Climate Change

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
Caribbean govts to fight climate change

GEORGETOWN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Fight climate change is a priority of Caribbean governments in 2018, in a region struck by intensifying hurricanes, droughts and rising sea.
2018-01-03 11:50
Iran’s UN envoy:

ME wars impede achieving sustainable development

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to United Nations said Mon. that ongoing wars in the Middle East are a hindrance to sustainable development, adding that such wars have extensively spread poverty in the region.
2017-10-03 10:05
China holding 2nd CICA non-governmental forum

BEIJING, Jun. 28 (MNA) – The 2nd non-governmental forum of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia(CICA) is currently under the way in Beijing .
2017-06-28 14:35
G-7 reiterates commitment to Paris agreement sans US

ROME, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Environment ministers from the G-7 countries reaffirmed their commitment to the swift and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, without the United States' support.
2017-06-13 11:56
UN Ocean Conf. wraps up to restore ocean health, protect marine life

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The first-ever UN summit on oceans wrapped up on Friday 9 June with a global agreement to reverse the decline of the ocean's health, and more than 1,300 pledged actions for protecting the blue.
2017-06-12 23:07
At Ocean Conference:

UN agencies commit to cutting harmful fishing subsidies

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of fisheries.
2017-06-08 15:21
UN turns attention to water problems

NEW YORK, Jun. 07 (MNA) – The United Nations was inundated on Tuesday by water issues: The Ocean Conference focused on rising, polluted seas while the Security Council examined the threat to international peace and security by conflicts involving fresh water that crosses borders.
2017-06-07 15:41
Trump meets critic Pope Francis at Vatican

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) – Pope Francis has welcomed US President Donald Trump at the Vatican, in a meeting that comes against a backdrop of disagreements on a range of issues, including immigration, climate change and refugee policy.
2017-05-27 23:15
By: Shamshad Akhtar

Building on seventy years of success

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) marks its 70th anniversary this year.
2017-05-22 11:33
FAO adopts new guidelines for tackling climate change

ROME, May 13 (MNA) – The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced new guidelines aimed at supporting countries in meeting their commitments to tackle climate change.
2017-05-13 15:08
ACS Meeting Seeks to Broaden Cooperation

HAVANA, Feb. 28 (MNA) – The 1st Cooperation Conference of the Association of Caribbean States, from March 8th to 11th, will give the opportunity to broaden the joint cooperation, Cuban diplomat Rafael Zamora states.
2017-02-28 11:51
By: Shamshad Akhtar

Working together for the region — ESCAP, ASEAN

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has shown to be an exemplary role model for regional cooperation guiding the 10-country bloc on the path toward shared prosperity and sustainable development.
2017-02-19 12:52
By: Shamshad Akhtar

Strengthening regional cooperation to mitigate weather extremes

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – This month’s floods in Thailand are a worrisome reminder of the increasing uncertainty of extreme weather events.
2017-02-01 12:14
By: Mina Ahmadi

Challenges of new UN chief

TEHRAN, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Antonio Guterres was recently handed over the helm of the United Nations as one of the toughest diplomatic jobs in the world while the world community, in the face of many challenges today, hope the new chief of the global body to settle world problems more properly.
2017-01-25 10:52
FAO urges all to use water resources better

ROME, Jan. 21 (MNA) – Jose Graziano da Silva, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), demanded today to make a better use of the water resources and more access by small farmers.
2017-01-21 15:06
Ban calls for greater attention to soil pressing issues

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in his message on World Soil Day, 5 December 2016, called for call for greater attention to the pressing issues affecting soils, including climate change, antimicrobial resistance, soil-borne diseases, contamination, nutrition and human health.
2016-12-05 15:17
Iran to attend Budapest Water Summit 2016

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador to Hungary said Deputy Energy Minister Meidani will represent Iran at the second Budapest Water Summit (BWS) on November 28.
2016-11-27 21:17
Mogherini:

EU ready to work with new US administration 'from very first weeks'

MOSCOW, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The EU foreign ministers are ready to work now with the new US administration under Donald Trump from the very first days of its functioning, EU's Federica Mogherini said.
2016-11-14 11:09
Ebtekar:

Iran 9th biggest greenhouse gas emitter

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – The head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Agency said Sun. that Iran is the 9th biggest producers of greenhouse gases in the world.
2016-11-13 12:08
FAO highlights impacts of climate change on food security

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Representation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) in Iran observed the World Food Day 2016 at a commemoration ceremony at Vahdat (Roudaki) Hall in Tehran on Sunday.
2016-10-16 19:37
By: David Nabarro

Maintaining the momentum: building on year one of the SDGs

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – One year ago, leaders of 193 countries came together to commit to ending poverty, combatting climate change, and fighting injustice. They agreed a plan for the future of the world and its people.
2016-09-21 16:00
By: Samad Habibi

Drought, intellectual abyss and ubiquitous sand: desert traveler

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Desert of Khartouran has been home to villages virtually deserted by its inhabitants; as our desert traveler would document, the drought and dryness are causes to blame.
2016-09-15 12:15
Austria, Iran sign environment coop. MoU

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – Iranian VP Ebtekar who is visiting Vienna signed an MoU, jointly with Agriculture Minister of Austria Andrä Rupprechter, to expand environmental cooperation between Iran and Austria.
2016-09-13 22:47
DeCaprio posts on drying Lake Urmia

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – After Leonardo DiCaprio posted a warning message on his Instagram account, the Lake Urmia Restoration Program (LURP) invited him to visit the drying lake.
2016-05-06 15:48