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Will Iran's climate inaction fuel rising disaster threats?
(Reuters, 26 Sep 2022) As climate threats from flooding to water scarcity rise, Iranians see little help on the horizon.
In just over a year, Iran has endured deadly flash floods, crop-ruining drought, punishing dust storms and heatwaves that have pushed temperatures as high as 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) - all crises likely fuelled by climate change.
But for those hit by the impacts, finding help is proving very difficult.
Iran is one of just four countries that have not ratified the 2015 Paris Agreement to curb climate change - alongside Yemen, Libya and Eritrea.
That international isolation and a broader lack of government engagement on environmental risks at home is making efforts to cut climate threats, deal with losses and protect Iranian citizens extremely challenging, several analysts said.
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Reuters, 26 Sep 2022: Will Iran's climate inaction fuel rising disaster threats?
