Iran (IMNA) - The frequency of sand and dust storms is quickly rising, and little is known about their specific origins, making them rather enigmatic. Humans also have a propensity to oversimplify issues by writing off SDSs as uncontrollably occurring natural occurrences. The storms come and go quickly, making them simpler to dismiss as isolated occurrences.
Sand and dust storms (SDSs) get worse by shifting patterns of climate change. In fact, most SDS incidents are natural. The World Bank claims that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) experience more frequent and intense dust storms.
In Iran and Iraq, sand and dust storms are mostly caused by drought. SDSs are rising as a result of the region's drained wetlands and drying wetlands. SDSs are probably getting worse between the borders of Iran and Iraq due to water-intensive agricultural development and irrigation practices.
The substantial effects they have on the environment, health, agriculture, livelihoods, and socioeconomic well-being have made them a major worldwide issue in recent decades.
The United Nations General Assembly declared July 12 to be the International Day of Combating Sand and Dust Storms at Iran's proposal, realizing that sand and dust storms and their detrimental effects at all scales are global concerns.
According to Ali-Mohammad Tahmasbi-Birgani, director of the national headquarters for battling sand and dust storms, who was reported by IRNA, the event would be attended by foreign ambassadors and officials of international organizations in departments of the environment.
The national headquarters initiated steps to determine the internal and external sources of SDSs in the Iranian year 1397 (2018–2019). They then put all the environmental protection plans into effect, which involves assessing dust damage, issuing regulations and notifications, as well as completing other software projects.
In 2022, Iran started communicating with its neighbors like Iraq and the United Arab Emirates to strengthen bilateral cooperation to trigger the phenomena by an international approach.
To raise awareness of the importance of combating SDS, a meeting of ministers and officials from eleven different countries was held in Tehran in July 2022 with the goal of fostering collaboration for addressing the ongoing environmental issues, particularly sand and dust storms.
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