International Conference on Drought Management strategies in Arid and Semi Arid Regions
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[...]
International Conference on Water Resources and Climate Change in the MENA Region
The warming of Earth’s climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and the rising global mean sea level. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has declared in 2008 that water resources are amongst systems and[...]
High-level conference on water cooperation in Tajikistan
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[...]
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Improving freshwater management within the urban environment is currently seen with a sense of urgency. Urban water problems are mounting throughout the world. Widespread mismanagement of water resources, growing competition for the use of freshwater, degraded sources – sometimes by pollutants of unpredictable effect – only heighten the acuteness of the problems. The situation[...]
Integrated Water Resources Management
Date: 1 – 3 July 2018 Venue: Tehran, Iran Co-organizers: Iran Water Resources Management Company, RCUWM-Tehran Participating Countries/Organizations: European Union representatives from Europe and local authorities from Iran Number of Participants: 335 Number of Female Participants: 112 (33%) Objectives/Outcomes: Water Governance Water Allocation Water Economy
The twenty third session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO
Date: 11-15 June 2018 Venue: Paris, France Organizer: UNESCO- IHP Participating Countries and Organizations: UNESCO elected by the General Conference of UNESCO Number of Participations: 36 Number of Female Participations: 12 (34%) Objectives/Outcomes: Elect the incoming Chairperson and the Vice-Chairpersons; Examine the institutional developments at the Natural Science Sector and the Division of[...]
Meeting: The Fifth governing board of International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC)
Date: 30 May 2018 Venue: Koblenz, Germany Organizer: ICWRGC Participating Countries and Organizations: ICWRGC, RCUWM-Tehran, ICWC- Sweden, ERCE- Poland and ICIWaRM Number of Participations: 20 Number of Female Participations: 4 (20%) Objectives/Outcomes: provided feedback to the ICWRGC director and collaborated in areas such as Risk-based Hydrologic Engineering Design Standards and water diplomacy Sponsoring agencies[...]
First Meeting of UNESCO’s IHP-VIII Theme 4 Category II Centres and Chairs
Date: 24-25 May 2018 Venue: Paris, France Organizer: UNESCO-IHP Participating Countries/Organizations: France, Iran, Japan Number of Participants: 20 Number of Female Participants: 3 (15%) Objectives/Outcomes: Co-development and co-production towards achieving the IHP-VIII strategy
Workshops and Technical Exhibition: Third Water and Wastewater Festival Operation and Maintenance Capabilities in Water and Wastewater Industry
Date: 5-9 May 2018 Venue: Tehran, Iran Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, NWWEC Participating Countries/ Organizations: France, Iran, Japan, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands Number of Participants: 1200 Number of Female Participants: 436 (36%) Objectives/Outcomes: Demand and Consumption Management Emergency Management Water & Wastewater Quality Water and Wastewater Utilities Smart Water Utility-distribution Management Financing and Physical Asset[...]
Technical Visit: “Non-Revenue Water”- Germany
Date: 30 April -6 May 2018 Venue: Bilateral (Iran & Germany) Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, German Water Partnership Participating Countries / Organizations: NWWEC and PWWEC Number of Participants: 18 Number of Female Participants: - Objectives/Outcomes: Site visits and knowledge sharing
