Many of the problems in the field of water and sanitation are due to lack of consumers' awareness and also inadequate attention of managers. As a result, improving existing conditions require promotion of public awareness in this area. Meanwhile, media play an important role in changing the general view on the key issues such[...]

The regional workshop and roundtable discussion on “Exploring Different Approaches aimed at Overcoming Environmental Sustainability Challenges” was co-chaired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Ministry of Energy (in coordination with the Department of Environment and with the support of UNESCO Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) - Tehran) and the International Committee of[...]

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[...]

A high-level conference on water cooperation will take place from 20 to 22 August in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Organized jointly by the government of Tajikistan and the United Nations, the conference is held within the framework of the International Year of Water Cooperation. Emomalii Rahmon, the President of Tajikistan, will open the meeting with the[...]

he United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Ministry of Energy, I. R. Iran have recently launched the International Drought Initiative (IDI) to act as a platform for networking between international entities active in the field of drought. IDI was approved by the 19th session of the IHP Intergovernmental Council of[...]

Freshwater is an important resource for human health, prosperity and security. Considering the finite nature, increasing demand, and deteriorating quality of freshwater, the need to protect and manage these resources properly is crucial. Arid and semi-arid areas face the greatest pressures to deliver and manage freshwater resources globally. Water scarcity and prolonged drought period[...]

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[...]

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 6th World[...]

In recent years there has been growing evidence that the earth's climate will become warmer in the 21st century, which raises the essential question: What impacts will global warming have on the environment and human activities? Warming will cause hydrologic changes that will affect freshwater resources. These are among the most significant potential impacts[...]