The Iranian Department of Environment (DOE) will kick off negotiations with Iraq and Syria to launch an action plan for fighting sand and dust storms in the region. During the early days of the calendar month of Mehr (starting September 23), exchanging expertise between Iran, Iraq, and Syria will start to curb and confront sand and dust storms, ...

IRNA Iran's envoy to UN said the sand and dust storm (SDS) phenomenon affecting 151 countries in the world is being dealt with through collective initiatives at the international arena, partly as the result of Tehran's diplomatic efforts. 'As the environmental issues and sustainable development are among top priorities of Islamic Republic of Iran,...

IFP - A UN official has highlighted Irans significant role as one of the pioneers in combating dust and sand storms in the Middle East. Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Erik Solheim, says the Islamic Republic has good faith in its efforts to tackle the current environment woes in the region. I believe that the ...

IFP- Turkish ambassador to Tehran says despite growing protests by regional states, his country is set to press ahead with its project to build a dam on Tigris-Euphrates River. Turkish ambassador to Tehran Reza Hakan Tekin says Turkey will not abandon its project to build a dam on the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers because the project is aimed at managing ...

MNA Ministerial board of International Conference on Sands and Dust Storms released a statement on the agenda for future cooperation. There has been a growing awareness of the global phenomenon of Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) and their global, regional, transboundary and multi-faceted impacts on the environment, climate, health, livelihoods, agriculture ...

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IRNA - UN Resident Coordinator in Iran Gary Lewis said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is building bridges between the Islamic Republic and Europe to improve bilateral ties. Lewis made the remarks on the sidelines of the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms underway in Tehran. He pointed to Zarifs recent tour of European ...

IRNA Head of the Iranian Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar said on Monday that Iran is able to introduce successful plans, such as reforestation and lake revival, whose example is the Lake Urmia, to counter particles pollution. Talking in the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS),...

IRNA | Ehsan Naderi Pour: International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) started work here on Monday with participation of 43 world countries which have been affected more by the SDS.  

MNA Irans President Rouhani said planning, investment as well as regional and international cooperation were prerequisites to the fight against sand and dust storms. President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks while addressing the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms which kicked off Monday morning at Tehran's Islamic Summit ...

IRNA Dust problem in Iran originates from Iraq and water shortage in Turkey, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour said. Rahimpour made the remarks on the sidelines of the International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) which kicked off on Monday. Solving water crisis is not an easy task ...

IRNA - International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) started work here on Monday with participation of 43 world countries which have been more affected by the SDS. Irans President Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif, Head of Department of Environment Massoumeh Ebtekar, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian and a number ...