The occurrence of July 2nd, 2022, twin earthquakes with magnitudes M>6.0 in Lengeh area, Dezhgan rural complex in Hormozgan province left extensive damage in houses, water supply and electricity systems (Transmission and distribution) as well as water tanks. The area is also suffering from draught, floods and consequences of climate change. Finding the situation in ...

  BEHTAB phase II Project has been defined by UN-Habitat since 2021 in cooperation with the Government of Islamic Republic of Iran, after the successful completion of the first phase of the Project. Funded by the Government of Japan, the objective of the Project is to establish the foundations toward disaster preparedness and enhancement of ...

The experience and findings of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP) in I.R. Iran were presented and discussed during the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) networking event on 28 June 2022. The pilot phase of the National Urban Policy Programme (NUPP): “Developing NUP and Smart City Strategies in Iran” started in 2017. In the first step, the “Diagnosis ...