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

Workshop: Water and Wastewater Technology

Date: 30 August – 3 September 2003

Venue: Tehran, Iran

Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, BMBF – Germany

Participating Countries/Organizations: Consulting Engineering Companies and Universities, Environmental Conservation Organization, Regional Water Authorities, Water and Wastewater Companies

Number of Participants: 24

Number of Female Participants: 6 (25%)

Objectives/Outcomes:

• Drinking Water Supply and Wastewater Disposal
• Drinking Water Treatment
• Wastewater Treatment
• Sludge Treatment and Wastewater Reuse
• Distribution Systems
• Management and Financing