| Summary: |
The Training Workshop on Integrated Flood Management (IFM), to be
held on 11-14 May 2009 in Tehran, Iran, is being developed by the
World Meteorological Organization in cooperation with the Regional
Centre on Urban Water Management-Tehran and UN-Water Decade Programme
on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) for flood-prone countries, cities,
and communities, with the aim of scaling-up action on integrated flood
management to contribute to a minimization of losses of life from
flooding and to an efficient use of flood plain resources. The course
will provide participants an in depth exposure to the social, economic,
environmental and institutional dimensions of flood management and
allow them to develop an integrated perspective on floods, floodplains
and the development process in their own country.
This three-day workshop has been designed for top and mid-level
managers/professionals in water resources management, disaster management,
land use management and spatial planning, from several countries
in Western Asia and Arab region including Iran, Iraq, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Oman, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and
Yemen. |
