“In recent decades, natural changes and human activity in the Caspian Sea basin have caused changes in the physical, dynamic and morphological nature of the coasts of this region in a relatively short period of time.”
Oku.Az reports that the representative of the Iranian delegation said these words Alirza Jangiri This was stated at the high-level meeting on “The decline in the level of the Caspian Sea due to climate change.”
He said the increase in greenhouse gases in recent decades and their impact on global warming due to climate change mean that the fragility of these areas is manifesting faster and more widely than in the past.
“Changes in the physical and natural environment of the coastal zone of the Caspian Sea have often had important consequences for plants and animals, people and settlements near the coast. Any change in the water level in this basin will have a serious impact on the ecosystem of the Current evidence shows that a decrease in sea water level can have extremely devastating effects on the coastal zone, especially on the life of coastal communities, economic and social infrastructure, fishing and aquaculture and, most importantly, in trade and even on a small scale.
This event is a serious alarm for the region’s coasts and carries the possibility of greater risks. The continued decline in sea level will cause devastating ecological and hydrological problems in the form of ecological crises, including the drying up of small bays and wetlands. We need to include certain measures in the agenda for more effective cooperation in eliminating problems related to the decrease in the water level in the Caspian Sea, as well as to control the water level in the sea. We should use the potential of scientific and research centers in the field of monitoring the Caspian Sea. One of the main strategies is to create a unified decision-making system for all coastal countries at the national level so that relevant experts from all sectors work under the supervision of one organization and continuous monitoring of the physical and chemical properties of the Sea Caspian.
He said that the short-term solution is to establish a working group under the supervision of special representatives of the Caspian states with the cooperation of experts from the five coastal countries to study the causes and factors of the decline in the water level in the Caspian. . Sea:
“According to the statement of the foreign ministers of the Caspian countries in Moscow on December 5, 2023, the working group of senior officials on Caspian Sea issues should pay special attention to this issue. Within the framework of cooperation in the Caspian, forecasting It is necessary to develop models for greater scientific cooperation and the exchange of results between the Caspian countries it will be possible to develop and adopt accordingly an appropriate strategy for managing water level fluctuations;
Of course, any study of the Caspian Sea ecosystem must be broad and integrated and requires the participation of all countries. The potential of the Tehran Convention, its additional protocols, as well as the agreement on cooperation in the field of hydrology and meteorology of the Caspian Sea and the Coordinating Committee for Hydrology and Meteorology of the Caspian Sea have been institutionalized and a convenient platform has been created . created for regular deployment. Since the monitoring, evaluation and information exchange protocol is in the coding phase, the reduction of water level in the Caspian Sea can be added as one of the components of this protocol.
Using international experience in monitoring water level changes, restoring wetlands and lakes, and eliminating impacts on people’s lifestyles should be priorities for cooperation. Using international environmental organizations and identifying effective projects is another area of ​​cooperation in the field of flood control.
Aygun Mirakif
