Volume Of Water Entering Mingachevir Reservoir Drops By 50 Percent
Date
3/10/2023 8:07:19 AM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more The volume of water entering the Mingachevir reservoir has
decreased by about 50 percent in the last four years, Azernews reports, citing Azerbaijan's Ecology and
Natural Resources Deputy Minister Vugar Karimov, telling at the
briefing on“The causes of water shortage in Azerbaijan and the
current situation”.
According to the deputy minister, in 2018 the volume of received
water was 823 million cubic meters, but last year this indicator
was equal to 455 cubic meters.
The effects of climate change have not bypassed Azerbaijan
either. These effects were mostly manifested in the dwindle of
water resources. Azerbaijan has an arid landscape and limited water
resources. Some 70 percent of the available water resources enter
Azerbaijan through transboundary rivers formed outside Azerbaijan.
Although Azerbaijan ranks in the first hundred in terms of per
capita water volume, it occupies one of the 90th places.
The deputy minister said that Azerbaijan ranked 140th in terms
of water resources. This determines the efficient use of water in
our country.
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