The Department of Environment (DOE) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) have signed a memorandum of ...

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From time to time, authorities respond to the pollution with similar measures. Tehran’s air quality is among the worst in the world. The smog is mostly caused by heavy traffic due to millions of ...

Officials are trying to cope with the pollution crisis which reportedly kills an estimated 4,600 people every year, IRNA said. It added that the Tehran municipality is considering a long-term ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

citing Tehran's growing challenges. These include traffic snarls, water shortages, resource mismanagement, extreme air pollution, as well as subsidence -- the gradual sinking of land mass due to ...

citing Tehran’s growing challenges. These include traffic snarls, water shortages, resource mismanagement, extreme air pollution, as well as subsidence — the gradual sinking of land mass due ...

Iran is exploring the possibility of moving its capital from Tehran to the Makran region ... resource mismanagement, extreme air pollution, and subsidence—the gradual sinking of the land ...

But reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian, who took office in July, has recently revived the idea, citing Tehran's growing challenges. These include traffic snarls, water shortages, resource ...