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Under the auspices of UNESCO

Activities and Achievements
(2010 - 2011)

Established Feb. 2002


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

This centre was officially inaugurated in
February 2002, by an agreement signed and
exchanged between I.R. Iran and UNESCO.

Introduction

RCUWM-Tehran is one of the 18 Category II
Centre’s, acting under the auspices of
UNESCO in the field of water management
issues.


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Mission

The Center is an advisory and coordinating
body which steers the execution of the
program of activities by means of universities,
researchers, and governmental agencies in
order to enhance sustainable use of water
resources.


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

 To promote research on UWM;

 To undertake effective capacity
building activities;
 Cooperation with international
institutions.

Objectives

 To provide scientific and technical
information;


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

RCUWM Governing Board

 RCUWM-Tehran Governing Board is the
highest constituent for decision making
 At present 15 countries and 8
International organizations are involved in
the Governing Board of the Centre at the
highest level (ministries and head of
organizations.


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Country / Organisation

UNESCO
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh

Minister of Energy and Chairman of GB
Representative of Director General
Minister of Energy and Water
Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs
Minister of Water Resources

Egypt

Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation

India

Minister of Water Resources

Iraq

Ministry of Water Resources

Oman
Pakistan

Minister of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources
Minister of Water and Power

Tajikistan

Minister of Water Economy and Land Reclamation

Germany

Minister of Education and Research

Governing Board Members

Iran

Position


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Country / Organisation

Position

Minister of Water and Energy

Lebanon

Minister or Energy and Water

Syria
Yemen

Minister of Housing and Construction
Minister of Water and Environment

Zimbabwe

Ministry of Water Resources

UNESCO-IHE

Rector

INWRDAM
The International Water Academy

Executive Director
Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Wageningen UR
International Water Association

Director General
Executive Director

UN Water Decade Programme on
Capacity Development

Director

United Nations Human Settlement
Programme

Executive Director

Centre for Hydrometeorology and
Remote Sensing

Director

Governing Board Members

Kuwait


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Governing Board Meetings

7 GB Meetings

May 2010
Tehran - Iran

November 2008
Muscat - Oman

May 2006
Feb. 2005
Tehran - Iran

May 2002
Muscat -Oman

Dec. 2003
Tehran - Iran

Tehran- Iran

November 2007
Tehran - Iran


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Memorandum of Understandings
No.

Organisation

Date of Signature
and Exchange

Validity
Duration

1

Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO)

17 Jan 2006

--

2

National Water and Wastewater Company

9 Jun. 2007

3 years

3

Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon

17 Dec. 2003

4

Water and Power University of Technology

13 Nov. 2002

3 years

5

Mahab Ghodss Consulting Engineers Co.

01 Oct. 2003

5 years

6

International Water Association (IWA)

9 May 2001

--

7

International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)

9 May 2001

--

8

Japanese National Committee for IHP

9 May 2001

--

9

UNESCO-IHE

22 Jun. 2001

--

10

National Cloud Seeding Research Centre (NACSER)

13 Nov. 2002

3 years

11

Water Research Centre (WRC)

13 Nov. 2002

3 years

12

RCTWS – Cairo

17 Dec. 2003

--

13

ICHARM

09 June 2008

--

14

International Agricultural Research and Training Center (IARTC) Turkey

17 June 2010

--

15

UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science

Shortly

--


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Workshops, Conferences, Training Courses and
Exhibitions

27

12

2

3

7

Workshops

Training
Courses

Seminars

Conferences

Exhibitions

Feb. 2002

May 2011

No of Participants: 6200 person/day
Number of Events: 51
Participating Countries: more than 22 Including: I.R. Iran, Oman, Germany, India, Bahrain,
Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kuwait, Syria,
Lebanon, Egypt, …


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Studying, Research and Executive Projects
No.

Project Name

Consultant /
Research Institute

Duration

Final outcome

1

Urban Databank on Urban Water
Management Literature,
Organizations and Human
Resources in the Region

Amirkabir University
of Technology

Jan. 2003 – Dec.
2004

Designing a data
base webpage

2

Urban Water Management in the
Region (Problems Assessment and
Strategic Plan on Urban Water
Management)

Mar. 2003 – Nov.
2004

Demonstrating Urban
Water Management
in the Countries of
the Region

3

Reconstruction Projects, Master
Plan Study on Water Management
in Kabul River Basin

Toosab Consulting
Engineers

Jan. 2002 – Dec.
2006

4

Afghanistan Reconstruction
Projects, Reconstruction of Hydrometeorological Network of
Afghanistan

Water Research
Institute

Jan 2003 – Jul.
2007

5

Reconstruction Projects,
Establishment of Water Research
Centre in Kabul

Water Research
Institute

Jan 2003 – Jul.
2007

UNESCO-IHE

Analyzing existing
water resources
conditions of Kabul
Basin
Establishing and
equipping 13
hydrometric and10
meteorological
stations
Establishing and
equipping the Water
Research Centre in
Kabul


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Studying, Research and Executive Projects
No.

Project Name

Consultant /
Research Institute

Duration

Final outcome

6

Reconstruction Projects, Supplying
Potable Water to Zaranj City in
Nimrooz Province

Sistan &
Balouchestan Water
Authority

Jan 2003 – Dec.
2003

Implementing water
conveyance pipeline
system of Zaranj,
using PVC type of
110mm

7

Designing and updating
RCUWM – Tehran Website

RCUWM / PWUT

March 2006
April 2010

RCUWM –
Homepage

8

ToT Manual on Urban Water
Management

RCUWM

2006-2007

ToT Manual


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Presenting the activities and achievements of Centre in the 3rd
National Conference on Water and Wastewater

Date:

23 – 24 February 2010

Venue:

Tehran, Iran

Objective:



Equipping RCUWM booth and displaying its activities and
achievements

Outcome:



Presenting the activities report of RCUWM and also other materials
produced by RCUWM, such as: CDs, Brochures, Booklets, etc.
Also, the future events of RCUWM were introduced to the visitors.


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Seventh RCUWM-Tehran Governing Board Meeting


Date
 5 May 2010, Tehran- Iran



Participants
 Bangladesh, Ministry of Water Resources
 India, Ministry of Water Resources
 Iran, Ministry of Energy
 Kuwait, Ministry of Electricity and Water
 Oman, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources
 Syria, Ministry of Housing and Construction
 Tajikistan, Ministry of Water Economy and Land Improvement
 Bahrain, Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs
 Iraq, Ministry of Water Resources
 Lebanon, Ministry of Power and Water
 Zimbabwe, Ministry of Water Resources
 UNESCO
 UNESCO-IHE
 United Nations Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development
 United Nations Human Settlements Programme


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Training Workshop on
“Integrated Urban Water Management”
Date: 2 – 5 August 2010
Venue: Dushanbe - Tajikistan

Objectives:
• Strengthening Human Resources, organizational capacity building and
improving public awareness on urban water challenges
• Familiarizing participants with the principles for demand management
and water governance
• Familiarizing participants with modeling and some useful software in
the field of flood and urban water management
• Creating an opportunity for participants to share their ideas and view
points;

Workshops

Organizers: RCUWM, IDB, Ministry of Water
Economy and Land Reclamation


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Workshop on
“International Water Laws and Policies”
Date: 20 – 25 June 2010
Venue: Dundee – Scotland

Objectives:
The main goal of this event is capacity development and the target group
would be managers, decision makers and experts involved in water
resources management. During this workshop, general information on
water laws by considering the participants level will be presented.

Workshops

Organizers: RCUWM, Dundee UNESCO
Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
First National Workshop on
“Capacity Development for Farm Management Strategies to improve
Crop Water productivity using AquaCrop”

Organizers: RCUWM, Khouzestan
Water and Power Authority,
Khouzestan Agricultural Research
Centre

Objectives:
The main objective was to familiarize participants with the applications of
AquaCrop in order to improve their skills in strategic farm management
practices toward increasing crop water productivity in rain fed and irrigated
productivity systems.

Workshops

Date: 9-12 May 2010
Venue: Kish - Iran


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Technical Visit for Iraqi General Managers
Date: 9-14 October 2010
Venue: Tehran, Mazandaran and Khorasan

Objectives:
The main objective of this visit was presenting I.R. Iran’s capabilities in the
field of water and wastewater to Iraqi General managers mainly from the
Ministry of Water Resources, Iraq.

Workshops

Organizers: RCUWM, Ministry of Energy – Iran, Toosab Consulting
Engineers


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Training Course on
“Application of GIS and RS in Water Resources Management”
Date: 19 – 22 December 2010
Venue: Muscat – Sultanate of Oman

Objectives:
The purpose of the Regional Course was to provide participants with the
basic skills of GIS and RS required for integrated and sustainable
management of water resources. It was also expected to encourage
experience and knowledge sharing among the Nile Countries. The overall
goal was introducing GIS as a powerful decision making tool in water
resources management.

Workshops

Organizers: RCUWM, Ministry of Regional
Municipalities and Water Resources, Oman


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Training Course on
“Water Resources Management for Iraqi Experts”
Date: 3 – 8 July 2010
Venue: Tehran - Iran

Objectives:
The main objective of this training course was familiarizing participants
with the concepts of water resources management, application of GIS in
water resources management and flood management.

Workshops

Organizers: RCUWM, Ministry of Energy – Iran,
Ministry of Water Resources – Iraq, Power and
Water University of Technology,
Omrab Consulting Engineers


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Participating in the
“19th Session of UNESCO-IHP Intergovernmental Council”
Date: 5 – 9 July 2010
Venue: Paris - France

Main Output:
Presenting IDI Proposal and approval by the participants in the meeting

Workshops

Organizers: UNESCO-IHP


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
International Workshop on
Water Related Disasters in Urban Areas”
Date: 17 – 19 November 2010
Venue: Uberaba - Brasil

Main Output:
Presenting a paper on Drought and signing MoU with UNESCO-HydroEX

Workshops

Organizers: UNESCO HydroEX - Brazil


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
First International Infrastructure Exhibition of the Technical
Services and capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran

14 – 16 May 2010

Venue:

Baghdad, Iraq

Outcome:



Presenting the activities report of RCUWM and also other materials
produced by RCUWM, such as: CDs, Brochures, Booklets, etc.
Also, the future events of RCUWM were introduced to the visitors

Exhibitions

Date:


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Participating in the 6th International Water and Wastewater
Exhibition, WATEX 2010

Venue: Tehran - Iran

Outcome:



Presenting the activities report of RCUWM and also other materials
produced by RCUWM, such as: CDs, Brochures, Booklets, etc.
Also, the future events of RCUWM were introduced to the visitors

Exhibitions

Date: 27 – 30 October 2010


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Second National Workshop on
“Capacity Development for Farm Management Strategies to improve
Crop Water productivity using AquaCrop”

Organizers: RCUWM, Khouzestan Water and
Power Authority
Objectives:
The main objective was to train participants with the applications of
AquaCrop in order to improve their skills in strategic farm management
practices toward increasing crop water productivity in rain fed and irrigated
productivity systems.

Workshops

Date: 12 – 16 February 2011
Venue: Ahwaz - Iran


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National Workshop on International Water Law

Date: 10 – 13 April 2011

Organizers: RCUWM- Tehran, UNESCO Dundee Centre for Water Laws

Main Objectives:

• The
primary objective of the Workshop was to provide an overview
of the law that governs the non-navigational uses of international
watercourses, within the context of past and existing trans-boundary
development and management issues between nation states.

Workshops

Venue: Kish – Iran


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Participating in the
Second Istanbul International Water Forum

Venue: Istanbul - Turkey

Main Objectives:

• The
Forum provided a platform to bring together international
organizations t with local experts with the aim of providing solutions
to the water problems.

•6

th

WWF in France, March 2012

Workshops

Date: 5-6 May 2011


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements
Water and Sanitation Facilities
in Disaster and Climate Change Situations

Venue: Kish, Iran

Main Objectives:

• The
main aim of this training event was to familiarize the attendees
with measures to be carried out before, during and after disaster
situations in concern with water and sanitation.

Workshops

Date: 5-6 May 2011


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Activities and Achievements
(2011)


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RCUWM – Tehran Activities and Achievements

Forthcoming Activities
2011

• 8th Governing Board of RCUWM – Tehran, 1st mid of 2011, Kabul Afghanistan, 13 September
2011

• Workshop on Climate Change impacts on Water Resources, Beirut – Lebanon, Nov. 2011
• UNESCO Category II Water Related Meeting, Tehran – Iran,
• International Conference on Drought Management strategies in Arid and Semi Arid Regions,
Dec. 2011, Muscat – Sultanate of Oman

Forthcoming Activities

• Training Workshop on Sustainable use of Water, Izmir – Turkey, 25 – 27 July 2011


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Activities and Achievements
(2011)

RCUWM – Tehran Secretariat
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Highway, Tehran, 1919839713
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Email: [email protected]

Web: www.rcuwm.org.ir