Department of Environment

Iran, Iraq hold meeting on Hor al-Azim marshes

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Iranian and Iraqi officials hed a meeting hosted by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss challenges that face Hor al-Azim marshes at the shared borders on Monday.

Pres. Pezeshkian assigns task force to tackle dust pollution

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered setting up a specialized working group to address the growing threat of dust storms.

Iran, UAE to coop. in addressing environmental challenges

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian vice president and head of Department of Environment (UAE) has expressed her country’s readiness to cooperate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in combating environmental challenges in the region.

Iranian VP travels UAE to discuss environmental issues

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Iran's Vice President and the Head of Iran's Department of Environment has discussed environmental issues with Emirati officials on a visit to the southern neighbor.

Iranian official:

Countries welcome Iran-proposed fund to tackle dust storms

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – An Iranian environment official said that during the joint Iran-UN international environmental conference in Tehran, participants welcomed Iran's opposed idea to create a fund for joint fight against dust storms.

Salajegheh:

Iran, Taliban hold meeting on Hirmand water shares

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Department of Environment (DOE) Ali Salajegheh said Monday that Iran held a meeting with the Taliban government in Afghanistan to discuss Iran's water shares in the shared Hirmand River.

Iran envoy at UN climate meeting:

Iran taken important steps towards sustainable development

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – "Despite illegal sanctions, Iran has taken important steps towards sustainable development," Ali Salajegheh, the chief of Iran's Department of Environment told the 27th annual UN meeting on climate, COP27, in Egypt.