combatting sand and dust storms

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  • Iranian delegation heading to Iraq for SDSs containment 2022-10-21 17:39

    Iranian delegation heading to Iraq for SDSs containment

    TEHRAN – Iran will dispatch a team of experts to Iraq on Saturday to visit critical sand and dust storms (SDSs) hotspots, Ali Mohammad Tahmasebi, head of the national working group for mitigating SDSs, has said.

  • Iran ready to cooperate with UN, regional countries to tackle SDSs 2022-10-07 17:18

    Iran ready to cooperate with UN, regional countries to tackle SDSs

    TEHRAN – Iran is ready to cooperate with regional countries and the United Nations to minimize the effects of sand and dust storms (SDSs), a member of the Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations has said.

  • 10-year plan to contain internal SDS sources 2022-09-14 16:15

    10-year plan to contain internal SDS sources

    TEHRAN – A 10-year plan has been prepared to mitigate internal hotspots giving rise to sand and dust storms (SDSs), Ali Salajeqeh, head of the Department of Environment (DOE), has announced.

  • Iran, Iraq, and Syria to start action plan on dealing with SDS 2022-08-31 18:37

    Iran, Iraq, and Syria to start action plan on dealing with SDS

    TEHRAN – 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.

  • Iran, Iraq ink MOU to deal with dust storms 2022-07-15 16:36

    Iran, Iraq ink MOU to deal with dust storms

    TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between Iran and Iraq with the aim of confronting the phenomenon of sand and dust storms (SDSs).

  • Iran, UAE to enhance co-op in dealing with SDSs 2022-07-11 16:28

    Iran, UAE to enhance co-op in dealing with SDSs

    TEHRAN – A memorandum of understanding (MOU) will be signed between Iran and the United Arab Emirates with the aim of regional convergence to deal with the phenomenon of sand and dust storms (SDSs).

  • Intl. meeting on SDS control to be held in Tehran 2022-05-20 18:04

    Intl. meeting on SDS control to be held in Tehran

    TEHRAN – Tehran will host an international meeting on controlling sand and dust storms (SDSs) in July, with the presence of the ministers of 12 countries that give rise to the highest amount of dust, IRNA reported.

  • Sources of SDS increase year by year 2022-05-14 17:41

    Sources of SDS increase year by year

    TEHRAN – Over the past two years, the precipitation rate has been on a downward trend, as a result, sources of sand and dust storms (SDSs) have increased compared to a year before, Ahad Vazifeh, head of the national center for drought and crisis management has said.

  • SDSs mitigation requires enhanced diplomacy 2022-04-12 16:30

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    SDSs mitigation requires enhanced diplomacy

    TEHRAN – Controlling sand and dust storms (SDSs) requires strengthening diplomacy, and it will never be eradicated unless international institutions reach a consensus.