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2022-10-10 18:37
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Iraq hesitates as Iran hastens to deal with SDS
TEHRAN - 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.
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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.
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2022-06-01 18:50
Iran, Syria sign MOU to combat SDSs
TEHRAN – Iran and Syria inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to curb sand and dust storms (SDSs), ISNA reported.
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2022-05-30 17:10
Iran, Iraq seek effective, immediate ways to curb SDSs
TEHRAN – Iranian Department of Environment Chief Ali Salajegheh and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi discussed effective and immediate ways to control sand and dust storms (SDSs).
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2022-05-29 17:20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Regional diplomacy to tackle SDSs
TEHRAN – An Iranian delegation, headed by Department of Environment chief Ali Salajegheh, has embarked on a trip to Iraq, Syria, and Kuwait to resolve the problem of sand and dust storms (SDSs).
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2022-05-17 17:58
SDSs mitigation requires regional cooperation: expert
TEHRAN – Sand and Dust Storms (SDSs) have increased significantly in recent years as a result of climate change. So, a convention is needed to be set up in the region to come up with a solution, Abdolreza Faraji-Rad, a professor of geopolitics, has said.
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2022-04-24 17:54
Two forest parks to be created to help fight SDSs
TEHRAN – Two forest parks are to be built on the border of Iran and Iraq to counter sand and dust storms (SDSs), Masoud Mansour, head of the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization, has said.
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2022-04-15 18:04
Iran surrounded by 270m ha of SDS hotspots
TEHRAN – Some 8 large sand and dust storm (SDS) hotspots stretching to 270 million hectares in neighboring and Persian Gulf countries are affecting Iran, Ali Mohammad Tahmasebi, head of the national working group for mitigating SDSs, has said.