The first working group meeting on the fifth plan of the center (Drought Monitoring and Prediction)
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The first working group meeting on the fifth plan of the center (Drought Monitoring and Prediction)

Ali Yazdani2023-05-15T10:49:50+03:308th May, 2023|

A meeting on the fifth plan of the center

The first working group meeting on the fifth plan of the center (Drought Risk Management) was held on 7 May 2023 at the Water Research Institute (WRI), Ministry of Energy. Three representatives from WRI including Dr. Reza Roozbahani, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zareian, and Dr. Hossein Dehban along with Dr. Naser Dehghanian (Secretary of International Drought Initiative, IDI at RCUWM) attended the meeting.
In this meeting, the working and planning framework, and ideas for developing the long-term plan were discussed and reviewed according to the recommendations and expectations of […]

The first working group meeting of the first plan of the center (Groundwater Management)
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The first working group meeting of the first plan of the center (Groundwater Management)

Ali Yazdani2023-05-13T16:10:34+03:303rd May, 2023|

The first working group meeting on the first plan of the center (Groundwater Management) was held on 30 April 2023 at the Iran Water Resources Management Company (WRMC). Four representatives from WRMC including Mr. Hajiani, Mr. Fazeli, Mr. Rahmani, and Mr. Mirarabi along with Mr. Dehghanian (RCUWM representative) attended the meeting.

In this meeting, the working and planning framework, and ideas for developing the long-term plan were discussed and reviewed according to the recommendations and expectations of the RCUWM Governing Board member states.

Two actions were approved to be followed up and accomplished by the members. The […]

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Ali Yazdani2023-04-30T12:04:58+03:3029th April, 2023|

RCUWM committees meeting

RCUWM committees meeting was held last week (24^th April). In this meeting director and deputy of the Center, committee members and secretaries, and also research specialists of the center were discussing the following items:

The issues that have been approved in the 13^th governing board meeting
8 proposals of the Center
Mid-term and long-term plan of the center

All of the meeting participants agreed that each one of the issues must be discussed directly in the related committee.

Moreover, meeting participants talked about the international workshop on “Water media literacy” which will be held from 9^th to 11^th May 2023, in […]

Water Media Literacy
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Water Media Literacy

Ali Yazdani2023-04-11T14:05:13+03:3011th April, 2023|

International Hybrid Workshop on “Water Media Literacy” Will be Held from 9th to 11th May 2023 in Tehran.

Thirteenth Governing Board Meeting
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Thirteenth Governing Board Meeting

Ali Yazdani2023-04-16T13:59:51+03:3011th April, 2023|

Tehran hosted 13^th Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM at the ministerial level

The 13^th Governing Board Ministerial Meeting (GBM-13) of the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) under the auspices of UNESCO was held in Tehran, Iran, on 23 February 2023. So far, 12 GB meetings have been conducted by the Centre in Tehran, Muscat and Dushanbe.

RCUWM is guided and overseen by its Governing Board (GB) at the highest level according to the agreement approved by the General Conference of UNESCO. The GB is the most important decision-making constituent of the Centre at the highest level, which takes part in […]

Virtual Field Trip to Support Active Learning in Water Management
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Virtual Field Trip to Support Active Learning in Water Management

saeed-admin2022-09-21T12:50:32+04:306th December, 2021|

Urbanization has impressively evolved over the past two centuries. Taking into account that, more than 50 percent of the world’s population live in cities as well as its growing trend, urbanization has become a global phenomenon. Although the high density of urban population has benefits such as reducing the cost of providing services, development of human settlements around the river banks cause changes in the quantity and degradation of the water resources quality and has negative consequences on the rivers.

In line with sustainable urban river management, the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) has held a virtual field trip from […]

Series of Workshops on “Essential Quality Assured Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management”
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Series of Workshops on “Essential Quality Assured Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management”

saeed-admin2022-09-21T12:53:28+04:3023rd November, 2021|

Preamble
The International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) and the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) are planning to organize a series of workshops (online and in-person) during the period of 2021-2024. The main objective of these workshops is improving urban water management in Western and Central Asia by discussing important roles of quality assured data and information at basin level.

Objectives and Motivation
An important motivation is the creation of regional network of entities and experts who are managing water-related data from interested RCUWM Governing Board Member States (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, […]

A webinar to discuss 2021 World Water Day Report (Valuing Water)
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A webinar to discuss 2021 World Water Day Report (Valuing Water)

saeed-admin2022-09-21T12:37:12+04:3029th May, 2021|

The webinar on World Water Day Report Discussion, Valuing Water, was held virtually via Microsoft Teams on 1 June 2021, with participation of around 200 water experts.

This webinar was organized by RCUWM in close cooperation with UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office.

Please download world water day 2021 executive summary and facts and figures report, and the lecturers’ presentations through the following buttons:

World Water Day 2021- Executive Summary Report World Water Day 2021- Facts & Figures Report 1.Valuing Water Infrastructure (Mr. Hajrasouliha) 2.Valuing Water Services (Mr. Kashfi) 3.Valuing Water in Socio- Economic Activity (Mr. Shahnian) 4.Valuing Water Resources (Mr. […]

Regional Training Workshop on “Advances in Remote Sensing Application in Water Resources Management”
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Regional Training Workshop on “Advances in Remote Sensing Application in Water Resources Management”

saeed-admin2022-09-21T12:38:16+04:3017th February, 2020|

Participating Countries /Organizations:60 experts from 13 countries

Number of Participants: 60

Number of Female Participants: 22

Main Objectives

The main objectives of this regional training workshop have been to:
• introduce recent developments in remote sensing information and satellite-based products (e.g. precipitation and soil moisture) as well as their applications,
• promote the exchange of experience and knowledge among participants and,
• discuss development and application of Decision Support System (DSS) using remote sensing information.

E-Learning Videos

E-Learning Videos: Catchment Delineation in QGIS_Part 1

E-Learning Videos: Catchment Delineation in QGIS_Part 2

E-Learning Videos: Catchment […]

8th Asian G-WADI & 2nd IDI Expert Group Meetings
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8th Asian G-WADI & 2nd IDI Expert Group Meetings

saeed-admin2019-09-16T13:37:35+04:3016th January, 2019|Tags: asian gwadi, g-wadi-8, gwadi, gwadi-mashhad|

Participating Countries /Organizations: 20 experts from 12 countries,

Number of Participants: 200 ,

Number of Female Participants: 86

Main Objectives

8th Asian G-WADI Meeting Objectives:

Increase regional cooperation for sustainable development of arid and semi-arid zones
Sharing national/regional experiences in groundwater management and finding solutions for sustainable groundwater harvest/extraction;
Providing information on current UNESCO-IHP programmes in relation to groundwater management and water management in arid zones (G-WADI);
Networking among the groundwater institutions and specialists with regional water policy making authorities;
Sharing knowledge on adaptation to water scarcity; strategies and approaches.

2nd IDI Expert Group Meeting Objectives:

To develop synergies between the two programs of UNESCO, namely International Drought Initiative (IDI) and UNESCO […]

Activities

A meeting on the fifth plan of the center

RCUWM committees meeting

International Hybrid Workshop on “Water Media Literacy” Will be Held from 9th to 11th May 2023 in Tehran.

Tehran hosted 13th Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM at the ministerial level

Main Objectives

Tehran hosted 13^th Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM at the ministerial level