Date: 27-28 August 2007
Venue: Muscat, Oman
Co-organizers: RCUWM-Tehran, MRMWR- Oman, UNESCO
Participating Countries/ Organizations: France, Germany, India, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Number of Participants: 77
Number of Female Participants: 21 (30%)
Objectives/Outcomes:
- Water Management Policies, review and assessment in urban areas
- Challenges toward implementation of sustainable water demand management strategies
- Cultural, ethics and socio-economic considerations and aspects of water resources management in urban areas
- Rationalization of water use in municipal, commercial, industrial and tourism sector
- Contribution of water saving devices, technology transformation and traditional knowledge towards mitigation of stress in arid and semi-arid regions
- Analysis of the costs and benefits of various institutional arrangement mechanisms (taxes, pricing and valuation) on the use of available water
- Dissemination of knowledge related to water demand management and water awareness programs
- Impact of tourism on water resources demand
