Date: 16-19 November 2015
Venue: Tehran, Iran
Co-organizers: UNESCO, RCUWM-Tehran, Iranian National Water & Waste & Wastewater Eng. Co. (NWWEC)
Participating Countries/Organizations: Germany, Iran, Japan, USA
Number of Participants: 150
Number of Female Participants: 35 (23%)
Objectives/Outcomes:
- Promoting knowledge and awareness of journalists in the key issues on water and sanitation,
- Recognition of existing capacity, and aligning it with the needs
- Improving the quality and quantity of prepared papers regarding water- related issues
- Strengthening the water news network to raise public awareness through collaborative working between the water sector and media
