Special budget to expedite Lake Urmia restoration
Some 5 trillion rials (about $12.5 million) has been earmarked for speeding up the implementation of the Lake Urmia revival plan. The…
Tag Archives: Iran’s Lake Urmia
Iran denies it has plans for lithium mining in shrinking Lake Urmia
Iran has denied reports suggesting the country is purposefully neglecting Lake Urmia to be able to extract lithium from the shrinking body…
Govt. to complete Lake Urmia restoration plans
The government’s policy is to finalize and complete the previous plans for the restoration of Lake Urmia, the deputy head of the…
1.5b cubic meters of water to annually flow into Urmia Lake
IRNA – Commander of the Khatam al-Anbia Construction Headquarters announced on Tuesday that about 1.5 billion cubic meters of water will annually…
Urmia Lake coming back slowly
Financial Tribune – The lake now has enough water to attract birds and aquatic species such as flamingos and Artemia, but it…
Photos: Lake Urmia revived by mother nature
ISNA | Soheil Faraji: The water level of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased considerably, thanks to the heavy precipitations during the…
Revival of Lake Urmia cause for guarded optimism
Financial Tribune – Measures taken to revive Lake Urmia in recent years helped the flow of 4.6 billion cubic meters of water…
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…
Urmia Lake water level improves
MNA – In the 7th month of the current Iranian calendar year, Mehr, (starting September 23, 2019), water level in Urmia Lake,…
Iran’s Urmia Lake enlarging compared to last year
IRNA – Head of Lake Urmia Restoration Project Farhad Sarkhosh said that the extent of Lake Urmia has increased by 1,100 square…
Imperiled Lake Urmia reviving: Iranian Official
Tasnim – It is one of the worst ecological disasters of recent decades, but the shrinking of Iran’s great Lake Urmia finally…
Lake Urmia water level increases by 7cm
MNA – Lake Urmia’s water level has increased by seven centimeters compared to the same period last year, according to Farhad Sarkhosh,…
No water transfer to Lake Urmia: DOE chief
MNA – Talking about Lake Urmia, a body of water shared between East and West Azarbaijan provinces in northwestern Iran, chief of…
Photos: Kazem Dashi; huge rocky structure in middle of Lake Urmia
Tasnim | Mojtaba Esmaeil zad: Kazem Dashi is a large and historical rock mass in the northwest of Lake Urmia between Iran’s…
Photos: Iran’s Lake Urmia water level increases
Tasnim | Mojtaba Esmaeil Zade: The level of water in Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased thanks to good precipitation in the…
Urmia in better state after rainfalls
Financial Tribune- Water level of the long-time embattled Urmia Lake in northwest Iran has risen by 5cm over the past week thanks…
Azerbaijan newts spotted in NW Iran for first time
IFP – A number of Azerbaijan newts or Lake Urmia newts, a beautiful and rare type of salamander, have been observed and…
FAO hosts workshop on challenges similar to Lake Urmia restoration
MNA – FAO headquarters in Rome hosted a group of international experts that specialize in social-ecological systems to discuss a number of…
Thirsty for solutions: Iranian lake could dry up, leaving 14 Mln without water
Sputnik – If Iran is unable to keep Lake Urmia from drying out by 2030, at least 14 million lives will be…
Photos: Lake Urmia
Tasnim | Erfan Kouchari: Lake Urmia is an endorheic salt lake in Iran. The lake is between the provinces of East Azerbaijan…
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…
FAO to help restore Lake Urmia
MNA – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has voiced readiness to participate in Urmia Lake Restoration Program (ULRP).…
IRGC-Made tunnel to revive Iran’s shrinking Lake Urmia
IFP – The Construction Base of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is working on a water transfer project to save the…
Iran, Japan, UNDP extend co-op on Lake Urmia restoration program
Tehran Times – Iran, Japan and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) extended agreement for collaborative restoration program of Lake Urmia for…
Lake Urmia comes back to life slowly but surely
United Nations Iran| Gary Lewis: Life has returned to the dying Salt Lake in North-West Iran. The effort to restore what had…
Iran’s Lake Urmia, a good lesson for Australian youth to value water
IFP- According to a report by Vaghaye Ettefaghieh newspaper, as translated by IFP, Lake Urmia, the world`s largest salt lake, is dying.…
Iran, FAO sign agreement to save Lake Oroumiyeh
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – FAO signed an agreement with the Urmia (Oroumiyeh) Lake Restoration Commission (ULRC) in Tehran to lend substantive technical assistance…
French minister visits Iran’s Lake Urmia
French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Ségolène Royal, as part of her 3-day visit to Iran, had an aerial visit…
French Minister: France ready to cooperate on revival of Orumiyeh Lake
Orumiyeh, Aug 29, IRNA – French Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea Segolene Royal said on Monday that France is ready…
A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 3
The top story in all Iranian newspapers was the recent remarks by President Hassan Rouhani in a live televised interview. Both reformist…
Lake Urmia now harboring 3bn cubic meters of water
TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – A Ministry of Energy official has said Lake Urmia water absorption has now exceeded 3bn cubic meters.…
Pool of blood: Lake in Iran turns Red in Summer
Waters of Iran’s salty Lake Urmia, which are normally aquamarine or various shades of green, became blood red, as captured by NASA.…
Photos: Urmia Lake in red
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Lake Urmia in Iran’s West Azarbaijan province turned red as the result of an environmental phenomenon known as the…
How Leonardo DiCaprio became unlikely champion in Iran
Iranians were elated when they discovered that actor Leonardo DiCaprio had shared on his Instagram account a photo of Iran. DiCaprio, a…
Iran hails Japan’s collaboration to help restore Lake Urmia
TEHRAN — Iran hailed Japan’s collaboration in restoration of Lake Urmia through empowering rural women and optimizing water consumption patterns and agricultural…
Iran invites DiCaprio to visit Lake Urmia
After the famous Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio posted a warning message on his Instagram account, the Urmia Lake Restoration Program (LURP) invited…
Environment cooperation with Iran, UN priority: Envoy
Tehran, April 5, IRNA – United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis said that one of the main UN and UN…
Lake Urmia showing signs of recovery
Iran’s largest inland body of water is showing signs of recovery following recent measures taken by the Urmia Lake Restoration Project. Good…
Iran mulling water transfer from Lake Van to Lake Oroumiyeh
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An Iranian official announced that the country is considering transfer of water from Turkey’s Lake Van to shrinking Lake…
Lake Urmia restoration to pay off by 2023
Efforts to revive the embattled Lake Urmia will pay off by 2023, according to the director of Urmia Lake Restoration Program, Isa…