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According to the agreed minutes of the 5^th RCUWM Governing Board Meeting which was held in Tehran, November 2007, and with the presence of Mr. Fattah, honorable Minister of Energy, I.R. Iran and Chairman of the RCUWM Governing Board, it was confirmed that the training course on Climate Change and its Impacts on Water resources be held in one of the regional countries with close cooperation with the Regional Centre for Training and Water Studies (RCTWS). After doing the necessary follow ups The Arab Centre for Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Land, located in Syria […]

World-wide water resources are under consideration: on the one hand fresh water resources are increasingly scarce. On the other hand, the flows of wastewater are increasing. Domestic wastewater is, directly or indirectly, increasingly being used for agricultural production, under various circumstances. A modern challenge is to channel and manage these flows properly, considering food safety, developmental and environmental issues, institutional arrangements, and national and regional policies.

In this respect, Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) has proposed to organize and co-finance a regional expert group meeting on Municipal Waste Water Use for […]

Introduction

Although the world’s water related problems are growing increasingly and need to be addressed urgently, it is recognized that they cannot be solved by the action of Governments alone. It will also require the education, mobilization and involvement of all sections of the society. The media play an important role in swaying public opinion on key issues such as water. Helping people to better understand water issues will contribute to finding solutions. In light of the great impact that scarcity and mismanagement of water has on the whole world, the […]

First Governing Board Meeting

Date: 18th May 2002

The first Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM – Tehran was held in May 18^th 2002. H.E. Mr. Bitaraf, Minister of Energy, I.R. Iran and Chairman of RCUWM – Tehran Governing Board, Prof. A. Szollosi-Nagy, as the representative of Director General of UNESCO attended this Meeting.

H.E. Mr. Bitaraf being appointed as the first GB chair, the following items were proposed, discussed and adopted:

• Criteria of membership of the countries and regional or national organizations and also the procedure of correspondence for invitation to countries and organizations
• Preparation and Codification of the Governing Board Rules of Procedure

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The frequency of natural disasters between 1990 and 2006, particularly water-related disasters, has increased markedly – as has the estimated economic damage they cause. Extreme events have also become more frequent. Between 1900 and March 2007, 16301 disaster events were recorded throughout the world – 6.27 billion people were affected; fatalities were more than 37.58 million and the estimated economic damage was more than US$1,790 billion. In terms of fatalities and the number of people affected, Asia is the region most vulnerable to water-related disasters, accounting for more than 45% of fatalities and more than 90% […]

The warming of Earth’s climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and the rising global mean sea level.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared in 2008 that water resources are amongst systems and sectors that are particularly vulnerable to climate change and stand to be strongly impacted by it.

The Middle East – North Africa (MENA) Region is one of the most waterless areas on Earth. The […]

A high-level conference on water cooperation will take place from 20 to 22 August in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Organized jointly by the government of Tajikistan and the United Nations, the conference is held within the framework of the International Year of Water Cooperation.

Emomalii Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, will open the meeting with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova; UN-Water Chair, Michel Jarraud; Tajikistan’s Minister for Economic Development and Trade, Sharif Rahimzoda; Uganda’s Water Minister, Flavia Nabugere; and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Sven Alkalaj.

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