Date: 30 May – 01 June 2011

Venue: Kish, Iran

Co-organizers: RCUWM- Tehran

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Tajikistan, Turkey

Number of Participants: 35

Number of Female Participants: 2 (5%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

  • Sharing disaster concepts in water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities in the region,
  • Experimental learning about existing practices and technologies related to disaster situations,
  • Identify disaster friendly technological options related to water and sanitation systems and their proper operation during disaster situations
  • Promoting public awareness on development and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and management related to health issues
  • Integrating natural resources assessments under a decision-oriented framework
  • Impacts of climate change on water resources, agriculture and etc.