Date: 14-15 May 2013
Venue: Tehran, Iran
Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, UTCO
Participating Countries/ Organizations: Afghanistan, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Oman, Pakistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Number of Participant: 170
Number of Female Participants: 45 (27%)
Objectives/Outcomes:
- Addressing keynote speeches by representatives from international entities in the related fields of drought
- Discussing and developing recommendations for scientific, technological and policy approaches, addressing drought issues.
- Presenting a short report on activities and achievements of the interim secretariat of International Drought Initiative (IDI) since its establishment
- Discussing and reviewing the IDI Road Map as well as investigating the ways of mutual cooperation in relevant fields
