The First Session of National Hyrdrological Committee for UNESCO The first session of "National Hydrological Committee for UNESCO" was held on 23rd of January 2019 by participation of member organizations' representatives and chairing H.E. Dr. Reza Ardakanian, the Minister of Energy of Iran and Chairman of National Hydrological [...]

“International Training Workshop on Adaptation to Water Scarcity and Basin-connected Cities” 8th Asian G-WADI & 2nd IDI Expert Group Meetings Two international training workshops entitled as “Adaptation to Water Scarcity” and “Basin-connected Cities” were held as side events of the 2nd International Drought Initiative (IDI) expert [...]

Tehran’s drastic sinking exposed by satellite data Now, detailed satellite images reveal the extent of the problem, including that some parts of the Iranian capital are falling by as much as 25 centimetres a year, and that the collapse is spreading to encompass the city’s international airport [...]

First Iran's Category II Centres Meeting The first brain-storming and review session of Category II Centres under the auspices of UNESCO has been held on 17th of October 2018 which was chaired by Dr. Ali Chavoshian, head of Science Department of Iran National Commission for UNESCO and organizer [...]

5 transformational policies for a prosperous and sustainable world In a talk about how we can build a robust future without wrecking the planet, sustainability expert Johan Rockström debuts the Earth3 model -- a new methodology that combines the UN Sustainable Development Goals with the nine planetary boundaries, [...]

The series of expert meetings of Ministry of Energy’s Water Research Institute First meeting: Water-based drinking water Panel members: Dr. Mohammad Mojabi - Chairman of the Environment Committee of the Expediency Council Dr Farzampour Asghar Sangachin - Head of Department of Environment at the National Planning and Budget Organization Dr. [...]

Director of the National Commission for UNESCO's Natural Sciences, was appointed With the decree of the Secretary-General of the UNESCO-Iran Commission and in line with the prospect of development, expansion and realization of the goals of the commission, and in view of the importance of promoting public awareness on the maintenance and preservation [...]

International Conference on Water and City is going to be held  on 3-6 September in Yazd, Iran. The main themes of the Conference will be on: HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND THE IRANIAN CIVILIZATION INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS LEARNING FROM HISTORY: HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS AND URBAN CIVILIZATION WATER ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE IN LAND PLANNING [...]