Intl. environmental exhibition slated for November

Considering the importance of environmental protection, the event aims to raise public awareness to protect Iran’s ecosystem.

It also seeks to persuade industries, mining, and petrochemical units to support the preservation of plant and animal species, and encourage them to take steps towards enhancing air quality, IRNA reported.

The event focuses on ‘economic environment, environmental economy’, as well as the importance of social responsibility in protecting the environment.

The main objectives of the exhibition include raising public knowledge and awareness of environmental issues and providing an opportunity for the exchange of expertise and experiences among experts, specialists, and environmental activists.

Introducing and encouraging the use of innovative solutions and advanced technologies to reduce fuel and energy consumption and preserve natural resources is the other goal of the exhibition.

Moreover, it aspires to foster communication and cooperation between institutions, organizations, and companies active in the field of environment and energy, promote the concepts of sustainability and social responsibility among the public, and encourage environmentally friendly behaviors.

7th development plan on environmental issues

In the Seventh Development Plan of I.R. Iran, whose general policies were announced on September 2022 and the text of the bill was sent to the Iranian parliament (Majlis) for approval on May 2023, the “environmental issues” are mostly cited under the heading of "infrastructural affairs".

The importance of Iran's environment and protection is not taken considerably into account in the implementation of the 7th development plan of I.R. Iran, and we believe that various parts of Iran's life territorial stability, and national security will be exposed to more threats and gradual destruction. 

Drought, population increase, air pollution, climate change, industrial and agricultural production, sanctions, inefficient use of water and natural resources, and non-implementation of existing environmental regulations fuel the existing environmental crisis.

Inadequate water resources force people to migrate and the problems of big cities increase with marginalization. The aquifers are being drained. Air pollution has made living conditions in Iranian cities increasingly challenging.

Wind erosion increases the desertification of agricultural lands and creates a demand for more production in the remaining cultivable areas.

Biodiversity is under threat. On the other hand, the future of Iran's environment is greatly endangered by the development plans and annual plans that are implemented as emergency and urgent solutions one after the other.

Water transfer programs to the central plateau are a symbol of unsustainable development, and in addition to pollution and back-breaking costs for Iran's national economy, it will be the source of new environmental crises in the source and destination of water transfer.

The big challenge of the development programs in Iran is that without looking at a long-term strategic plan for the country and based on urgent and emergency cases at any point of time when the plan is being compiled, the list that according to the experts and executive managers has been reached as The clauses of the program have been paid.