Final UN annex identifies specialized help for materials and local construction methods

The mission warned that war-related environmental change could alter land’s ability to sustain former activities. It urged care to avoid returning people to areas that could no longer support their...

The annex urged greater earthquake resistance in new construction and inclusion of seismic risk in urban plans. It noted that much of the war-affected region was earthquake-prone, making...

The annex identified 200,000 homes destroyed by the recent earthquake as an additional reconstruction burden. These earthquake losses were separate from war-related housing destruction and should...

Iran faced shortages of cement and iron, the annex stated. It recommended international cooperation to establish local building-material industries using domestic raw materials to support settlement...

The annex estimated demolition and debris removal could add 25 to 40 percent to urban reconstruction costs. The share depended on building size, construction type, condition and disposal method,...

The mission reported seeing signs that explosive charges had been detonated in Qasr-e-Shirin manholes. The annex recorded this observation alongside damage to underground pipes from buildings,...

The annex reported that only 360 of Iran’s 618 oil wells could operate without destroying reservoirs. Its assessment distinguished safely usable wells from the total number, illustrating a...

Iran was flaring about 1.26 billion cubic feet of gas daily, the annex reported, equivalent in energy to 200,000 barrels of oil per day. This measured wasted gas energy, not an additional quantity...

The annex linked unavailable compressors, turbines and gas-treatment equipment to Iran’s hard-currency shortage. It described reinjection for reservoir pressure and methanol production as possible...

The mission was informed that 15 million barrels of Abadan Refinery’s 20-million-barrel crude-storage capacity had been destroyed, involving over 100 tanks. This storage measure is distinct from daily...