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‘Water transfer from Caspian Sea not economically justifiable’ Environment

2019-02-26 10:57:11

Water transfer from the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to the drought-stricken central provinces brings heavy economic burden to the country, regardless of posing probable damages to the environment, former deputy Department of Environment (DOE) chief has said. ...

2019-02-16 11:00:33

While some Iranian MP's have objected to the Caspian Sea water transfer plan, the head of Department of Environment Isa Kalantari indicated there wouldn't be any opposition towards the issue. "If all the environmental principles of the Caspian Sea ...

2019-01-16 12:44:36

Iran plans to transfer water from Caspian Sea to solve its water shortage problem, while the country's Department of Environment is reviewing the studies to decide the volume of water transfer. The Iranian Department of Environment is a governmental ...

2019-01-13 11:55:50

Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) is compiling a national comprehensive plan to protect the seals living in the Caspian Sea. According to the news website of Department of Environment of the Islamic ...

2018-10-02 10:10:49

It is necessary to create an environmental police in Azerbaijan, MP Elmira Akhundova said at a plenary meeting of the Azerbaijani parliament Oct. 1. She said that the environmental police will operate either at the Interior Ministry or at ...

2018-08-26 10:21:34

Five Central Asian Leaders Discuss Aral Sea In Turkmenistan Leaders of five former Soviet republics in Central Asia met in Turkmenistan on August 24 to discuss the way to save the Aral Sea, which is facing severe environmental issues. ...

2018-08-11 12:44:10

Employees of the scientific research institute (SRI) under the Turkmengaz State Concern have completed the development of environmental documentation for the gas chemical complex under construction in the Pre-Caspian settlement of Kiyanly, Turkmengaz SC said in a message Aug. ...

2018-08-09 11:45:58

Caspian Environmental Service CaspEcoControl in Turkmenistan is inspecting activities of foreign and domestic companies engaged in sea and land transportation, production and transportation of energy resources, geophysical and geological surveys, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources ...

2018-07-22 10:04:13

high-level representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan signed the Environment Impact Assessment Protocol under the Tehran Convention during an extraordinary Conference of the Parties on Friday in Moscow, Russia. The protocol will enter into force ...

2018-06-07 15:17:55

Oil fields, oil bases and oil refineries located in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea and on the coast area are under the supervision of Turkmenistan's environmental organizations, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. The inspection is carried out ...