Caspian

Iran will host the Third Caspian Economic Forum on February 17-18, 2025 with the participation of prime ministers and ministers from Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan for a period of two days.

An official at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) says that the third edition of Caspian Corridor Conference will be held in Tehran on February 17-18, 2025.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's trade (excluding crude oil exports) with Caspian Sea littoral states stood at 5.72 million tons worth $2.51 billion during the current fiscal year’s first nine months (March 21-Dec. 21), according to new data released by the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: According to latest data from the Water Research Institute, the average water level in the Caspian Sea in the last water year (September 2018-19) dropped by 12 centimeters compared to the previous year.

EghtesadOnline: Transferring water from the Caspian Sea to Semnan Province would destroy the pristine nature in the region and convert it to another industrial zone like Yazd and Isfahan that have been grappling with water shortages and associated problems for decades, says an environmental activist and a researcher at the Research Institute for Forests and Rangelands.

EghtesadOnline: With almost 500 million cubic meters of water wasted in the industrial and farming sectors in Semnan Province, a plan to transfer water from the Caspian Sea in the north to the arid region would indeed be an exercise in futility, an expert at the Research Institute for Forests and Range and director of the Public Participation Office of the Department of Environment said.