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[...]

The Regional Centre on Urban Water Management Planning Conference in part fulfillment of the assignment to Rodenhuis Consult by UNESCO – Paris under contract 4500020525. The objective of this contract is to assist in the preparation of an action plan, including fund raising actions for the Regional Centre for Urban Water Management (RCUWM), Tehran,[...]

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,[...]