Tehran, Berlin to Cooperate in Resolving Iran’s Water Crisis
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran has voiced its willingness to use Germany’s experience in the field of climate change and improvement of water efficiency, an Iranian energy official said.
Deputy Energy Minister for Water and Wastewater Affairs Rahim Meydani referred to current cooperation between Tehran and Berlin in educational and research fields, and voiced Iran’s willingness to start new cooperation with the European country in the field of water manangement.
He made the remarks in a meeting with German Ambassador to Iran Michael Ungern-Sternberg in Tehran.
“Given the special conditions of Iran’s water resources in recent years and … the climate change, drought, and temperature rise (in the country), we want to start new cooperation with Germany in non-structural water management,” Meydani explained.
Water efficiency and the way to deal with the climate change phenomenon are among the issues of interest in such cooperation, the Iranian deputy energy minister said, adding that water management and protection of water resources are among the ministry’s top priorities.
Ungern-Sternberg, for his part, referred to the existing capacity for the development of water cooperation between the two countries, and asked for further cooperation in the field of water.
