Annual dusty days up day-and-a-half in Khuzestan over 3 decades 

TEHRAN — The number of dusty days in southern province of Khuzestan have increased by day-and-a-half over a 30-year period per annum on average, the provincial meteorological organization director has said.

‘Regional cooperation, only way to tackle SDSs’

TEHRAN – Sand and dust storms (SDSs) severely hitting the southern part of the country posing threat to human and environmental well-being, requires the cooperation of neighboring countries to be tackled, head of the international affairs at the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

By Maryam Qarehgozlou

Meeting on regional co-op for building resilience to disasters opens in Tehran

TEHRAN — An Expert Consultation Meeting on Regional Cooperation for Building Resilience to Slow-Onset Disasters, Including Sand and Dust Storms and Information Management for Cross-Border Disaster in Asia and the Pacific opened in Tehran on Monday.

Ebtekar, Akhtar discuss women’s empowerment in IT sector

TEHRAN – The Iranian vice president for women’s and family affairs Masoumeh Ebtekar and the UN under secretary-general Shamshad Akhtar discussed the role of women in disaster risk reduction and resilience through empowering them in various areas including IT.

APDIM raises hopes of addressing sand and dust storms in Iran

TEHRAN — The Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) can bring hopes for tackling sand and dust storms in Iran.

APDIM to open office in Tehran on Tuesday

TEHRAN - Hamid Pourmohammadi, the deputy head of the Iranian Planning and Budget Organization, said on Monday that the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) is scheduled to open an office in Tehran on Tuesday.