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

2025-03-05T14:38:34+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 […]

A technical discussion meeting on extension of the International Drought Initiative (IDI) a UNESCO flagship initiative with UNESCO-IHP

2023-07-29T15:23:09+03:3029th July, 2023|

Several UNESCO-IHP representatives like Mr. Koen Verbist and RCUWM representatives (i.e., Mr. Alireza Salamat, Mr. Reza Roozbahani, and Mr. Naser Dehghanian) attended the meeting to discuss how to align IDI activities with the strategic plan of IHP-IX. In this regard, Mr. Verbist explained IDI alignment with the IHP-IX. Then, Mr. Salamat and Mr. Dehghanian presented the activities conducted under IDI since its establishment and also the proposed plan and road map of the IDI which are in line with the IHP-IX. It is decided that RCUWM as IDI secretariat based in Tehran submit the proposal to renew […]

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

2023-05-15T10:43:14+03:3015th May, 2023|

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

The second working group meeting on the fifth plan of the center (Drought Monitoring and Prediction) was held on 14 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 long-term plan consisting of measures and the estimated budget was drafted. This plan will be […]

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

2023-05-15T10:49:50+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 […]

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