Iraq, Iran sign agreement to combat dust storms
The Secretary of the National Headquarters for Policy and Management of the Dust Phenomenon of the Department of the Environment, Ali Mohammad Tahmasebi Birgani, the Technical Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, Mithaq Abdul-Hussein Obaid, and officials from both sides. Photo: IRNA
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq and Iran agreed to devise and implement joint pilot schemes to deal with sand and dust storms in both neighboring countries, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
The agreement was signed in Baghdad by the Secretary of the National Headquarters for Policy and Management of the Dust Phenomenon of the Department of the Environment, Ali Mohammad Tahmasebi Birgani, and the Technical Undersecretary of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, Mithaq Abdul-Hussein Obaid, IRNA elaborated.
According to the agreement, the two sides will devise four pilot schemes for the Iraqi governorates of Dhi Qar, Muthanna, Wasit and Maysan, as well as two pilot schemes for the Iranian provinces of Ilam and Khuzestan to manage sand and dust storms, IRNA revealed.
The meeting between both sides addressed ways to deal with desertification, reduce the effects of climate change, remove barriers to food security, and deal with sand and dust storms, IRNA added.