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Lilia Bliznashka

Lily Bliznashka is a Research Fellow in the Nutrition, Diets, and Health Unit. Her research focuses on assessing the effectiveness of multi-input nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions and the mechanisms through which they work to improve maternal and child health and nutrition globally. She has worked in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Perspectives on Iran’s environmental policy process: Issues and constraints

2018Aghmashhadi, Amir Hedayati; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Daroodi, Masoud; Zahedi, Samaneh; Kazemi, Azadeh
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Perspectives on Iran’s environmental policy process: Issues and constraints

Due to the increase in environmental problems in Iran at the national and regional levels, it is crucial to establish sound and sustainable environmental policies. Further, it is also important to incorporate environmental considerations in the current policies being implemented in sectors such as the agriculture or energy sector. This paper applies the kaleidoscope model to understand the current policy process in Iran. Using this analysis and a literature review, we present a framework that can be applied to develop environmental policies. Studies show that the best instrument for environmental policymaking in Iran is to use the spatial planning with the double approach of activity and resource planning (based on power assessment and resource management, respectively). However, due to the environmental pressures on resources in Iran over the past decades, the current planning approach is not enough and needs to be completed in the form of resource planning.

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2018

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Aghmashhadi, Amir Hedayati; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Daroodi, Masoud; Zahedi, Samaneh; Kazemi, Azadeh

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Aghmashhadi, Amir Hedayati; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Daroodi, Masoud; Zahedi, Samaneh; and Kazemi, Azadeh. 2018. Perspectives on Iran’s environmental policy process: Issues and constraints. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1777. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145542

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Iran; Middle East; Asia; Southern Asia; Models; Policies; Environmental Protection; Capacity Development; Natural Resources Management; Developing Countries; Environmental Policies; Governance

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English

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Open Access

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Policies, Institutions, and Markets

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2015 Nutrition country profile: Iran

2015International Food Policy Research Institute
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2015 Nutrition country profile: Iran

The 193 individual country profiles capture the status and progress of all UN Member States, and the 80+ indicators include a wealth of information on child, adolescent and adult anthropometry and nutritional status, in addition to intervention coverage, food supply, economics, and demography. This tool is particularly useful for nutrition champions at the country-level, as it presents a wide range of evidence needed to assess country progress in improving nutrition and nutrition-related outcomes.

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2015

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International Food Policy Research Institute

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International Food Policy Research Institute. 2015. 2015 Nutrition country profile: Iran. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150697

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Iran; Middle East; Asia; Western Asia; Southern Asia; Anaemia; Sustainable Development Goals; Economic Development; Nutrition Policies; Health; Agricultural Policies; Indicators; Stunting; Sustainability; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Private Sector; Children; Wasting Disease (nutritional Disorder); Agricultural Development; Micronutrients; Breastfeeding; Overweight; Diabetes; Obesity; Food Systems; Climate Change

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English

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Open Access

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Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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2014 Nutrition country profile: Iran

2014International Food Policy Research Institute
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2014 Nutrition country profile: Iran

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2014

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International Food Policy Research Institute

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International Food Policy Research Institute. 2014. 2014 Nutrition country profile: Iran. In Global nutrition report 2014: Actions and accountability to accelerate the world’s progress on nutrition. Supplementary Online Material. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151407

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Iran; Middle East; Southwestern Asia; Asia; Southern Asia; Birth Weight; Anaemia; Nutrition Policies; Indicators; Stunting; Malnutrition; Nutrition; Trace Elements; Food Supply; Children; Mortality; Poverty; Breastfeeding

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English

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Open Access

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Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Blogs

The Iran war: Farmers in Brazil and Argentina face rising fertilizer and energy prices
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May 04, 2026

The Iran war: Farmers in Brazil and Argentina face rising fertilizer and energy prices

By Joseph Glauber, Valeria Piñeiro, and Juan Pablo Gianatiempo

The Strait of Hormuz closure reverberates through the food system.

How the Iran crisis affects fertilizer-dependent countries: The case of Mexico
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April 20, 2026

How the Iran crisis affects fertilizer-dependent countries: The case of Mexico

By Valeria Piñeiro, Juan Pablo Gianatiempo, Jorge Amado Rueda, and Joseph Glauber

A challenging dynamic for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes?
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April 07, 2026

Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes?

By Shawn Arita and Joseph Glauber

Key differences from past crises.

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Events

A Narrow Strait, Global Consequences: Hormuz Strait and Fertilizer Markets
IFPRI Policy Seminar

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April 23, 2026, 9:30 – 11:00 am

A Narrow Strait, Global Consequences: Hormuz Strait and Fertilizer Markets

Fertilizer markets have entered a phase of heightened uncertainty, where geopolitical risks intersect with highly concentrated production, energy dependence, and fragile logistics. These risks are no longer hypothetical. The Strait of Hormuz represents a critical chokepoint for fertilizer trade, with around 35 percent of global urea flows, over one quarter of ammonia trade, just above […]

XVII Biennial IASC Conference
IFPRI at External Event

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July 1 to 5, 2019

XVII Biennial IASC Conference

IFPRI is participating in the XVII Biennial IASC conference, “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action.  The conference will bring together experiences and lessons from around the world to reflect on the multiple ways in which different actors have sought to maintain and defend the commons, as well as the challenges and opportunities faced by […]

News

April 15, 2026 | In the News

Devex Dish: Shock to the system (Devex)

Devex quoted Johan Swinnen, IFPRI Director General, in the April 15 edition of Devex Dish: “The war represents the third major shock for the global food system in just six years, following the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war. These shocks — and their frequency — highlight how important it is for countries to diversify where they […]

April 10, 2026 | In the News

The Iran war’s agriculture shock isn’t over yet (Foreign Policy)

Foreign Policy quotes IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber who notes that energy inputs are built into food costs at nearly every step, from production and processing through transportation and retail.

April 08, 2026 | In the News

How farmers are rising to a fertilizer shortfall (DW)

DW spoke with IFPRI’s Joseph Glauber and Avinash Kishore to discuss what farmers around the world are doing to save their crops in a situation of a global fertilizer shortage sparked by the war in Iran.

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