilidzi Marwala

Kaveh Madani is the director of the UN University’s Institute for Water, Environment and Health, and the report’s author.

The world has entered a new era of ‘water bankruptcy’ with irreversible consequences
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2026-01-22
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Kaveh Madani is an expert who resigned from his position as deputy director of the Iranian Department of Environment.

Водната криза во Иран нуди лекција за управување со виталните ресурси
Нова Македонија (Nova Makedonija)·North MacedoniaNorth Macedonia· 2025-11-30
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Kaveh Madani is an Iranian ecologist, scientist, and activist discussing the water crisis in Iran.

Jutarnji list - Desetljećima upozoravali, nitko ih nije slušao. Sada, 18 milijuna ljudi nadomak je evakuacije koja se može pretvoriti u ljudsku katastrofu
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-11-25
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Kaveh Madani recalls being told by senior officials not to use alarmist phrases such as 'water bankruptcy'.

Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up | Iran
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-16
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Kaveh Madani, a former deputy director of Iran's Ministry of Environment, stated that unfortunately the only option left is to urgently react and ask citizens to conserve water.

Jutarnji list - Katastrofa prijeti Iranu, Teheran s 10 milijuna ljudi mogao bi postati nenastanjiv: 'Ako se ovo nastavi, stanovnici će morati otići!'
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-11-13
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Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, said Iran’s worsening 'water bankruptcy' would impact the country’s ability to function.

Iran warns of potential Tehran evacuation as worst drought in decades hits
Fox News·United StatesUnited States· 2025-11-10
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Kaveh Madani described the water situation in Iran as a 'water bankruptcy'.

Teherans Wassermangel könne dem Regime gefährlich werden
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-09
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Kaveh Madani is the director of the Institute of Water, Environment and Health at the United Nations University.

El día cero en Teherán: cómo la megacapital de Irán se está quedando sin agua y electricidad para sus 10 millones de habitantes
El Deber·BoliviaBolivia· 2025-09-07
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Kaveh Madani is the director of the Institute of Water, Environment and Health at the United Nations University.

El día cero en Teherán: cómo la megacapital de Irán se está quedando sin agua y electricidad para sus 10 millones de habitantes
La Prensa – leading Panamanian daily, est. 1980·PanamaPanama· 2025-09-06
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Kaveh Madani is an expert from the UN University in Toronto who discusses the causes of the water crisis in Iran.

Iran vor dem «Tag null»: dramatischer Wassermangel in Teheran
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-08-21
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Kaveh Madani is the director of the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health who discussed the impact of the water crisis on Tehran.

Katastrofa preti Teheranu, gradu od 10 miliona ljudi: Uskoro bi mogao da skroz ostane bez vode
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-08-03
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Kaveh Madani is the director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health who explained the severity of the water crisis in Tehran.

Penurie critică de apă la Teheran. Măsuri disperate în capitala Iranului
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-08-02
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Kaveh Madani stated that Tehran could completely run out of water if consumption is not urgently reduced.

Jutarnji list - 'Ovo još nikad nismo vidjeli, proglasit ćemo neradni tjedan samo da ljudi odu': Katastrofa u glavnom gradu Irana, prijeti 'nulti dan'!
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-08-01
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Kaveh Madani, director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, discussed the severity of the water crisis in Tehran.

Tehran water crisis: Iran’s capital could be weeks away from running out of water
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-07-31
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Kaveh Madani, director of the UNU-INWEH, described the country's water situation as a 'water bankruptcy'.

לאיראן נגמרים המים, וכולם סובלים
ידיעות אחרונות (Yedioth Ahronoth / ynet)·IsraelIsrael· 2025-03-20
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Kaveh Madani, an environmental scientist, called for regulatory interventions to mitigate the environmental consequences of crypto mining.

How crypto mining is targeting clean energy
CNN·United StatesUnited States· 2025-03-03
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