Last month Mr. Parviz Kardovani proposed a solution to end concerns regarding Lake Urmia. He made an analogy for Lake Urmia, based on which Lake Urmia looks like a sick person in a coma, in …
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In an interview with the voice of America’s Mr. Huseyn Isali a native of southern Azerbaijan and an expert on water management spoke about the fate of the lake. According to Mr. Isalı drying of Lake Urma is a disaster, a disaster caused as a result of human actions. And the consequences of this disaster, it will eventually begin to show in all aspects of the life in the region. Please watch the interview at: Voice of America
Pouyesh News reported:
Mr. Pir Moazzen member of Environment committe of Iranian parlimet stated that during last year, Iranian Goverment did not spent even 1 Rial (Iraninan currency) for wetlands and Lake Urmia.
Lake Urmia shores have been one of the ancient settlements for human civilizations since Stone Age. Is it going to be abandoned now?
According to Mr. Nadir Gazipour (Iranian MP): (Radio Farda ) 50 villages …
Caitlin E. Werrell and Francesco Femia are founding directors of the Center for Climate and Security.
The strategic position of Iran – straddling the energy-thruway that is the Strait of Hormuz, bordering, among other nations, Iraq, …
NASR news reported: According to head of Artemia research center Mr. Nikouifar due to drastic increase in lake salinity, the Aretemia Urmiana has extinct. This will have impact on the food chain of the Lake …
Artemia Urmiana will move to central Iran
Iranian Government initiated commercial Artemia farming research at the following provinces:
1- Isfahan,
2- Qom,
3- Fars
4- Hormozgan,
Due to critical condition of Lake Urmia, Iranian Government has decided to invest 1 Billion …
30 years apart … the Aral Sea in 1973 and 2004, before the start of the restoration. Photograph: Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World/PA
One of the 20th century’s great ecological disasters has been partly reversed, …
19 billion tenge will be spent on restoration of the Aral Sea and the city of Aralsk, the chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund of Aral rescue Sagit Ibatullin said at the …
Socio-environmental Impacts of Iran’s Disappearing Lake Urmia
May 18, 2012 by Francesco Femia & Caitlin Werrell
This is a guest post by Dr. Aref Najafi of the Lake Urmia Conservation Institute, and contributor to the recent UNEP report …
LUCI with support of Global Film is collaborating with a group of volunteers at University of McMaster to organize a program dedicated to lake Urmia. As part of the program in order to raise awareness …
On August 16, 2011, Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran rejected a motion to invest funding to increase the inflow of water into Lake Urmia to save it from a complete extinction. The motion was recommended …
Recently there have been activities and news on the subject of Lake Urmia. We, as Lake Urmia Conservation Institute, would like to take this opportunity to provide our opinion on recent activities including the United …
Lake Urmia Conservation Institute will present a paper related to lake Urmia crisis at the World Environemnatl and Water resources Congress, Cincinnati, USA, 2013. The title of the paper is: “Drying Lake Urmia Crisis in …
Recently there have been activities and news on the subject of Lake Urmia. We, as Lake Urmia Conservation Institute, would like to take this opportunity to provide our opinion on recent activities including the United …
Lake Urmia Conservation Institute will present a paper related to lake Urmia crisis at the World Environemnatl and Water resources Congress, Cincinnati, USA, 2013. The title of the paper is: “Drying Lake Urmia Crisis in …
Lake Urmia Conservation Institute will present a paper related to lake Urmia crisis at the 6th International Perspective on Water Resources & the Environment conference (IPWE 2013), Izmir, Turkey, January 7, 2013. The title of the …
Thematic Focus: Climate Change, Resource Efficiency, Ecosystem Management, and Environmental Governance
The Drying of Iran’s Lake Urmia and its Environmental Consequences
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Lake Urmia in the northwestern corner of Iran is one of …
Statement by LUCI (June 5th, 2012), Calgary, AB, Canada – For immediate release:
Today Azerbaijani people across the world have demonstrated high level of solidarity and vigilance on the status of the Lake Urmia., Many groups and …
