Home Drought, air pollution rise up agenda in Iran election
 

Keywords :   


Drought, air pollution rise up agenda in Iran election

2016-02-25 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Home: As Iran prepares to elect its tenth parliament since 1979s revolution on Friday, mounting concern about environmental degradation has surprised observers of the Islamic republic. Hundreds of candidates have signed a 15-clause green pact promising to shun damaging projects and liaise with NGOs, according to analysts at the Tehran Bureau news service. Such statements are unprecedented. A seven-year drought is putting pressure on farmers while city-dwellers suffer from air pollution. Lake...

Tags: air agenda rise iran

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
28.06Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
28.06Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
28.06Learning to listen to nursery pigs
28.06Incomes have risen 'at a crawl' says think tank
28.06Eastern North Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
28.06Are rainy days ahead for cloud computing?
28.06Electric car battery charges in under five minutes in track test
28.06Debt relief orders can write off up to 50,000
More »