Build a bridge on flood risk management: UN

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 13:28:00 +0200irna (en)

Organized jointly by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Special Reporting Committee on Iran Flood 2019 (SRCIF), and the University of Tehran, the workshop was held in Tehran on October 9-10, 2019. The event was attended by more than 100 experts drawn....

WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle... with the highest risk of...

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:56:00 +0200sunstar (en)

WE ARE not in the winning circle. But the country is inside the circle... with the highest risk of experiencing multiple climate hazards out of anywhere in the world, followed by Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and China. Around and around, in worsening spiral, we experience rising sea level, increasing....

WHO assists Iran to enhance health system resilience against floods

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 09:09:00 +0200mehrnews-en (en)

The meeting has been organized in support of the Special Commission for National Report on Floods appointed by President Hassan Rouhani. The event brought together a diverse array of international experts and national stakeholders from science, policy and practice to better understand how to work....

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Tue, 01 Oct 2019 17:48:00 +0200tehrantimes (en)

TEHRAN - World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME) of the Islamic Republic of Iran hold a two-day (1-2 October 2019) expert meeting in Tehran on Science-Policy-Practice Interface for Enhancing Health System Resilience against Floods in the country.

Iran’s largest mobile power plant unveiled

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:18:00 +0200tehrantimes (en)

TEHRAN – The Passive Defense and Disaster Management Office of Iran ’s National Water and Wastewater Company unveiled the country’s largest mobile power plant which is going to be used in sensitive water infrastructure in emergency situations like flood and earthquake.

Iran (Islamic Republic of): WHO supports Islamic Republic of Iran in enhancing health system resilience against floods

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 13:22:00 +0200reliefWeb (en)

Tehran, 1 October 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of the Islamic Republic of Iran , held a 2-day expert meeting from 1 to 2 October in Tehran on the Science-Policy-Practice Interface for Enhancing Health System Resilience against Floods in the country.