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[...]

The Second National Workshop on Capacity Development for Farm Management Strategies, using AquaCrop Model was held in Ahwaz - Iran. This workshop was organized by the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management in close cooperation with Khouzestan Water and Power Authority. this workshop was welcomed by the participants and national university professors.

South, West, and Central Asia’s vulnerability to disasters, in particular earthquakes, is a living fact throughout the history which has caused the destruction of huge quantity of habitats and claimed lives of a large number of habitants in this region. Added to the bundle of disasters, though gradually affecting the human lives and the[...]

The Regional Centre on Urban Water Management – Tehran (under the auspices of UNESCO) and the Iranian Water Resources Company, affiliated to the Ministry of Energy, I.R. Iran, intend to co-organize a training event on International Water Laws and Trans boundary Issues” to be held in Kish Island, early March 2011. The resource persons[...]

After conducting preliminary negotiations with the former Deputy Director of International Agriculture Research and Training Centre (UTAEM) of Turkey during the International Training Workshop on AquaCrop model in Tehran 2009 as well as negotiations in RCUWM’s Training Workshop in Tajikistan, 2010 in regard to initiate and develop mutual cooperation between RCUWM  and UTAEM which[...]

Climate change is advancing rapidly. Without resolute counteraction, a global increase in temperature of 2-7oC can be expected to occur by 2100. This will cause more frequent and severe extreme weather events such as heavy rains, drought, heat waves and storms. At the same time, sea levels are continuing to rise. These direct impacts[...]

Geographic Information System (GIS) is a system for capturing, storing, analyzing, managing and presenting spatially referenced data. GIS applications allow users to create interactive queries, analyze spatial information, edit data, maps, and present the results of all these operations. The technology can be used for scientific investigations, resource management, environmental impact assessment, urban planning,[...]

This proposal deals with water resources management and the role of law in achieving sustainable development and building cooperation between countries sharing transboundary water resources.  As the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, has stated at Davos 2010 "the water problem is broad and systemic. Our work to deal with it must be so as well[...]

Global demand for fresh water is constantly rising as a consequence of population growth and the rise in living standards. Agriculture is not only the world's largest water user in terms of volume, but is also a relatively low-value, low efficiency, and highly subsidized user. In the years to come the agricultural sector will[...]