🔸Time magazine has published its list of 100 influential climate figures for 2026, and the name of Kavah Madani, a researcher and specialist in Iran’s water field and director of the “Water, Environment and Health” institute of the United Nations University, also appears among these individuals.

🔸Mr. Madani is the first Iranian to be selected in the history of Time magazine’s list of 100 influential climate figures.

🔸By posting this news on his Instagram account, Mr. Madani expressed his happiness about this selection and wrote: I’m pleased that the topic of “water governance” and the concept of “water bankruptcy” have been increasingly brought to the attention of global climate agenda.

🔸He has emphasized that water is not only a victim of climate change; rather, it is part of the solution and a powerful opportunity to connect people, priorities, and nations in a world that is becoming more and more divided.

🔸The director of the “Water, Environment and Health” institute of the United Nations University has also expressed hope that this achievement can inspire Iran’s younger generation, and has reminded that knowledge, effort, and commitment to change can have an impact beyond borders.