World Bank, 2005

The objective of this report is to provide an estimate of the cost of environmental degradation in Iran. Despite the difficulties involved in assigning monetary values to environmental degradation, such estimates can be a powerful tool to raise awareness about environmental issues and facilitate progress toward sustainable development. It is hoped that this study will provide an instrument for policymakers to better integrate the environment into economic development decisions.

Estimates o f environmental damage presented in this report should be viewed as orders of magnitude. The accuracy of all estimates has been constrained by data availability and was subject to various assumptions and simplifications. A range of values has been presented to reflect this uncertainty. Nevertheless, the estimates presented in this report indicate the severity and magnitude of environmental degradation in Iran.

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Islamic Republic of Iran