Dust storms are one of the main environmental challenges, particularly in West Asian Region. The phenomenon has great harmful impacts on the countries of the region including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, and other countries around Persian Gulf. Intensification of the phenomenon in recent years made it necessary to find a suitable solution to combat against the devastating events. Therefore, the headquarter of water resources development, drought, erosion and environment assigned a project entitled “Investigation of Dust Storms in West Asian Region” to Geoinformatic Research Institute (GRI) of the University of Tehran in order to study the regional phenomenon. United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Regional Office of West Asia (ROWA) also supported this project because of its regional nature and the need for participation from national, regional and international organizations.
The output and outcomes of this project entitled “Investigation of Dust Storms in West Asian Region” is three reports:
- Primary Investigation of Dust Storm Sources in West Asia (With an Emphasis on Storms Came to Iran)
- Analysis of Fundamentals, Identification Criteria, and Modeling of Dust Storms (With emphasis on West Asia Region)
- Investigation of factors of dust storms and solutions for combating (With emphasis on West Asia Region)
