Tehran Hosts Regional Workshop on Sustainable Wastewater Operations: Lessons, Challenges, and the Roadmap

Masoume2026-09-26T10:14:22+03:3022nd September, 2026|

The Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM), under the auspices of UNESCO, successfully convened a high-level regional workshop titled “Sustainable Wastewater Operations: Lessons, Challenges, and the Roadmap” on 8 and 9 September 2026 in Tehran.

The workshop, held in the Convention Hall of Tehran Water and Wastewater Compnay, provided a platform for exchanging national and international expertise on sustainable wastewater management, with a focus on strengthening the operation, maintenance, and long-term management of wastewater infrastructure.

The event discussed topics including asset management and rehabilitation of ageing networks and treatment plants, wastewater reuse and resource recovery, sustainable financing and private-sector participation, and the […]

Tehran Hosts Regional Workshop on Teleconnection, Forecasting, and Early Warning Systems

Masoume2026-09-26T09:52:58+03:3019th September, 2026|

TEHRAN, September 16, 2026 – The Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM), under the auspices of UNESCO, successfully convened a high-level regional workshop titled “Teleconnection, Forecasting, and Early Warning Systems” today in Tehran.

The event was organized in strategic cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and in close collaboration with the Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO) and Ministry of Energy (MOE), Iran.

Hosted at the premises of the Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO) under the MOE, the workshop addressed critical climate concerns. Given the projected likelihood of El Niño phenomena impacting the upcoming wet season, the workshop provided a […]

Regional workshop on “Implementation of Integrated Drought Management (IDM): Challenges and Solutions” in Tehran, Iran, 8-10 October 2025.

Ali Yazdani2025-10-08T08:45:12+03:308th September, 2025|

Regional workshop on “Implementation of Integrated Drought Management (IDM): Challenges and Solutions”

A regional workshop on “Implementation of Integrated Drought Management (IDM): Challenges and Solutions” will be convened in Tehran from 8-10 October 2025. The event is organized by UNESCO’s Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM-Tehran) and the International Drought Initiative (IDI), in collaboration with the Iran Meteorological Organization (IRIMO) and with contribution from the Integrated Program on Drought Management (IDMP). This workshop aligns with the IDI’s core mandate and follows up on project proposals approved during the Centre’s […]

RCUWM in collaboration with WRI-MOE Hosted a Webinar on Drought Management in Iran, Unveils New IDM Book

Ali Yazdani2025-03-05T14:38:34+03:301st March, 2025|

The Regional Center on Urban Water Management, as one of the centers under the auspices of UNESCO, has been hosting the International Drought Initiative (UNESCO-IDI) at the regional level since 2010, aiming to build capacity in drought risk management in the region. Given the necessity of adopting a modern approach to Integrated Drought Management (IDM) in the member states of the RCUWM Governing Board, which predominantly have arid and semi-arid climates, the Center has undertaken the task of compiling up-to-date global scientific materials, including reports and publications from the World Meteorological Organization’s Integrated […]

8th Day of Workshop on “Integrated Watershed Management under Climate Change Conditions”

Ali Yazdani2024-11-25T09:16:51+03:3025th November, 2024|

On the eighth day of the training program “Integrated Watershed Management under Climate Change Conditions”, an important topic “Optimal Utilization of Reservoirs in Dams” is being held with the presentation of two papers from 4:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Regional Center on Urban Water Management (under the auspices of UNESCO). Due to the fact that 50 percent of the country’s dam reservoirs are located in Khuzestan province, a number of colleagues from the Khuzestan Water and Power Organization are also participating virtually in today’s workshop.

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Workshop on “Integrated basin Management under Climate Change Conditions” is being held in Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (under the auspices of UNESCO)

Ali Yazdani2024-11-19T12:16:55+03:3019th November, 2024|

Today, November 19, from 4:30 am, the workshop “hydrological measurement and statistics in the Great Catchment Basin” and “the principles and foundations of land-surface processes” By conducting a pilot project on “the process of processing meteorological and geographic data” in line with the virtual training course of Kyoto University in Japan and the UNESCO IHP program entitled “Integrated basin Management under Climate Change Conditions” with the presence of representatives from Iran Water Resources Management Company, Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company، Water Research Institute and Yekom Consulting Engineering (Cashkan Basin Flood Management Consultant) was held at the Regional Center for […]

workshop entitled “Integrated Watershed Management under Climate Change Conditions”

Ali Yazdani2024-12-07T11:06:51+03:3018th November, 2024|

Kyoto University of Japan and IHP UNESCO program have organized a workshop entitled “Integrated Watershed Management under Climate Change Conditions”. It is scheduled to take 11 days from 18 to 28 November 2024 from 4:30 to 12:30 to be held virtually and online. Representative of the centre Dr. Naser Dehghanian is present in this scientific and practical course.

Groundwater governance: lessons learned, challenges and solutions
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Groundwater governance: lessons learned, challenges and solutions

Ali Yazdani2024-03-17T12:14:23+03:3017th March, 2024|

Regional Hybrid Training Workshop on “Groundwater governance: lessons learned, challenges and solutions” will be held on

April 23-24, 2024, Tehran, Iran.

In this Workshop Several University professors from Iran and other member states of RCUWM Governing Board will present their articles or country reports. These reports will be uploaded to the website of the RCUWM after conducting the workshop.

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Memorandum of understanding between regional centre on urban water management (under the auspices of UNESCO) and national centre on strategic research on water and agriculture

Ali Yazdani2024-02-04T10:33:17+03:304th February, 2024|

Memorandum of understanding between the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (under the auspices of UNESCO) and the National Centre for Strategic Research on Water and Agriculture

This memorandum of understanding has been signed and exchanged. The goals of this memorandum of understanding are as follows:

Transferring and developing science and technology and capacity building and enhancing the working environment of the water sector including water resources management, flood and drought utilizing new technologies via collaborating with international scientific societies, active presence in international meetings and facilitating introducing of research achievements and I. R. Iran […]

Regional Training Workshop on Implementation of Integrated Flood Management (IFM): lessons learned and challenges

Ali Yazdani2023-11-11T08:11:10+03:3011th November, 2023|

Regional Training Workshop on Implementation of Integrated Flood Management (IFM): lessons learned and challenges

1. Introduction

After successfully conducting 13^th RCUWM Governing Board (GB) Meeting on 23 February 2023, it was decided that in line with the approved proposal about transferring experiences and technical knowledge in the field of integrated river management, a book entitled “Introduction to Integrated Flood Management (IFM)” which is extracted from technical publications of the Associated Program on Flood Management (APFM) – founded by WMO and GWP in 2001- has been compiled and translated in Persian and widely published. Integrated Flood Management (IFM) is a process that promotes an […]

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Regional workshop on “Implementation of Integrated Drought Management (IDM): Challenges and Solutions”

Memorandum of understanding between the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (under the auspices of UNESCO) and the National Centre for Strategic Research on Water and Agriculture