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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.
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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.
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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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2022-08-31 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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2022-03-08 16:50
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran, Turkey to set up SDSs warning, assessment system
TEHRAN – Iran Meteorological Organization (IMO) and Turkish State Meteorological Service (TSMS) signed an agreement on Tuesday to establish the Regional Center for West Asia of the WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System.
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2022-03-05 17:05
Dust storm from Iraq, Syria and Jordan hits western Iran
TEHRAN – A dense mass of sand and dust storms entered western Ilam province from the deserts of Iraq, Syria, and Jordan on Friday morning.
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2021-10-09 18:22
UN ready to support Iran’s dealing with SDSs
TEHRAN – The United Nations (UN) is ready to support cooperation at regional and trans-regional levels with Iran to deal with the negative effects of sand and dust storms, Letizia Rossano, head of the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM), has stated.
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2021-09-13 17:17
SDSs, drying wetlands increasing alarmingly
TEHRAN – The occurrence of sand and dust storms (SDSs) phenomenon is increasing alarmingly across the country due to drying up wetlands, which is worrisome, head of deserts at the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization has stated.