Iran’s DoE says unable to combat air pollution in the short-term
Financial Tribune – Successive governments have done nothing to improve the quality of the air, especially in mega cities, and expecting the…
Tag Archives: Iran environmental challenge
Iran to electrify 10 million motorbikes, scooters: Deputy energy minister
Press TV – Iran is electrifying around 10 million motorbikes and scooters as a first step in its nation-wide efforts to fight…
Joint project to use tech solutions for environmental pollutions in Iran
Financial Tribune – Iran’s Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology and the Department of Environment has initiated a joint project to…
Air pollution and continued absence of responsibility
Financial Tribune – Schools have closed down in several cities for days, hospitals are full with patients suffering from respiratory conditions, and…
The death and life of Iran’s Lake Urmia
NPR | James Doubek: Iran’s Lake Urmia was once the second-largest saltwater lake in the world, covering more than 2,000 square miles…
Tehranis exposed to more polluted air in September
Financial Tribune – The residents of Iranian capital breathed in more toxic particles in September, as air quality deteriorated slightly compared with…
Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion
Financial Tribune – Air pollution annually costs Tehran residents $2.6 billion, an official with the Department of Environment says. According to Behzad…
The generous sky has opened; is the dry spell over in Iran?
MNA | Maryam Qarehgozlou: Since the beginning of autumn Iran has seen a great increase in precipitation amounts but endless speculations are…
Concern over loss of Qom salt lake
Financial Tribune – Namak (Salt) Lake in Qom Province is drying up and if it is not provided with enough water resources,…
Conflict hinders Iran efforts to counter dust storms
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Iran’s efforts to counter worsening dust storms have been hampered by conflict in the region, the deputy…
An unexpected thumbs down for Hybrids in Iran
Financial Tribune- As 2017 was coming to a close the government of President Hassan Rouhani passed an amended version of auto import…
Karoun river facing drought
Financial Tribune- Over a dozen islands have recently appeared in the middle of Karoun River in the southeastern Khuzestan Province, presaging an…
Call for updating Tehran air quality indices
Financial Tribune- Indices used to calculate Tehran’s air quality have not been updated for six years, as a result of which globally…
Iran says high UV radiation quadruples around Urmia Lake
Xinhua — Ultraviolet (UV) radiation around Urmia Lake in northwest of Iran has quadrupled over the past 10 years, putting life health…
UN envoy: Particle pollution needing int’l attention
IRNA – UN Resident Coordinator in Iran said on Tuesday that the solution of particle pollution problem is connected with the regional…
Iran able to present successful plans for environmental issues: Iranian environment chief
IRNA – Head of the Iranian Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar said on Monday that Iran is able to introduce successful…
Environment officials claim Urmia Lake restoration on track
Financial Tribune- The head of the Department of Environment’s office in East Azarbaijan Province said efforts to restore Urmia Lake are progressing…
Rouhani asked to pay more attention to environmental woes
IFP- An Iranian environmental official has put forward people’s demands from the re-elected government of Hassan Rouhani with regard to the environment.…
Ebtekar: 70 percent of particle pollution originate from abroad
IRNA — Vice President and head of Environmental Protection Organization Massoumeh Ebtekar said on Sunday that 70 percent of particle pollution originate…
Why dust storms still suffocate Iran’s Khuzestan province
Al-Monitor l Zahra Alipour: A massive influx of dust storms in recent weeks has once again paralyzed Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan.…
Photos: Iran’s President plants Tree on National Arbour Day
IRNA| President Rouhani on Sunday planted a sapling in Sa’dabad Complex in Tehran as a symbolic gesture of respect for the Mother…
$100m for combating dust storms in Iran
Financial Tribune- The government has earmarked $100 million to combat dust storms in the next fiscal year that begins on March 21.…
Iran’s President urges use of new technologies to protect environment
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for employment of new technologies and effective management to reduce pressure on the environmental resources,…
Iran FM urges close regional cooperation to solve environmental woes
Press TV- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says incorrect policies in the region have led to environmental problems, including desertification, dust…
Victim of mismanagement
Financial Tribune- For the past month, hardly a day has gone by without Khuzestan Province making the news for all the wrong…
New hybrid taxis
Financial Tribune- Tehran taxi fleet will be equipped with new hybrid taxis from January 20, said Maziar Hosseini, deputy mayor of Tehran,…
Tehran air pollution lingers
Financial Tribune- Tehran’s air quality, which deteriorated on Saturday following a short respite on Friday, is expected to last until Monday morning.…
How aggravating air pollution is exposing Tehran citizens to a new disease
Iranian Diplomacy- On Saturday, Shahrvand Daily, the official organ of Iranian Red Crescent Society, reported that only in two Tehran hospitals, almost…
70 European and Asian firms to attend Iran’s renewable energies conference
IFP- According to a report by IFP, the International Renewable Energies Conference will be held on December 6-8 with the support of…
DoE cuts toxic fuel production to check air pollution
Shana– Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoomeh Ebtekar has lauded the Rouhani Administraiton for successfully curtailing production of toxic fuel…
Schools close in smog-enshrouded Iranian capital for 3rd day
Tasnim – Schools across the Iranian capital, Tehran, will be closed on Wednesday for a third consecutive day as a thick smog…
Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran’s capital
AFP – Tehran officials shut schools on Monday as the first of the winter’s heavy pollution hit the Iranian capital. A blanket…
Ebtekar: Iran 9th biggest greenhouse gas emitter
MNA– The head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Agency said Sun. that Iran is the 9th biggest producers of greenhouse gases in the…
Sanctions threaten Iran climate efforts – VP Ebtekar
‘We’re facing the consequences of climate change already in Iran. It’s not a matter of the future, it’s a matter of today,’…
Healthy Lifestyle: Iran’s bicycle culture gains popularity
Bicycles and motorbikes have gained popularity in Iran after the launch of the project “Tuesday without cars” which aims at minimizing the…
Air pollution costs Iranians $30b a year
Iran’s struggle with air pollution costs its people $30 billion a year—nearly double the $16 billion reported by the World Health Organization…
Dust pollution in western Iran reaches ‘Dangerous’ levels
The air pollution caused by dust and particles in Iran’s western provinces, including Khuzestan, has reached “dangerous” levels. The disruptive dust storms…
‘I am Lake Urmia’: a social media campaign takes on the environment in Iran
Lake Urmia’s grim destiny reflects a wider trend of enviromental problems in Iran, including an over-reliance on dams, extreme weather patterns, climatic…
Environment official says Iran looking for more international cooperation
NEW YORK — Faced with mounting environmental challenges, Iran is implementing an ambitious program to reduce greenhouse gases and restore dried wetlands, but…
DOE strives to organize animal facilities
To exert more control over their operations, the Department of Environment has instructed all zoos, bird gardens and animal care centers to…