Adequate consultations have been held between Iran, Turkey, Iraq and Syria to secure downstream rights
The head of the Environmental Protection Organization stated: Recently, suitable consultations have been held between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the countries of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria for the provision of downstream water rights, and we hope that by holding more bilateral meetings, we will be able to achieve better convergence in the field of water rights provision.
According to Moj news agency, Ali Selajgeh on the sidelines of the international summit on dealing with sandstorms and dust In the group of international media reporters, in response to the question of an Iraqi media reporter about the lack of sufficient supply water rights Iran and Iraq by the Turkish government said: The first water rights that should be provided is nature’s water rights, and usually in construction projects, the first water rights that are taken away are nature’s water rights. Unfortunately, this happened in the Tigris and Euphrates watersheds, and countries such as Iran, Iraq and Syria, which are located downstream, have faced this problem.
He added: “Recently, appropriate consultations have been held between the Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkey, Iraq, and Syria for the provision of downstream water rights, and we hope that by holding more bilateral meetings, we will be able to achieve better convergence in the field of water rights provision.”
Head of the Protection Organization the environment In another part of his speech, he said: “Unfortunately, we are witnessing that due to climate change, the centers of desertification and dust are increasing in the world, and even the regions of the world that have good quality forests and favorable climatic and rainfall conditions are affected by this.” Conditions have been set.
He continued: The existence of such conditions requires that all the governments of the world, not only the 55 countries that are exposed to the impact of dust, but also the countries of the tropical region and the countries that have suitable climatic conditions, must cooperate in this field because climate change causes It is possible that these countries will also be exposed to dust in the coming years.
The head of the Environmental Protection Organization added: Today’s meeting was held by the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations, in which more than 50 countries are present, and we hope that such meetings will lead to better convergence between governments, as well as international organizations such as the FAO and the United Nations Development Program. And the United Nations Environment Program and… can provide financial and management assistance to reduce this global problem.
In response to another question about the significant increase in the number of days with dust phenomena in different cities of Iran, Selajgeh explained: The Islamic Republic of Iran is exposed to the main dust centers of other countries in terms of its geographical location and topography, as fine dust from the desert Africa to the countries of the Persian Gulf and West Asia eventually enter Iran and affect different regions of our country.