Training Activity

Date: 24-26 February 2014

Venue: Muscat, Oman

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

Participating Countries/Organizations: Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, Tunisia, and Turkey

Number of Participants: Around 100

Number of Female Participants: 20 (20%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Presenting outcomes of new relevant research activities
• Sea water desalination for urban water supply
• Use of unconventional water in artificial aquifer recharge
• Economic analysis of wastewater reuse
• New methods and technologies in unconventional water use
• Water Harvesting Technologies

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Date: 23-26 November 2011

Venue: Beirut, Lebanon

Co-organizers: RCUWM- Tehran, Ministry of Energy and Water- Beirut

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Iran, Lebanon

Number of Participants: 20

Number of Female Participants: 4 (20%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Strengthening human resources and institutional capacity building and enhance public awareness of water resources issues and challenges
• Familiarizing participants with climate change / variability concepts and modeling
• Share and exchange the latest information and technology for mitigating the negative impacts of climate change / variability on water resources management
• Providing the participants on opportunities to share their ideas and view- points

Date: 30 May – 01 June 2011

Venue: Kish, Iran

Co-organizers: RCUWM- Tehran

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Bangladesh, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Tajikistan, Turkey

Number of Participants: 35

Number of Female Participants: 2 (5%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Sharing disaster concepts in water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities in the region,
• Experimental learning about existing practices and technologies related to disaster situations,
• Identify disaster friendly technological options related to water and sanitation systems and their proper operation during disaster situations
• Promoting public awareness on development and rehabilitation of water and sanitation facilities and management related to health issues
• Integrating natural resources assessments under a decision-oriented framework
• Impacts of climate change […]
  

Date: 18-21 January 2011

Venue: Muscat, Oman

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

Participating Countries/ Organizations: Brazil, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Oman, Tajikistan

Number of Participants: 40

Number of Female Participants: 8 (20%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Introducing the new scientific and technological concepts and tools to be used in drought management plans;
• Sharing and exchange the latest knowledge and experience in the field of drought management mitigation strategies;
• Introducing scientific and technological innovations, including the International Drought Initiatives.
• Support the scientific researches in drought management

Date: 2 – 5 August 2010

Venue: Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, IDB, Ministry of Melioration and Water Resources- Tajikistan

Participating Countries/ Organization: Afghanistan, France, Iran, Pakistan, Serbia, South Africa, Tajikistan

Number of participants: 25

Number of Female Participants: 3 (12%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

IUWM is a set of tools and methods for analysis, design, construction, maintenance and managements of urban water components (as well as socio-economical) in their mutual interactions and interactions with other infrastructural systems and components and with the environment.

The principle objectives of this event are to support in solving water and sanitation problems in the region covered by RCUWM and beyond in order to comply with Millennium […]