climate change
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Unilateral sanctions prevent countries from fulfilling their commitments in climate change: Iran
London, IRNA - Director General of International Legal Affairs of Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ali Mousavi stated in a speech at the International Court of Justice in The Hague (Netherlands) that unilateral sanctions have prevented countries from fulfilling their obligations in the field of climate change.
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Iran, FAO launch joint initiative to combat climate change
Tehran, IRNA -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) have embarked on a joint cooperation project to fight against climate change.
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Some 800k Iranians displaced due to climate change: Official
Tehran, IRNA – Some 800,000 Iranians have been forced to migrate from Iran’s southern and central provinces to the country’s northern provinces over the past two years because of issues related to climate change, according to an official familiar with the matter.
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Tehran to host conference on climate change
Tehran, IRNA- A seventh edition of Iran's International Conference on Climate Change is to start in the capital Tehran on Monday and will run for two days, according to head of the Iranian Meteorological Organization (IMO) Sahar Tajbakhsh.
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Iran calls for regional cooperation to tackle climate change in Persian Gulf region
Tehran, IRNA - Chair of the Environmental Committee of the Parliament of Iran Somayeh Rafiei has called for establishing a parliamentary climate change agency for the region to coordinate between the different parliaments.
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Iran calls for regional database to combat sand, dust storms
Tehran, IRNA- The president of the Iran Meteorological Organization has highlighted the growing impact of climate change on extreme weather events such as dust and sand storms, saying an international conference on the issue being held in Tehran is a great opportunity for West and South Asian countries to take coordinated action to combat the recurrent phenomena.
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High-temperature hits new records in Iran
The heatwave smashed high-temperature records in the last month of summer 2023 in the world. The temperature in the Iranian capital of Tehran registered 42 degrees centigrade and people in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz experienced an upper 50 degrees centigrade. (IRNA photos/ Mohammad Ali Shekari)
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'Unilateral coercive measures hindering global climate efforts'
New York, IRNA – The ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations has called for an immediate stop to unilateral coercive measures, describing the measures as barriers to countries’ contributions to global efforts to tackle climate change problems.
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Iran regrets developed nations' inaction in facing climate change
New York, IRNA – Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN Zahra Ershadi has said that the global north states who hold historical responsibility for the emerging global challenge (climate change) continue to disregard their international responsibilities through their actions or omissions.
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Economic terrorism hinders Iran’s ability to implement environmental plans
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran highlights impacts of US sanctions on Iran’s ability to implement high environmental plans, as UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) is being held in Glasgow.
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Climate crisis humanitarian crisis for women and girls in particular
Tehran, IRNA - As we mark World Humanitarian Day, we need to take urgent action to engage in climate adaptation, build climate resilience and prepare all the better for the escalating disasters, displacement and cycles of vulnerability that the climate crisis is creating - a crisis that is proving particularly devastating for the health and wellbeing of women and girls.
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Milad Tower to go dark in Earth Hour
Tehran, March 26, IRNA – Iran’s Milad Tower in capital Tehran will go dark for one hour on Saturday night on the occasion of Earth Hour.
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Iran UN envoy: Sanctions escalate climate change effect
Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA - Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi stressed the fact that sanctions will escalate the effect of climate change.
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UN Chief urges all to address climate change, COVID-19 pandemic
Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his 2021 new year message said both climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are crises that can only be addressed by everyone together – as part of a transition to an inclusive and sustainable future.