Activities

Date: 8-9 November 2012

Venue: Langkawi, Malaysia

Organizer: UNESCO-IHP

Participating Countries/ Organizations: UNESCO-IHP members

Number of participants: 53

Number of Female Participants: 18 (34%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

Study the results of 36th General Conference of UNESCO, including the programs and budgets during 2012-2013 and also the seventh phase of the International Hydrology Programme UNESCO programs.

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.