Iraq’s environment minister said Tuesday that authorities have contained the pollution crisis affecting the Diyala and Tigris rivers, following days of emergency measures including water tanker deployments and coordinated action across multiple ministries and municipalities.

Construction of a seawater desalination plant has begun near the city of Sumgait in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order approving the "National Strategy on Efficient Use of Water Resources."

As of early 2024, 1.9 billion cubic meters of water have been delivered to the North Aral Sea, increasing its total volume to 22 billion cubic meters, News.Az reports citing The Times of Central Asia.

Kazakhstan and China are working on an intergovernmental agreement regarding the management of shared transboundary river waters, according to the Kazakh Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, News.Az reports.

"Investigations into the pollution of our water resources by Armenia are ongoing," Elnur Musayev, Head of the Department of Non-Criminal Proceedings of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan said during a Scientific-Practical Conference held in Nakhchivan, News.az reports.

The Commission for the Rational Use of Water Resources was established by the decree of the Azerbaijani head of state on 15 April 2020 to ensure the rational use of water resources, improve water management, and coordinate activities in this field, which included representatives of relevant state structures, News.Az reports.