Technical Training Workshop on Advances in Integrated Hydro-Electric Reservoirs Operation was held in Tehran by the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management and in close cooperation with Iran Water Resources Management Company. The international lecturers delivered their speech in the main themes of the workshop which was highly appreciated by the audiences.

By the year 2025 an estimated 4 billion people will live in countries with high water stress. Indeed, for large parts of the globe a water crisis already exists while for others, crisis loom in the near future. The picture becomes exacerbated in the light of climate change predictions. A need for the sustainable use of water resources is now strongly established internationally. Nonetheless, in many regions of the world associated measures can only postpone the time of crisis. Alternative water resources need to be found, and […]

The frequency of natural disasters between 1990 and 2006, particularly water-related disasters, has increased markedly – as has the estimated economic damage they cause. Extreme events have also become more frequent. Between 1900 and March 2007, 16301 disaster events were recorded throughout the world – 6.27 billion people were affected; fatalities were more than 37.58 million and the estimated economic damage was more than US$1,790 billion. In terms of fatalities and the number of people affected, Asia is the region most vulnerable to water-related disasters, accounting for more than 45% of fatalities and more than 90% […]

Every three years since 1997, the World Water Forum mobilizes creativity, innovation, competence and know-how in favour of water. It gathers all stakeholders around today’s local, regional and global issues that cannot be undertaken without all stakeholders into a common framework of goals and concrete targets to reach.

The goal of the 6^th World Water Forum is to tackle the challenges our world is facing and to bring water high on all political agendas. There will be no sustainable development while the water issues remain unsolved. Everywhere on the planet, […]

Today the role of water as a vital and precious substance, as a simulating force in socio-economic development and as key factor in water ecosystem conservation is obvious and clear.

While this importance is particularly prominent and tangible in the Islamic countries, which are located in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world and are suffering from intensive water shortage, our water management problems and challenges are not confined to the natural shortage of water resources: inappropriate methods of water management along with incremental deterioration of water quality have been additional […]

Annually, due to erosion in rivers’ basins which will be intensified during flash floods, a huge amount of sediment is transported with the river flow. The accumulated sediment is quite fertile and sediment transport greatly contributes to agriculture in the downstream area. Although sediment transport is very vital for agriculture, it has caused serious problems for the dam reservoirs. A huge amount of sediment enters dam reservoirs each year and results in the dam storage capacity decrease. It costs too much each year for sedimentation control and sediment removal. Due to the mentioned problems, the Regional […]

First Governing Board Meeting

Date: 18th May 2002

The first Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM – Tehran was held in May 18^th 2002. H.E. Mr. Bitaraf, Minister of Energy, I.R. Iran and Chairman of RCUWM – Tehran Governing Board, Prof. A. Szollosi-Nagy, as the representative of Director General of UNESCO attended this Meeting.

H.E. Mr. Bitaraf being appointed as the first GB chair, the following items were proposed, discussed and adopted:

• Criteria of membership of the countries and regional or national organizations and also the procedure of correspondence for invitation to countries and organizations
• Preparation and Codification of the Governing Board Rules of Procedure

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Workshop: Integrated Urban Water Management

Date: 2 – 5 July 2012

Venue: Tehran, Iran

Organizer: RCUWM- Tehran

Participating Countries/ Organization: Iran

Number of participants: 150

Number of Female Participants: 15 (10%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Enhancing awareness of decision makers, senior managers and practitioners on the concept and approach of IUWM
• Providing the necessary tools and guidance in developing strategies and implementing IUWM on the ground