Climate Change

China, US presidents to meet on Thursday

TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to attend a climate change summit on Thursday at the invitation of President Joe Biden.
2021-04-21 11:53
Imran Khan reacts to Pakistan exclusion from US climate conf.

TEHRAN, Apr. 03 (MNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said he was “puzzled at the cacophony” over Pakistan's exclusion from US President Joe Biden’s climate change conference.
2021-04-03 18:00
Tehran Azadi Tower goes dark at Earth Hour

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Along with many other landmark structures on earth, the iconic Azadi Tower went dark to mark the Earth Hour on Saturday evening.
2021-03-28 21:00
‘Climate change deprives 70% of Somalians of safe water’

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Climate change-caused drought in Somalia has left 70% of families in the country without access to safe drinking water and in urgent need of humanitarian support, according to the non-profit organization Save the Children.
2021-03-23 21:30
Iran UN envoy:

Unilateral sanctions undermining climate change control

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations described the US’ illegal and anti-human sanctions as one of the main obstacles hampering Iran’s efforts to counter climate change.
2021-02-24 08:29
Johnson claims cooperation with Biden on Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that there have been some important developments in the way the UK-US thinking has been coming together and particularly on issues like climate change, NATO, and Iran nuclear deal.
2021-02-15 12:25
FAO backs Iran to:

Strengthen capacity of stakeholders on climate finance

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – To provide an inclusive platform to address climate-related issues in Iran, FAO and DOE partnered to build the capacity of around 100 local, national, and international stakeholders to discuss climate finance.
2020-10-06 16:26
By: Maryam Kamyab

Climate Change Round-table discussion at MNA

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – A round-table discussion on climate change was held in the presence of Ahad Vazifeh, Director of the Drought Center of the Iran Meteorological Organization and Yusuf Ghavidel, a climatologist at Mehr News Agency on Tuesday.
2020-07-29 05:00
By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Iran climate: wet spell or still short of rain?

TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA) – While some experts claim that Iran has entered a period of the wet spell after experiencing dry spells over the past few decades, some others highly reject the claim implying that the country faced a lack of rain by 50mm over the past 5 decades.
2020-04-15 13:33
FAO funds project to increase resilience of Iranian communities against climate change and natural hazards

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Department of Water and Soil of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture Jahad (MAJ) allied on Wednesday, 18 December 2019 and signed a project agreement to cooperate on the improvement of food and nutrition security of flood-affected agricultural communities in the Country.
2019-12-19 17:18
By: Hamed Khani

Consequences of US formal exit from Paris climate pact: More isolation globally

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – The US has formally begun to exit the Paris climate agreement. Regardless of whether or not the Paris Agreement is legally binding, the US has committed to cut 26-28% of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 from 2005 levels, and donate three billion dollars to poor countries by 2020.
2019-11-12 16:51
FAO, DOE launch joint program to access Green Climate Fund for adaptation, mitigation actions

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the Department of Environment of the Islamic Republic of Iran (DOE) held the Inception Workshop of the “Green Climate Fund (GCF) Readiness Programme” that aims to access climate finance to implement its commitments to reducing emission and strengthening resilience.
2019-08-05 18:44
VIDEO: Heatwaves melting billion tons of ice in Greenland

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – The heatwave that smashed high-temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland. The highest daily total of the melt season was registered on July 31 with 11 Gigatones of mass loss, which equals over 10 billions tons of ice melted in 24 hours.
2019-08-03 10:14
Iran to host 6th intl. gathering on climate change

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – The Council of Ministers has approved the road ministry’s proposal to host the 6th international gathering on climate change this November.
2019-07-17 12:09
Iran, France poised to enhance environmental coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – France Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Philippe Thiébaud met and held talks with Iranian Department of Environment (DoE) Chief Isa Kalangtari on Tue. and said that France is critical of US government for withdrawal from Paris Agreement.
2019-07-09 16:27
VIDEO: Mexico's Guadalajara covered in 1.5m of hail

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most populous cities, was hit by freak summer hailstorm and covered in 1.5m of hail on Sunday, which damaged houses and left cars partially buried.
2019-07-02 11:14
VIDEO: Ice melting in Greenland faster than previously estimated

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – According to a report by the CNN, over 40% of Greenland experienced melting on Thursday, with total ice loss estimated to be more than 2 gigatons (equal to 2 billion tons) on just that day alone. Climate change is real and it is happening.
2019-06-17 20:00
By: Setareh Behroozi

Knowledge-based technologies can decrease flood losses

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Recent floods in Iran saturated the grounds in many thirsty regions, though the torrents also brought grief and pain for the residents. New emerging technologies and knowledge-based companies suggest up-to-date ways to turn the threats of flood into opportunities.
2019-04-24 14:24
Iran to hold 6th Regional Conference on Climate Change

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Iran Meteorological Organization (IMO), affiliated to the Ministry of Roads & Urban Development, is planning to host the sixth round of Regional Conference on Climate Change in late 2019.
2019-03-10 11:45
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

The generous sky has opened; is the dry spell over in Iran?

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Since the beginning of autumn Iran has seen a great increase in precipitation amounts but endless speculations are running rampant as to whether the dry spell is over in the country or not.
2019-01-30 16:14
Iran raps Security Council for impinging on other UN organs’ duties

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Es'hagh Al Habib, said Fri. that the Security Council has neither the legal competence nor technical capacity to address issues such as climate-related disasters.
2019-01-26 09:10
Iran offers condolences to Canada over heat wave victims

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman extended sympathies to Canada’s nation over recent heat wave-linked death tolls.
2018-07-09 17:40
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

If we don’t adapt to climate change, the only option is to suffer: IPCC official

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Some of the world’s oldest and biggest trees are dying off, and climate change might be the culprit. The baobab tree, often called “the tree of life,” can live up to 3,000 years old and is normally found in Africa’s savanna. However, they have abruptly died, wholly or in part, in the past decade.
2018-06-20 17:38
Energy min.:

Iran expects €4bn foreign finance for water, electricity projects

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said Tue. that Iran expects €4 billion foreign finance from international development banks to fund the country’s water and electricity projects.
2018-06-19 11:03
By: Maryam Qarehgozlou

Things are changing; "wet gets wetter, dry gets drier"

TEHRAN, Apr. 23 (MNA) – This is not new, our country is situated in an arid and semi-arid area, and we all know what it means: Iran is not normally defined as a wet country.
2018-04-23 12:14