Mission
Iran’s first English daily newspaper.
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The objectives of earthquake drills in schools are to increase students’ awareness of earthquakes, prepare them to respond correctly and quickly, and familiarize them with natural disasters, empowering them to face such events.
The Iranian Department of Environment (DOE) will kick off negotiations with Iraq and Syria to launch an action plan for fighting sand and dust storms in the region.
Twenty percent of areas across Iran are highly vulnerable to flooding, comprehensive planning for watershed management and flood control is required.
As a disaster-prone country, Iran is facing challenges on its way to becoming resilient against disasters.
Iran has produced a document on disaster management training for 27 provinces. The training will teach participants to release coherent and reliable statistics, and will also emphasise mitigating public panic by keeping people updated on different disaster aspects.
'Although Iran is among top 10 countries worst hit by environmental disasters, we are pioneer in preventing environmental disasters,' said Iranian Health Minister Marziyeh Vahid-Dastjerdi...
According to the report, a UNICEF representative has called for increasing engagement in climate change adaptation, risk mitigation, early warning, preparedness and emergency response in order to reduce the impact of disasters...'
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