Networking Activity

Date: 22-24 April 2012

Venue: Doha-Qatar

Organizer: Ministry of Energy and Water-Qatar

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Bahrain, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Number of Participants: 48

Number of Female Participants: 3 (6%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

Raising awareness to the importance of considering and dealing with the strong inter-sectorial linkages between water, energy, agriculture

Identifying the major inter-relations, inter-dependencies, challenges, and opportunities of these resources

Facilitating an open discussion platform to share knowledge and experiences

Formulating a research framework and strategy for the required research in the field of rational and efficient water uses in the agricultural sector

Building a network of individuals, institutes and NGOs

Date: 5-6 February 2012

Venue: Bangkok, Thailand

Organizer: APWF

Participating Countries/ Organizations: ICHARM, RCUWM-Tehran, UNESCAP, UNHABITAT

Number of participants: 700

Number of Female Participants: 232 (33%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Promoting activities through discussion between regional leaders
• Effective regional cooperation and coordination in the field of water security in Asia and the Pacific
• Presentation of innovative instruction in the field of water resources management
• Enhancing public awareness in the field of water resources
• Finding solutions to water resources and water security in the region in partnership with private sector and non-private and civil society
• Promoting dialogue Asia-Pacific leaders in the use of water as a media

Date: 11-14 December 2011

Venue: Muscat, Oman

Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources- Muscat

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Iran, Oman

Number of participants: 130

Number of Female Participants: 17 (13%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• To introduce the new scientific and technological concepts and tools to be used in drought management plans in the context of agriculture, urban supply, and water management, highlighting the successful experiences based on preparedness and risk-based management as a critical approach to mitigate the impacts associated with drought in societies with different vulnerabilities;
• To share and exchange the latest knowledge and experience in the field of drought management mitigation strategies;
• To introduce scientific and […]
  

Date: 27- 30 October 2010

Venue: Tehran, Iran

Organizer: Ministry of Energy, I.R. Iran

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Demonstrating the activities and achievements of the Centre
• Providing the opportunity for national and international companies to demonstrate their activities and opening new commercial contacts with other national and international entities.

Date: 9-14 October 2010

Venue: Khorasan, Mazandaran, Tehran, Iran

Organizer: RCUWM-Tehran

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Iran, Iraq

Number of Participants: 20

Number of Female Participants: 2 (10%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Making participants familiar with the activities and technical, executive capabilities of Iran in water and wastewater affairs
• Briefing the participants familiar on the activities of the Regional Centre on Urban Water

Date: 5 to 9 July 2010

Venue: UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France

Organizer: UNESCO-IHP

Participating Countries/ Organizations: UNESCO Water Family

Number of Participants: 183

Number of Female Participants: 79 (40%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

The nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 5 to 9 July 2010. Delegates from thirty-five of the thirty-six Member States that were members of the IHP Intergovernmental Council attended the session.

One of the issues discussed and approved during this council was an initiative proposed by the I.R Iran as the International Drought Initiative (IDI) planned to be hosted by RCUWM. […]

Date: 3-8 July 2010

Venue: Tehran, Iran

Organizer: RCUWM-Tehran

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Iran, Iraq

Number of Participants: 12 Iraqi experts and general managers of the Ministry of Water Resources, Iraq

Number of Female Participants: 2 (17%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

-Familiarizing the participants with structural and organizational aspects of integrated management of water resources, application of RS and GIS, planning and flood management

Date: 14-16 May 2010

Venue: Baghdad, Iraq

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Developing mutual cooperation between two countries in water-related areas
• Introducing activities and capabilities of the Centre

Date: 14- 16 October 2008

Venue: Tabriz, Iran

Organizer: RCUWM-Tehran

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Equipping RCUWM booth and displaying its activities and achievements
• Presenting the first 5- year activities report of RCUWM-Tehran and also other materials produced by RCUWM, such as: CDs, Brochures, Booklets, etc.

Date: 22 -25 November 2006

Venue: Tehran, Iran

Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, BMBF

Objectives/Outcomes:

Equipping GB members and RCUWM- Tehran booths and displaying their activities and achievements

Presenting a report of RCUWM-Tehran activities and also GB members activities in the panel on “Water and Wastewater, Practices, Policies and Technologies”