The first working group meeting of the first plan of the center (Groundwater Management)
The first working group meeting on the first plan of the center (Groundwater Management) was held on 30 April 2023 at the Iran Water Resources Management Company (WRMC). Four representatives from WRMC including Mr. Hajiani, Mr. Fazeli, Mr. Rahmani, and Mr. Mirarabi along with Mr. Dehghanian (RCUWM representative) attended the meeting. In this[...]
committees-meeting
RCUWM committees meeting RCUWM committees meeting was held last week (24th April). In this meeting director and deputy of the Center, committee members and secretaries, and also research specialists of the center were discussing the following items: The issues that have been approved in the 13th governing board meeting 8 proposals of the[...]
Water Media Literacy
International Hybrid Workshop on "Water Media Literacy" Will be Held from 9th to 11th May 2023 in Tehran. Read More
Thirteenth Governing Board Meeting
Tehran hosted 13th Governing Board Meeting of RCUWM at the ministerial level The 13th Governing Board Ministerial Meeting (GBM-13) of the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) under the auspices of UNESCO was held in Tehran, Iran, on 23 February 2023. So far, 12 GB meetings have been conducted by the Centre in Tehran,[...]
Book: National Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Water Sector
Foreword The impacts of climate change on human life have been noticeable in recent years. The increase in the occurrence of large floods as well as long droughts is a part of the direct impacts of climate change on water resources. Therefore, it is necessary for all countries, especially those which are located[...]
Water Security in Human Settlements
Water Security in Human Settlements Best Practices and lessons learned in arid and semi-arid areas Date: Published 2022 Brief Description This publication is the outcome of an expert- group meeting organized by Regional Center on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) under the auspices of UNESCO with the aim of providing practical[...]
Virtual Field Trip to Support Active Learning in Water Management
Urbanization has impressively evolved over the past two centuries. Taking into account that, more than 50 percent of the world's population live in cities as well as its growing trend, urbanization has become a global phenomenon. Although the high density of urban population has benefits such as reducing the cost of providing services,[...]
2nd Workshop on ” Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management”, 23 & 24 November 2021
Participating Countries /Organizations:60 experts from 14 countries, Number of Participants: 60 , Number of Female Participants: 22 Main Objectives Two primary objectives of these series workshops are capacity building/training on the importance of data as well as developing case study projects with the technical and financial support of international donors in the areas[...]
Series of Workshops on “Essential Quality Assured Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management”
Preamble The International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change (ICWRGC) and the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) are planning to organize a series of workshops (online and in-person) during the period of 2021-2024. The main objective of these workshops is improving urban water management in Western and Central Asia by[...]
1st Workshop on Essential Quality Assured Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management, 23 June 2021
The Online Workshop on " Data and Information for Integrated Urban Water Management" was successfully held with the participation of lecturers and over 100 participants from around 17 countries around the globe, including RCUWM Governing Board Member States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, and Turkey)[...]
