We do not have comprehensive rules on international waters
According to Moj News Agency, علی سلاجقه “Water diplomacy is a very important issue, but we do not have comprehensive rules on international water issues,” said the head of the Environment Organization in his first press conference to explain the details and plans of the country’s environment and report on the achievements of the trip to the Glasgow World Summit. .
He added: “With the current structure, the environmental organization can not act powerfully to monitor the performance of the devices.”
“We intend to upgrade the environmental organization structurally and use all the capacities of the people and the media to do the work,” Selajgeh said.
Head of the Environment Organization In response to the question that the most important task of the environment is to get the water rights of the wetlands, what measures does the Environment Organization have in the new period to get the water rights of the wetlands, he said: For the environment and agriculture, we must take action on the wetlands to supply water. For example, for the Urmia wetland, 3.4 billion cubic meters of water per year is the wetland that we are doing in Egypt.
He added: “It is planned to supply 1.4 billion cubic meters of rivers that have not been blocked.” 40% of the consumption is the share of dams and one billion cubic meters is from Zab.
Selajgeh said: “Efforts are being made for all wetlands to provide water rights for other wetlands, and the emphasis is on providing water rights for wetlands in conditions of water shortage, between water and high water.”
Regarding the implementation of the communication policies of the Supreme Leader, he said: “In the communication policies of the Supreme Leader, the issues have been stated in such a way that we will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 4%; And even this reduction has reached 5%, and the expression of these policies was unexpected for the world.
“I do not agree with the merger of the Environment Organization with the water sector, and I believe that the environment and natural resources are one and the same; And on that basis, I think a lot of parallel work, land grabbing and bad things are being avoided.
Regarding the situation of Anzali Wetland, he said: “We will not allow Anzali and other wetlands to suffer from the situation in Urmia.”
Regarding the changes in the Lake Urmia Rehabilitation Headquarters in the 13th government, the head of the Environment Organization said: “The Rehabilitation Headquarters, as a complex that deals with the issue with a comprehensive view, has done hardware work and many expenses and 70% progress and water tunnel work to The lake will end soon.
“Water diplomacy is a very important issue, but in the issue,” Selajgeh said international waters We do not have comprehensive rules.
He reminded: the work of the headquarters is still going on and credits are given for hardware programs, but we will change the approach and move towards the software approach. To make the activity of Urmia Lake Rehabilitation Headquarters a suitable model for all wetlands in the country.
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