The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Asian and Pacific Centre for the Development of Disaster Information Management (APDIM) convened an online meeting on sand and dust storms to discuss priority areas to address transboundary hazards and risks posed by sand and dust storms on 17 May 2021.
According to the ECO Cultural Institute, the potential opportunities for expanding strategic cooperation and knowledge sharing in this field were explored in this meeting.
The meeting explored potential for furthering strategic partnerships and sharing of expertise in this area - “APDIM is mandated to promote regional and inter-regional networking and serve as a repository for geospatial information on sand and dust storms,” said Ms. Letizia Rossano, Director of APDIM in her opening remarks at the meeting.