Tehran – With the approval of Iran’s proposal to protect Zagros forests in the 80th annual session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission in Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the issue has been featured on the agenda of the Centre for Disaster Information Management and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region (APDIM).
Zagros forests are one of Iran’s most important natural resources, accounting for 40% of the country’s forests and play an important role in the production of most of the country’s freshwater.
Escu’s 80th session was held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from April 21-25, and was led by “Regional Cooperation for Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development in Asia and the Pacific.”
The state was actively involved in the conference, negotiating primarily on transportation, the environment, disaster resilience, energy, poverty reduction and development financing. They also submitted a report from the Governance Council, along with the APDIM Strategic Plan.
Session 81 served as an opportunity to promote comprehensive urban growth and to promote immobilizing action for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at all levels.
It further highlights the important role of regional cooperation in overcoming the challenges facing cities, localizing global goals, identifying shared approaches to strengthen multi-level climate action and fostering inclusive urban growth. It also highlighted the importance of data, digital transformation and innovative funding to support sustainable urban development and ensure that cities can navigate the complex future for the future.
intl. Zagros Forest Conference to be held
The Natural Resources and Basin Management Organization is scheduled to hold an international conference on Zagros Forest in the current Iranian calendar year, which began on March 21st.
Emphasizing that promoting natural resources diplomacy is one of the organization’s priorities, Rasoul Ashrafipour, an official at the Natural Resources and Basin Management Organization, said, “We invite countries with Mediterranean climates in particular, to invite countries that are similar to the vegetation of Zagros and take effective measures towards conservation, as well as those countries that are Arid and Isis Is is is.
Referring to the negative impacts of climate change on natural resources, Ashrafipur said weather data shows that domestic temperature rises are higher than the global average, indicating that it has a significant impact on climate change.
Therefore, the natural resources and basin management organization will work with the metrology organization to create several new documents over the next six months, officials noted.
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