Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Examining Opportunities to Strengthen Climate Governance in Iran for Enhancing International Convergence and Resilience to Climate Change

Document Type : Original Article

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Associate Professor of Climatology, Shahid Bahonar University Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Abstract
This study examines the key outcomes of global climate change conferences and their implications for Iran. Climate change, as one of the major challenges of the present century, has profound impacts on Iran’s water resources, agriculture, public health, and food security. Official documents from recent United Nations conferences, including COP29 in Baku (2024) and COP30 in Belém, Brazil (2025), were review and analyzed. The findings highlight the international community’s emphasis on expanding climate finance, tripling adaptation budgets by 2035, and ensuring a just transition away from fossil fuels. For Iran, these outcomes represent both opportunities and challenges. On the one hand, declining precipitation, rising temperatures, and intensifying droughts underscore the urgent need to utilize global financial mechanisms and adaptation indicators. On the other hand, Iran’s dependence on oil and gas revenues, together with ongoing sanctions, restricts full access to international climate finance. In addition to analyzing global documents, a systematic review of climate studies in Iran was conducte. Results reveal dominant trends: rising average temperatures, reduced rainfall, intensifying droughts, and shifts in climatic patterns. The study concludes that Iran must reform and strengthen its climate policies through transparent structural, institutional, and organizational development with a climopolitical perspective. Enhancing resilience requires responsible convergence and the use of international experience. Integrating domestic research with global achievements can make Iran’s climate policymaking more realistic and effective. Within the framework of the World Climate Research Programme, three intervention approaches are identified: terrestrial carbon dioxide removal, ocean-based carbon dioxide removal, and solar radiation management .
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