A report published by four Iranian researchers suggests that the main sources of sand and dust storms affecting Iran are emerging from Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia.

Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al Sadeq, and Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, Awn Dhiab Abdullah, discussed ways to deal with joint environmental problems, such as drought as well as sand and dust storms. In a meeting on Iraq issues on Thursday, the two officials emphasized the need to tackle SDS, water shortage, drought, and the dried ...

While the Iranian government is quick to do whatever is needed to confront the evil phenomenon of sand and dust storm, the Iraqi side seems to be so reluctant to take action. In July, Irans Department of Environment Chief, Ali Salajeqeh, and Iraqs Minister of Environment, Jasim Abdulazeez Humadi, signed a memorandum of understanding in Tehran to ...

Some 43 percent of the countrys wetlands have the potential to become a source of sand and dust storms (SDSs), Sedigheh Moddares, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has stated. Determining and monitoring the water needs of the wetlands and rivers, implementing wetland protection and rehabilitation programs, preparing a comprehensive ...