Crisis prevention, as a crucial part of the crisis management process, involves adopting a proactive approach to avoid or minimize the devastating effects of disasters and ensure a safe living environment, Mohammad-Hassan Nami, the head of the Crisis Management Organization, has said.

Climate change and the floods that hit the southeastern neighboring country two years ago, have jeopardized the malaria eradication program and caused the cases of malaria infection to spike from less than 1,000 to around 10,000, an official with the Health Ministry has said.

Moving toward creating and developing resilient cities is the best way possible to deal with climate change, Sahar Tajbakhah, the head of the Iran Metrological Organization, has said.

Chair of the Environmental Committee of the Parliament of Iran Somayeh Rafiei has called for the cooperation of the countries of the region regarding climate change.

Climate change rather than regional factors is responsible for disrupting rainfall patterns in the country, Darioush Gol-Alizadeh, head of the national center for weather and climate change affiliated with the Department of Environment, has said.

Climate change has cut saffron production in half in the world's largest supplier of the most expensive spice which may cause wide effects on global cuisine patterns.

Irans deputy permanent representative to the UN has slammed developed countries for failing to fulfill their international commitments concerning climate change, warning that extreme climate change can undermine the sustainable development of all countries. Zahra Ershadi issued the warning while addressing a UN session on Wednesday after the UN ...

Natural hazards caused by climate change such as floods, droughts and water shortages have made the relief organizations, including the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), to undergone changes. Climatic changes have changed the strategy of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in responding to disasters and formed a new plan. According to the statistics,...

Desertification has set off alarming bells in Iran, threatening approximately 88 percent of the land nationwide. Of 31 provinces of the country, 22 provinces covering an area of 29.5 million hectares are affected by the plague of desertification. In Iran, where most of the land is in either arid or semi-arid areas, drought and water shortages ...

The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is ready to share its experiences in the field of climate change, relief and rescue, the IRCS head, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said on the sidelines of the 23rd session of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies General Assembly in Geneva. Kolivand met separately with the secretary-...

rans permanent ambassador to the UN says the United States unlawful sanctions against the countryhave barred Irans access to financial resources to tackleclimate change, and hamperedthe Islamic Republic's significant steps to addressthe worldwide challenge. Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks in a statement on maintenance of international peace ...

Financial Tribune - Irans water deficit is about 130 billion cubic meters. In the best case scenario and even with higher rainfall this year, this huge shortage cannot be fixed. Thus, reducing consumption is a must, says a deputy energy minister who also is director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said. Qasem ...

Financial Tribune - Irans Foreign Ministry is ready to offer diplomatic aid to help efforts aimed at controlling climate change and addressing its security, economic and social impacts, a top Iranian diplomat said. "Measures against climate change and its impacts cannot be implemented without the collaboration of other countries In areas such as ...

Tehran Times - A new study reveals that how 520 major cities worldwide might face unprecedented climate conditions by 2050, including the Iranian capital city of Tehran which could feel as warm as San Bernardino and California in the United States. Conducted by Crowther lab research group based at university of ETH Zrich, Switzerland, the study predicted ...

Tehran Times - Although climate change could be a cause for recent torrential rainfalls and flooding, poor management and ignoring watershed management are also to blame for enhanced flood destruction, Seyed Mohammad Mojabi, head of environment committee of the Expediency Council has said. In order to recognize a precise reason for the recent floods,...

Tehran Times - Torrential rains and unprecedented flooding recently hitting the country is the result of climate change, head of Irans Meteorological Organization (IMO) has stated. That Iran is going through a wet spell is a misconception, so the country is still affected by drought; and floods are climate-related issues, ISNA quoted Sahar Tajbakhsh ...

Financial Tribune - Climate change caused around 220 trillion rials (more than $1.97 billion) in damage to Irans agriculture during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), according to the Director General of the Crisis Management and Reduction of Hazards Bureau with the Ministry of Agriculture. Drought, cold snaps, dry spells,...

Tasnim - Head of Irans Civil Defense Organization said he is suspicious about the role of enemies in climate change in Iran, saying the Zionist regime of Israel makes the clouds barren before they roll across Iran. In comments at a conference on civil defense tactics in agriculture, held in Tehran on Monday, Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali said ...

AAP - Iran and its fellow developing countries have accused the world's richest nations of eroding trust and trying to undermine talks about the Paris agreement. Iran has delivered a blistering assessment of the world's richest countries' performance during UN climate negotiations, accusing them of eroding trust and censoring developing nations....

Press TV- The United States, under President Donald Trump, was isolated on everything from trade to climate change during this years G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. For years the United States was the dominant force and set the agenda at the annual gathering of the leaders of the worlds 20 largest economies. But the growing international ...