Lake Urmia (LU) basin is located in northwest of Iran with a total area of 51800 km2 (Figure 1). It is the largest lake in the country and is also one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water. The political…
Aquatic ecosystems are under increasing pressure due to human activities and changing natural phenomena. Addressing water quality and quantity issues is a crucial matter for human existence and biodiversity conservation. Water ecosystems are used as sources and sinks by a…
This report concludes that drought at both demonstration sites has become more severe over recent decades both in intensity and duration, but that its impacts have been worsened by climatic changes and rapid intensification of water use. The project is…
In 4 January 2018, Solduz online station was installed. In this station, EC, DO, Water Temperature, Water Level, Air Temperature, Air Humidity and Air Pressure have been measuring. Sensors which belong to GO-Sys Company, are connected to a central transmitter…
The UNDP/GEF/DOE Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project is working with the provinces of West and East Azerbaijan and Kordistan to develop an integrated management plan for Lake Urmia, based upon international best practice. The plan aims to help provincial and…
I hereby thank God for providing me with the opportunity of serving Khouzestan province since March 2005, which is of great importance in its natural environment due to existence of important rivers such as Karoun, Karkhe, Dez, Jarrahi, Zohre and…
Assessing the vulnerability levels of wetland ecosystems and their components can be used as an effective tool to prioritize conservation programs, formulate and reinforce policies and programs, develop management strategies, budget and identify the needs and information deficiencies. In this…
As is increasingly coming to be recognized, wetlands have played a crucial role in the evolution of human civilisation. Despite the huge sense of mastery we may believe we have exerted over the natural environment, our sustainable development still depends…
During the past two decades different factors including continuous drought, increasing number of dams, over-abstraction of underground waters, etc. have impacted many wetlands in Iran, particularly the Lake Urmia, the largest hyper-saline wetland of Iran supporting more than 5 million…
Lake Urmia (LU) is one of the important wetlands located in North-Western Iran; a vast hypersaline wetland and at the same time a National Park, a collection of Ramsar Sites, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the largest inland lake in Iran.…
Iran’s diversity in climatic conditions and its rich aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems are rooted in its unique geography. Pressure has been put on environmental resources and biodiversity due to persistent droughts, heavy stress on and pollution of scarce…
Iran’s diversity in climatic conditions and its rich aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems are rooted in its unique geography. Pressure has been put on environmental resources and biodiversity. Water limitation normally leads to water allocation rivalry and natural ecosystems…
This is an addendum to the Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project (CIWP) Phase II –and a complementary step to the first two years of the “Contribution to restoration of Lake Urmia by modelling local community engagement in sustainable agriculture practices…
Recently, new insights into the restoration of Lake Urmia by different stakeholders such as Urmia Lake Restoration Programme, CIWP, DoE, MoJA, MoE stabilized the lake situation to some extent. The latest information from LU monitoring stations in late 2018 show…
This project has been established through the cooperation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Iranian Department of Environment (DoE). It was brought about because of the drastically worsening condition of Iranian wetlands and…
The project witnessed major events In 2013; the end of the first phase and beginning of a new scale-up phase for replicating CIWP’s achievements at a broader national level. This progress report covers a summary of CIWP’s activities towards safe…
