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Regulation on Preparation and Combating the Harmful Effect of the Phenomenon of Dust in the Country.

Country/Territory
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal, No. 18760, 30 July 2009.
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen.
Keyword
Pollution control Air quality/air pollution Early warning system Institution Monitoring
Geographical area
Asia, Caspian Sea, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Persian Gulf, Southern Asia
Abstract

The Regulation aims to regulate provisions on combating the harmful effects of dust in the country. The Regulation consists of 19 articles divided in two chapters; General Provisions (I); Programs (II). The short-term programs of the Regulation include determination of the quality and quantity of the dust phenomenon in the west and south areas of the country, providing the early-warning system, equipping weather monitoring stations, mulching the areas exposed to wind erosion, protection and restoration of the wetlands and relevant training programs. The medium-term programs include creating green spaces in the endangered areas and establishment of the Climatology Research Institute. The long-term programs of the REgulation include draft of the comprehensive plan for management and restoration of the grasslands in southern and western provinces, draft of the comprehensive plan for coping with drifting sand and wind erosion in southern and western provinces with the main priority in biological methods as well as increase international and regional cooperation. According to the Regulation, the Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization is the responsible authority to implement the United Nation Convention to Combat Desertification.

Full text
Farsi
Website
www.dastour.ir

References - Legislation

Amended by

Amendment of the Regulation on Preparation and Combating the Harmful Effects of the Phenomenon of Dust in the Country.

Legislation | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2012

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Early warning system, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Pollution control, Right to clean/healthy environment, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Human rights

Source: FAO, FAOLEX