Middle East’s Environmental Contamination and Responsibilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran Regarding Compensation of Environmental Damages (Haze and Water Contaminations)

Abstract

Environmental destruction currently is considered as a worldly issue. However, in the geopolitical area of Middle East, this problem is more severe. Existing indications show that environmental damages are among very important challenges of this area. Contamination of water and soil resources in the Middle East is also on the rise. This problem is occurring while deficiencies of these two vital elements are quite obvious. Besides being contaminated, the Middle East’s water resources are subsiding. So many countries will encounter problems in the future.  Political instability, frequent political changes that are accompanied by contentions and wars and poverty in the Middle East area are factors that give rise to continuation of environmental destruction in this zone. In addition to addressing how environmental contamination occurs in the Middle East, this paper attempts to explain the Islamic Republic of Iran’s responsibilities regarding compensation of environmental contamination in this zone. Of course in this paper, damages caused by water contamination and damages raised by haze are more emphasized.