During a side-event held at COP22 in Marrakech, Vice-President and Head of Iran's Department of Environment said: "Iran ready to cooperate with regional countries to tackle sand and dust storms. This Forum, opened in Singapore by UNDP and Global Initiatives, aims to address a sea change in the nature of development funding by creating a new partnership for sustainable development.

While foreign funding (Official Development Assistance) is still essential for the development system, it now accounts for 0.7 percent of total financial flows in Asia-Pacific (down from 13.5 percent in 1990), while domestic public and private finance accounts for 89 percent, according to a UNDP report launched last month.

A short summary report of UNDP Iran and UN Environment side-event on Sand and Dust Storms at COP22 in Marrakech.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) jointly with the United Nations Environment will hold a side-event on the “Sand and Dust Storms” at COP22 in Marrakech on 15th November from 11:00 – 12:00 at UNDP Pavilion – Blue Zone.

August 30th marks national Asiatic Cheetah Day in Iran

In the south of the Islamic Republic of Iran, one of the main obstacles to early malaria diagnosis is the population movement of foreign seasonal building workers from endemic neighboring countries. This

Recently a delegation from Embassy of Japan, Department of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture Jihad and UNDP visited East Azerbaijan and Lake Urmia.

This one-pager document introduces UNDP Iran's Conservation of Iranian Wetlands Project

We are pleased to share with you the film screening schedule for GEF SGP documentaries.

World Environment Day was commemorated at United Nations Common Premises in the presence of Game Guards and the renown Iranian actor, Rambod Javan.

Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recently visited Iran and attended an event at the Department of Environment where he launched a SDGs book.