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Urmia Lake Restoration program initiated I … Urmia Lake Restoration program initiated Iran Department of Environment (DOE) has prepared a 10-year plan to restore the Lake Urmia. The plan includes different solutions with a 10 year horizon will maintain the lakes condition. In addition to this, the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) is also in collaboration with DOE have concluded the following solution to survive the lake (UNDP and DOE 2013):
Urgent Actions (to be implemented within 1-2 years)
* Strengthen the institutional structure
* Update the Integrated Management Plan
* Establish a Lake Urmia Sustainability Fund
* Reduce agricultural water use
* Mobilize a public campaign to conserve water
* Ecological restoration of (part of) the lake – “embayment”
* Implement health-protection measures (especially related to salt/dust storms)
* Develop a monitoring system on the condition of the basin and the lake
Recommended medium-term actions
* Prepare a long-term development vision for the Basin
* Continue with water conservation measures
* Do not prioritize certain supply-side measures
* Optimize the water allocation systemes
* Optimize the water allocation system +
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