Iran warns about dropping of Caspian Sea’s water level
Iran’s mission to the UN office in Geneva has warned about the dropping of the Caspian Sea’s water level.
In a post on X, the Permanent Mission of Iran to the United Nations Office in Geneva cautioned against the shrinking coastline of the Caspian Sea.
“August 12 is celebrated in Azerbaijan Republic, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan as Caspian Sea Day,” the mission said.
“On this day the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea ‘Tehran Convention’ entered into force,” it added.
Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan has also warned that the Caspian Sea’s ever-decreasing water level has put it at risk of an environmental disaster.
In an online post on X on Saturday on the occasion of the International Day of the Caspian Sea, Abbas Mousavi urged the littoral states to figure out a solution before it is too late.
August 12 is the day of the Caspian Sea, which, unfortunately, faces the serious risk of water loss and an environmental catastrophe in the future, the Iranian ambassador said.
On Saturday, the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) confirmed a significant decline in the water level of the Caspian Sea over the past
years.
ISA studies based on satellite images over a period of about 10 years demonstrate that during the said period, not least the past 24 months, the northern part of the Caspian Sea has seen an advancement of the coastline due to diminishing water levels.
According to the agency, the southern part of the Caspian Sea, bordering the Iranian territories, remains little changed probably due to the slope or depth of the sea in that section.
Measured by surface area, the Caspian Sea is the world’s largest inland water body, spanning about 371,000 square kilometers.