Want to advertise a product or service on Green Prophet? Email [email protected]

Iran’s devastated Lake Urmia wins recognition

lake-urmia

Like Israel and Jordan’s Dead Sea, Iran has it’s own inland salty lake called Lake Urmia. Climate change and dam construction has caused its demise to about 10% of its of former glory.

Local protestors who have dared called on the government to fix it have been tied up, beaten and tortured. One trusted source I have in Iran says this is the country’s top 2 environmental “problem” to solve.

NASA, satellite images, Lake Urmia, Orumiyeh, climate change, shrinking lake, ecosystem collapse, Iran, environmental activism

Lake Urmia before in 1998, taken by NASA

 

One young photographer Pedram Yazdani summarized the devastation in a photograph, above, which has just one recognition for an environmental prize by the the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year, an international showcase for the very best in environmental photography and film.

NASA, satellite images, Lake Urmia, Orumiyeh, climate change, shrinking lake, ecosystem collapse, Iran, environmental activism

Lake Urmia in 2011, taken by NASA

Yazdani won the prize for capturing The Salt Lake Urmia in Iran. Lake Urmia is the biggest salt lake in the Middle East, but it is now only a shadow of what it once was. This image demonstrates how dramatic impact land management decisions can be to our environment.

Continue learning more about Lake Urmia below by Youtube movies produced by Iranians.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9u1wR7WKrk[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjZR1l4rKII[/youtube]

More on Iranian Environmental Issues:
Saltier than the Dead Sea, Lake Orumiyeh is in Trouble
Iran Lacks Water Planning
Iran and Qatar Align to Help the Environment

Facebook Comments
Karin Kloosterman
Author: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]

Share

PinIt
submit to reddit

About Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman is an award-winning journalist, innovation strategist, and founder of Green Prophet, one of the Middle East’s pioneering sustainability platforms. She has ranked in the Top 10 of Verizon innovation competitions, participated in NASA-linked challenges, and spoken worldwide on climate, food security, and future resilience. With an IoT technology patent, features in Canada’s National Post, and leadership inside teams building next-generation agricultural and planetary systems — including Mars-farming concepts — Karin operates at the intersection of storytelling, science, and systems change. She doesn’t report on the future – she helps design it. Reach out directly to [email protected]

Get featured on Green Prophet [email protected]

One thought on “Iran’s devastated Lake Urmia wins recognition”

  1. That’s a really drastic environmental change in just 13 years. So sad. I’m just thinking about the ecosystem and how this will trickle down in so many ways.

Comments are closed.